The following is a list of notable jazz guitar players, including guitarists from related jazz genres such as Western swing, Latin jazz, and jazz fusion. For an article giving a short history, see jazz guitarists.
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B
- Derek Bailey
- Sheryl Bailey
- Duck Baker
- Carlos Barbosa-Lima
- Dave Barbour
- Danny Barker
- Everett Barksdale
- Junior Barnard
- George Barnes
- Billy Bauer
- Billy Bean
- Gerry Beaudoin
- Joe Beck
- David Becker
- Roni Ben-Hur
- George Benson
- Peter Bernstein
- Gene Bertoncini
- Skeeter Best
- Ed Bickert
- Jack Bland
- Paul Bollenback
- Luiz Bonfá
- Jean-Paul Bourelly
- Joshua Breakstone
- Lenny Breau
- Zachary Breaux
- Bobby Broom
- Jimmy Bruno
- Dennis Budimir
- Hiram Bullock
- Teddy Bunn
- Kenny Burrell
- Billy Butler
- Charlie Byrd
C
- Al Caiola[5]
- Royce Campbell
- Jim Campilongo
- Steve Cardenas
- Larry Carlton
- Al Casey
- Oscar Castro-Neves
- Philip Catherine
- Eugene Chadbourne
- Ed Cherry
- Andrew Cheshire
- James Chirillo
- Charlie Christian
- Joe Cinderella
- Dave Cliff
- Nels Cline
- George Cole
- Cal Collins
- John Collins
- Eddie Condon
- Bill Connors
- Robert Conti
- Joyce Cooling
- Larry Coryell
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O
P
Q
R
S
- Sal Salvador
- David Sancious
- Dorado Schmitt
- Thornel Schwartz
- John Scofield
- Bola Sete
- Eldon Shamblin
- Sonny Sharrock
- Brad Shepik
- Roy Smeck
- Floyd Smith
- Johnny Smith
- Kenn Smith
- Fabrizio Sotti
- Les Spann
- Melvin Sparks
- Peter Sprague
- John Stein
- Leni Stern
- Mike Stern
- Jimmy Stewart
- Louis Stewart
- John Stowell
- Dave Stryker
- Rory Stuart
- Monnette Sudler
- Andy Summers
- Nelson Symonds
- Gábor Szabó
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See also
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
- ^ Barth, Joe (2006). Voices in Jazz Guitar. Pacific, Missouri: Mel Bay. p. 1. ISBN 0786676795.
- ^ Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 17. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Enright, Ed (February 2009). "75 Great Guitarists". DownBeat. 76 (2). Elmhurst, Illinois: Maher: 27–43.
- ^ Carlton, Jim (2009). Conversations with Great Jazz and Studio Guitarists. Pacific, Missouri: Bill's Music Shelf/Mel Bay. p. 5. ISBN 978-078665123-8.
- ^ Sallis, James, ed. (1996). The Guitar in Jazz. Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ. of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803242500.
- ^ Rose, Joel (9 August 2010). "Joe Negri: From handyman to jazz guitarist". All Things Considered. NPR, National Public Radio. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
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