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Originally Posted by Holy Katana  It's cool, man. I figured you had forgotten about it. Could you give me some names of some modern players similar to Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and the like? I've been getting into more contemporary stuff recently. |
No worries! The main thing that's holding the thread back is the lack of decent clips on youtube, really. Some are terrible quality, some don't really feature the players I'm trying to showcase and some don't have any videos at all. Nevertheless, these guys should hopefully keep you busy for a while:
Wolfgang Muthspiel - Wolfgang came up through Berkley alongside Rosenwinkel and are both considered big names in modern jazz guitar. He started off with a pretty heavy Metheny influence but over the years he's taken on elements of gypsy, classical and avant-garde and has a more unique, identifiable sound. To be honest, I only heard his stuff about six months ago at a festival and thus couldn't reccommend any releases, but keep in mind that he's tried a lot of different stuff, so if you hear something you don't like, persevere. I picked this clip because the sound quality was good, and because it featured two great guitarists in their own right; Ralph Towner and Slava Grigorian.
Adam Rogers - another relatively new guy, with rock-solid time and a pretty decent tone, too. He sometimes comes across as a bit... I dunno, calculated? but I dig his stuff. The
Allegories album comes reccommended
Jonathan Kreisberg - Kreisberg's style is a modern take on the chord-heavy style of more traditional players like Joe Pass, with a healthy dash of Herbie Hancock for good measure. I can't get enough of this guy right now! He's so ridiculously laid-back that it's easy to overlook his monster chops and forward-thinking note choices.
Nine Stories Wide is probably the best place to start.
Nelson Veras - this guy toured with Metheny's band when he was 15 or so and it shows, although he tends to veer off into Ornette Coleman-esque uglified moments. This clip is uncharacteristically downtempo in regards to his usual playing, but he tends to keep with that same foreboding, almost monotonous vibe with everything he does. Maybe not to everyones' tastes, but I dig it.
I'ld love to post more, but it's 2:30am here and I should probably be asleep or something. Enjoy!