Posts Related to: Wes Montgomery

A riff is a short melodic phrase used as a building block in improvisation. All fields that make use of the art of improvisation make use of the “riff.” There are jazz riffs, country riffs, bluegrass riffs, blues riffs, etc.
Riffs can be played on any type of acoustic or electric guitar. Most players develop signature riffs …

Today Chuck Anderson writes about a brief encounter he had with the legendary jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery back in the early 1960s at the former Pep’s in Philadelphia.
Montgomery was always said to be a kind-hearted man, and it sounds as if Chuck experienced him this way as well. Knowing that a 16-year-old fan was in the audience, …

Since the age of 16, I’ve been fascinated by the Jazz Guitar. I can’t tell you why I didn’t want to be a Rock star or the lead guitar player in a famous Rock, Blues or Country band.
Fame held no appeal to me nor did the promise of money. I eventually began to understand what …

Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery appeared at Pep’s on Broad Street in Philadelphia when I was 16 years old. After some “negotiations,” my father got the two of us in to hear him. That was my first experience with $1.00 Cokes.
Wes came up to our table, introduced himself (as if necessary) and sat down. He asked if …