SAN DIEGO -- Muskogee native Barney Kessel, a high-profile jazz guitarist who performed with Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum and other music greats, died of brain cancer Thursday in San ...

For many guitarists, one of the major draws to learning jazz and jazz blues is the richness and beauty of the chord work: a tapestry of stunning voicings and extensions that brings a whole new level ...

Yesterday I found a nifty video of guitarist Barney Kessel on Oscar Brown Jr.'s Jazz Scene USA in 1962. Kessel was one of the most active West Coast studio guitarists starting in the late 1950s and ...

On ‘Reunion,’ Bruce Forman, John Clayton, and Jeff Hamilton cover and rearrange the music of Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, and Shelly Manne, who made five ‘Poll Winners’ albums starting in 1957. Detail of ...

Soaring is one of Barney Kessel's finest albums of the 1970s. Recorded in August 1976 for Concord, the guitarist was backed by Monty Budwig on bass and Jake Hanna on drums. The entire record is ...

Pamela and Bruce Forman have brushed off and polished up their “Cry Me A River” show, featuring a live musical performance with biographical notes on legendary jazz guitarist Barney Kessel and actress ...

Writing for the album liner notes, famous music critic Nat Hentoff explained the magic of improvisational jazz. “One mark of continually creative artists, however long they have been professionals, is ...