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Brett Garsed - All Out Guitar interview part 2

All Out Guitar has posted part 2 of it's interview with Brett Garsed. Among other topics, Garsed discusses his initial move to the States. Part one of this interview was posted a few weeks back

Brett Garsed All Out Guitar interview: Part 2

Mike Stern live review at The Concert Blog

Jim Harrington of The Concert Blog has posted a nice write-up of last night's Mike Stern gig at Yoshi's in San Francisco. Stern will be appearing at Yoshi's through Dec 22nd.

Live review: Mike Stern - Yoshi's San Francisco 12/18/07

Jimmy Herring 1985 GIT video - Squakin' In The Henhouse

Another YouTube gem: this is Jimmy Herring when he was a student at GIT in 1985. I've heard Jimmy was way into Steve Morse in those days (notice the humbucker-laden tele with the strat neck.) Check out the uploaders page for more.

Mike Stern audio interview

Len Davis has posted an audio interview he conducted with Mike Stern regarding Stern's latest album Who Let the Cats Out. Davis runs the Bitches Brew jazz radio show on PBS-FM 106.7 in Melbourne Australia.

Mike Stern audio interview part 1

Herring, Trucks, Sipe, and Burbridge to record studio album in 2008

NEWS FLASH: a little birdie told me guitarists Jimmy Herring and Derek Trucks, drummer Jeff Sipe, and bassist Oteil Burbridge will join forces for a new studio album for Abstract Logix in 2008! I'll post more details when they become available.

Cool new feature at All Out Guitar

All Out Guitar has a new interview feature called "Elevenses", where they ask great guitarists the same 11 questions. Their first subject was T.J. Helmerich, now they have a new "Elevenses" posted with Steve Lukather. Check it out!

All Out Guitar - Elevenses

Scott Henderson - 12/13/07 video

Here's a cool video from Scott Henderson's show in Rio de Janeiro last night. The quality isn't great, but the playing is.

New Robben Ford Instructional DVD

Robben Ford has released a new instructional DVD entitled The Art of Blues Rhythm. The footage comes from one of Ford's masterclass clinics. From the Music Dispatch product description:

"He explains and demonstrates dozens of blues rhythm concepts and techniques from 12-bar shuffle blues rhythms to mixing in jazz chords to blues comping. Robben also takes you through several of his tunes showing his chord voicings, rhythms, and right-hand picking/finger techniques."

Great John Scofield article at All About Jazz

All About Jazz has posted a very extensive piece on guitarist John Scofield. Written by R.J. DeLuke, it's a good read that covers Scofield's entire career.

John Scofield: This Meets That And More

Paul Gilbert 1992 clinic video - Scuttle Buttin'

When I was a student at GIT in Hollywood in 1992, I attended a Paul Gilbert clinic/performance at the Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. It was basically Paul and his band Electric Fence (Russ Parrish - bass, Jeff Martin - drums) jamming on some tunes. Rob Halford joined them for a few songs, as did Derek Taylor (he got to jam with Paul after winning a guitar competition as I recall). Several videos from this clinic have been uploaded to YouTube over the past few days. The one I've posted here is Paul (sans band) playing the SRV classic Scuttle Buttin'. Enjoy!

Upcoming Richie Kotzen guitar clinics in Italy

Richie Kotzen will be doing a series of guitar clinics this month in Italy. Here are the dates and locations:

Sunday          December 09th, Udine
Monday         December 10th, Padua
Tuesday        December 11th, Verona
Wednesday   December 12th, Brescia
Thursday       December 13th, Pavia
Friday           December 14th, Vercelli
Saturday       December 15th, Florence
Sunday         December 16th, Massa Carrara
Monday        December 17th, Urbino

Thanks Truth In Shredding!

Return To Forever to reunite for 2008 tour

The rumors are true: The legendary jazz fusion band Return To Forever will be reuniting for a summer 2008 tour. The lineup will be Chick Corea - keys, Stanley Clarke - bass, Lenny White - drums, and Al DiMeola - guitar. Arguably the most well-known of the various RTF incarnations, this foursome was together from 1973-1976, and produced three records including the incredible Romantic Warrior album in 1976. Exact dates for the reunion tour have not yet been announced.