Collings and Julian Lage team up for a signature electric guitar, the 470 JL By Richard Bienstock Fully hollow model boasts hybrid profile neck, Bigsby vibrato and Ron Ellis Ellisonics pickups
Learn how to build solo guitar-based compositions By Julian Lage Jazz guitarist Julian Lage shares a study in orchestration for solo guitar
All that jazz: how to expand your compositional creativity and play Splendor Riot By Julian Lage Julian Lage teaches you how to think outside the box with your guitar-based compositions
How "Free Exploration" Can Inspire New Compositional Creations By Julian Lage Hone in on your toolbox and develop gestures and sounds that represent what is unique about you as a guitarist.
Jazz Master Julian Lage Guides You Through His New Album, 'Love Hurts' By Richard Bienstock Experimental jazz master (and Guitar World columnist) Julian Lage guides us through 'Love Hurts,' his adventurous new jazz guitar joy ride
Ensemble-Oriented Composing, and How to Play "Atlantic Limited" By Julian Lage Julian Lage teaches an important skill for any guitarist—how to "sit out" and let the rhythm section take the lead.
Thematic Development, and How to Play "Atlantic Limited" By Julian Lage Learn some more about thematic development from Julian Lage.
Seven Contemporary Jazz Guitarists Worth Checking Out By Ethan Varian and Damian Fanelli Frank Zappa famously proclaimed that “jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny.” And while that certainly may have been true in the Seventies and Eighties, there's a younger breed of jazz musicians making music that is forward-looking but far less odorous.
Riffing in 6/8, and How to Play "The Ramble" By Julian Lage Learn how to play in 6/8 from our new columnist, Julian Lage!
Julian Lage Shares “Love Hurts” Live Performance Video By Richard Bienstock Lage will launch a North American tour in September.
Julian Lage Shares Live Performance of Roy Orbison’s “Crying” By Richard Bienstock The guitarist's newest trio effort is due February 22.
Julian Lage Shares Live "Atlantic Limited” from Savannah Music Festival By Richard Bienstock The guitarist is currently out on tour in support of his recent album, 'Modern Lore.'
Watch the Nels Cline 4 Perform "Imperfect 10" from Their Debut Album, 'Currents, Constellations' By Damian Fanelli