In this exclusive interview, Ryan pulls back the curtain on his evolution from blues to jazz. You'll hear how this recent college grad, and student of one of the most highly regarded jazz guitarists and educators in the country, made the leap i

Podcast: Using Guitar Picks for Jazz – Tips and Techniques

Oct 11th, 2023 20m 5s

Choosing the right picking style is one of the mostly hotly debated topics in jazz guitar.Tune in today where we'll have an in-depth discussion on the different picking approaches for jazz guitar.

Podcast: Interview with Jazz Guitarist Barry Greene

Sep 25th, 2023 48m 58s

On today’s podcast, Greg and Vin interview one of jazz guitar’s leading player and educators, Barry Greene.

Podcast: Interview with Jazz Guitarist Sheryl Bailey

Aug 29th, 2023 52m 52s

On today’s podcast, Greg and Vin interview one of jazz guitar’s leading player and educator, Sheryl Bailey.

ULTIMATE Fingerstyle Guitar Exercises for All Guitar Styles

Mar 3rd, 2021 15m 20s

GET THE PDF FOR THIS LESSON HERE: https://www.fretdojo.com/pdf In this episode I’m going to show you the ultimate fast path to building fingerstyle guitar technique with these three handy fingerpicking exercises for guitar. These 3 simple fin

Free Sample Lesson: Mind Expanding Triad Trip with Ant Law

Jan 13th, 2021 7m 30s

Explore exciting new creative dimensions of harmony and improvisation techniques through the magic of triads. Presented by acclaimed UK based jazz guitarist Ant Law who recently featured as a special guest on the FretDojo Youtube channel.This

Jeremy Sawkins – The Harmonic Adventurer

Dec 10th, 2020 50m 51s

In today's episode, Carl Orr has the pleasure of interviewing Sydney-based guitarist, Jeremy Sawkins.Jeremy has been an active member of the Australian jazz community since the early 1980’s. As well as being a composer/bandleader, Jeremy has

Damien Cooper – Pop/Rock Sideman with a Passion for Jazz Guitar

Nov 27th, 2020 43m 30s

In this next podcast, Carl Orr interviews the very accomplished guitarist, Damien Cooper.Damien is a freelance London based guitarist who has held the Guitar 1 chair on Thriller live since 2009, and has been a member of Dr Hook from 2015.Or

Melodic Development Workshop with Stuart King

Nov 16th, 2020 23m 30s

Get the PDF and Backing Track for this lesson HERE: https://www.fretdojo.com/pdf► Become a FretDojo Patreon here: https: https://www.patreon.com/fretdojo► Start Your FretDojo Jazz Guitar Academy Membership here: https://www.fretdojo.com/sig

Jazz Guitar Warmup: (Almost) Slurred Scale Exercise

Oct 26th, 2020

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Bruce Mathiske – The Athletics and Creativity of Jazz Guitar

Oct 16th, 2020 40m 29s

On today's podcast, Carl Orr shares an insightful interview with one of Australia's stars on guitar, Bruce Mathiske!Bruce has been touring the world and composing for the guitar for the last thirty years. He has studied Classical and Jazz gui

Charlie Christian – Rose Room Lick

Oct 7th, 2020

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Crazy 4ths Guitar Tuning and More – Interview with Jazz Guitarist Ant Law

Sep 22nd, 2020 42m 39s

In this fantastic session, Ant shares some tips and inspiration for jazz guitar players of all levels and lets us in on his unique way of playing with his guitar tuned in 4ths!Ant’s been described as “An innovator" and “A gamechanger" by The

Nicolas Meier – The Road Less Travelled

Sep 10th, 2020 57m 29s

In today’s podcast, Carl Orr, FretDojo's current Artist in Residence, interviews one of the most fascinating and original guitarists on the planet today, Nicolas Meier.With his unique style that is a blend of Metheny-esque jazz and Turkish in

Ian Date – A World Traveller with a Love of Jazz Tradition

Sep 3rd, 2020 48m 1s

In today’s podcast, Carl Orr, FretDojo's current Artist in Residence, introduces us to incredible guitarist, Ian Date.Ian is originally from Australia and has played on more than 70 albums either as a sideman or a leader. He has performed and

Nigel Price – The Jazz Guitarist in High Demand

Aug 20th, 2020 1h 7m

In today’s podcast, I’m sharing with you a fantastic session where my good friend and current FretDojo Artist in Residence Carl Orr interviews Nigel Price, one of the hottest jazz guitarists in the UK scene.Nigel Price has a career spanning m

Podcast: Star On The Rise – Conversations With Jazz Guitar Virtuoso Rob Luft

Jul 26th, 2020 52m 13s

On today's podcast, Carl Orr gets us behind the scenes with one of jazz guitar's hottest young players, Rob Luft.Rob is an award-winning 26-year-old jazz guitarist from London whose virtuosity has been compared to that of six-string legends J

Podcast: Les Davidson – Carving Out The Rocky Road To Jazz

Jul 6th, 2020 35m 49s

Les Davidson has been in the music business for over 30 years. He’s worked extensively in studios across the world and has been on countless world tours.He’s been a member of both East of Eden and Sniff ’n’ the Tears, and has also worked as a

Podcast: The Magic Of Solo Guitar

Jun 10th, 2020 22m 43s

On today’s Podcast, Carl Orr, FretDojo’s current Artist In Residence, shares his insights into the magic of chord melody and the power that comes from tapping into the strength of guitar as a solo instrument.Check out the podcast here and list

Big News – Carl Orr To Be Artist In Residence For FretDojo!

Jun 6th, 2020 21m 6s

Exciting news today: Carl Orr is going to be the official Artist In Residence at FretDojo for the next few months!Which means Carl is going to be collaborating with me on courses for the FretDojo Academy membership, as well as bringing on fant

The 5 Minute Miracle – Guitar Practice Efficiency Secrets

May 8th, 2020 10m 59s

Here’s a simple but incredibly effective strategy that I’ve used over the years when I have been busy, but I still need to make time for my music.Check out the podcast below where I share it with you:To get instant access to a structured onli

How Hard Is It To Learn Jazz Guitar?

Apr 30th, 2020 18m 50s

In today’s topic, I want to talk about something important.How hard is it, really, to learn jazz?Check out the podcast below where I answer this question:To get instant access to a structured online curriculum for learning jazz guitar, go he

The Problem With Modes (and the solution)

Apr 9th, 2020 15m 17s

One of the biggest questions my readers write in about is:"Should I be using modes when improvising on jazz guitar?"The answer is:It depends.But, most likely there is a more effective approach for jazz guitar improvisation, using arpeggios