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In this exclusive Jazz Guitar Today video podcast, editor Bob Bakert speaks with master luthier Theo Scharpach and jazz guitarist Ted Ludwig. 

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In this exclusive Jazz Guitar Today podcast, editor Bob Bakert speaks with the jazz guitarist Fareed Haque. 

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JGT's Bob Bakert talks to veteran music journalist and author Bill Milkowski about all things jazz guitar.

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JGT's Bob Bakert talks to Dave Miner of the Miner Family Wines and Benedetto Guitars about his passion for wine and guitars. 

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Wolf Marshall Talks To JGT About His New Book, "Jazz Guitar Course - Mastering The Jazz Language" - A Hal Leonard Book

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In part 2 of the podcast, JGT’s Bob Bakert continues his conversation with guitarist Dan Wilson.

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Sheryl Bailey talks to Bob Bakert about her latest release "Homage", and discusses songs, guitars, and more.

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In this episode we interview French guitarist Antoine Boyer. Antoine has his roots in gypsy jazz, learning the guitar alongside his father at an early age. Then is his teens he went on to study classical guitar. In recent years he has moved into more modern jazz sounds by adding electric guitar to his palette of sonic choices. 

He is an extraordinary talent with incredible taste and chops. He's only in his early 20s but yet has recorded 6 albums under his name. His most recent recording, Tangram, features Korean harmonica player Yeore Kim. This album is an incredible work and was featured on the Banjo Studio list of top albums made from 2021. 

In this interview we talk about his roots, the guitars he plays, what to look for in a gypsy jazz style guitar, recording techniques, and more.

Stef and James talk to Leo Appleyard - Jazz Guitarist, Electronic Producer and Educator. Leo talks about his journey through music, going from jazz guitarist to electro producer and how to collaborate with people.

Over the past decade Leo has played/recorded with various artists - both in and out of the jazz idiom - including; Derek Nash, Jim Mullen, Duncan Eagles, Neil Yates, Max Luthert, Louie Palmer, Sam Leak, Paul Jordanous, Ted Carrasco, Simon Allen, Cat Delphi (BBC Radio 2 and o2 Islington) Gold of My own (Ronnie Scotts, The Barbican, North Face Festival, Larma Tree Fest), Mr Little’s Noisy Band, Will Gibson Ensemble, Redtenbacher's Funkestra.

 Aside from an active sideman/peformance career, Leo produces electronic/downtempo music under the moniker "Urchin" from his secluded island studio in South West London. The latest release "Take Time" (01.03.19) features Grace Walker (vocals) alongside long term collaborators Paul Jordanous (Trumpet), Chris Nickolls (Drums) and Holley Gray (Bass).
 "...checks everything on the hypothetical, “what makes a perfect song” check list." Rural Sounds

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“Stay true to yourself, and stay true to the game. If you give music your all, and be honest with yourself, you will be rewarded.”

In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews  Royal Bayyan. Royal is a Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Music Supervisor, Personal Manager, Executive Brand Consultant. He played with and was a founding member of Kool & the Gang. He established several Production Companies such as Bayyan Internationale’, “The Forecast”, America’s Best Entertainment, Spook Productions Inc.& Urban Media Sound. He is the CEO of Raven Entertainment Group Distribution, partnered with Nile Rogers’ & Andy Uteroni, worked as a consultant for National R&B Music Society, Good Tree Media, Mos Def Mgmt, RUFF RYDERS Entertainment, and others. 

Royal, individually or collectively with his family, has discovered, managed, developed, or produced artists such as: Freddy Jackson, Gloria Gayner, Latoya Jackson, Ray, Goodman & Brown, The Main Ingredient, Mos-Def, Teddy Riley, Pink, The TUPAC Poetry Project, Color Me Badd, and many others. He was the New York Entertainment Coordinator at Harlem World Promotions, and the A&R Director of Black Music @ The Sound of New York Records with Gene Griffin. Between 1988 & 1989 Royal & Kool Bell sponsored and promoted the “Def Jam in the Motherland Tours” in Africa with  EPMD, Eric B and Rakim, and  LL Cool J. On top of that, he's an accomplished jazz guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter. 

The topics of the interview include Royal's beginnings as an early member of Kool and the Gang, the problems and pitfalls of the music business, the art of record production, Bringing live hip hop concerts to Africa, the evolution of music production, surviving in the music business, an alternative perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the music business, and the spiritual aspects of life as a professional musician and as a Muslim.

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The following music is featured in this episode:

Opening track: "Love & Understanding" by Kool & the Gang

Middle track: "All I Wanna Do” by Royal Bayyan

Ending track: "Corona Blues” by Royal Bayyan

(All tracks composed by Royal Bayyan)

Credits
Producer and host: Dawoud Kringle
Publisher: Musicians For Musicians (MFM), Inc. and Sohrab Saadat Ladjvardi
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James and Stef speak to the larger than life character that is Tony Rémy. Tony details his life as a session guitarist, the ups and downs of the music industry and gives us a run down of some of the incredible musicians he has worked with (Annie Lennox, Jack Bruce, Steve Lukather, Glenn Hughes, Simply Red, Craig David, M-People, Gary Barlow, Sarah-Jane Morris, Herbie Hancock, Pee Wee Ellis, Incognito, Jazz Crusaders, Courtney Pine, Freddie Hubbard to name but a few). He also speaks candidly about his family and how he unwinds. Tony is the cat!

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Jazz guitar vibes, Fernando Sor, Claude Bolling, Africaine, George Benson, Breezin'...

Guitarist Adam Levy (Norah Jones, Tracey Chapman) is known for his tone and taste.  Adam talks with host Jonathan Freilich about his concept on the guitar, how he looks at the guitar from a more compositional approach as oppose to a cliche guitar licks approach, his studies with Ted Greene, his current online guitar lessons course, and more.

In this episode, we talk with the legendary jazz guitarist Steve Khan. Steve has been listed as one of the top 22 jazz guitarists of all time and has an extensive recording career in many genres. Steve has recorded and appeared with the likes of Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and the list goes on. Steve Has been focused in the later part of his career in latin jazz and has been called "The Voice Of Guitar In Latin Jazz". 

Nigel Price is, probably, the most 'in demand' jazz guitarist on the UK jazz scene, appearing on over 50 albums and playing with some of the biggest names in the business, at some of the most prestigious venues.

In this episode, we learn more about his beginnings as a professional musician, hear his thoughts on music in the internet age and find out what other projects he is keeping himself busy with.

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Music in this Episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Jeannine - Nigel Price
• Et Voila - Chris Haugen
• Bridges - Dan Lebowitz
• Forget Me Not - E's Jammy Jams
• Bumper Tag - John Deley
• Blues Infusion - Quincas Moreira
• Jazz Da Blues - Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions
• Hit The Road - Nigel Price Organ trio
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players