Click here to see a great JAZZ GUITAR TODAY video interview with Giuseppe Continenza and JGT Editor Bob Bakert. There’s more! Click here to see Giuseppe Continenza’s Chord Melody Secrets Revealed, Part 1 , part of JGT’s JAZZ GUITAR LESSONS And MORE lessons from Giuseppe! Giuseppe Continenza plays a custom Cremona made by Bob Benedetto […]
Freelance Guitarist, Arranger and Composer Doug MacDonald has recorded over 20 CDs performing as the primary artist and over 50 CDs joining multi-talented artists. MacDonald’s musicianship evokes thoughts of such artists as Chet Baker and Sinatra, to name a few, who performed and excelled in a particular style their entire careers while keeping it fresh for […]
Howard Alden is the consummate jazz guitarist. It’s been an honor to have him play Benedetto Guitars for 28 years. Click here to view a video from Howard at the Old Town School of Folk Music’s Jazz Guitar Program in Chicago, where he talks Benedetto with one of his custom 7-Strings. About Howard Alden Howard […]
King Solomon Hicks is a phenomal American guitarist, blues, jazz singer, and composer. His style of music ranges from jazz, blues, classical, gospel, R&B, funk, Afro-Cuban, and classic rock. A blues guitarist since he was 13, his first recording was when he was 14 with the Cotton Club All-Star Band. His tours include Spain, Denmark, Germany, […]
One of the premier contemporary jazz artists on the scene, thanks to Chris Standring for being a Benedetto Player for 25 years! VOTED 2019 BEST SMOOTH JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR View Chris’s Gallery View Chris Standring’s You Tube page Chris plays a Benedetto 1995 custom 16″ electric, a Bambino and a 40th Anniversary Bambino. […]
Jocelyn Gould is a fast rising star. An accomplished guitarist, bandleader and educator, she holds a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from Michigan State University where she studied with acclaimed guitarist Randy Napoleon. From her adopted hometown of New York City, Jocelyn developed a profile that has taken her to international festivals—such as the St. Lucia, […]
Randy Napoleon is a sublime guitarist, composer and arranger. Known as a forward-thinking musician with a passion for the jazz tradition, Napoleon cut his teeth touring with pianist Benny Green, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Michael Bublé, and a thirteen year tenure with Freddy Cole. Napoleon has performed or arranged on over seventy records, arranging as […]
Wunderkind Andreas Varady continues his mastery of jazz guitar and is featured in the December 2019 issue of Jazz Guitar Today! (special thanks to JGT!) photo above: Dublin Jazz Photography A second article features his newest Bambino Deluxe! Visit Andreas’ Instagram page Visit Andreas Varady’s website page Andreas Off Broadway youtube video by Quincy Jones Andreas […]
Wishing you all the very Merriest Christmas and Happiest Holidays! Posts of Christmas Past
Wayne Wilkinson & Jackson Evans – Seven Come Eleven Wayne Wilkinson and Benedetto Guitars Customer Relations Manager Jackson Evans wowed at Henriksen Amps first Annual Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival, Denver, 2019 for a Benedetto Guitars demonstration. The video is amazing; the photos sum up the talent and joy. View Wayne’s great videos on his youtube channel! […]
20th Anniversary of the Benedetto ARCHTOP PLANS. “The tracings were done by an architect named Skot Koenig….besides being a meticulous draftsman, Mr. Koenig also displays a fine sense of style and a deep appreciation for the subject. Looking them over in the executive suite at GAL World Headquarters, I assumed at first that the drawings […]
Jazz guitarist, composer and educator Giuseppe Continenza is currently touring Italy with jazz guitarist Biréli Lagrène. Upcoming dates include: – August 23 – Theatre Fenaroli , Lanciano – August 24 – Arena Porto Turistico, Pescara – August 25 – Auditorium, Caramanico Terme They will continue to tour this Fall and Winter, 2019. Follow him on Instagram […]
(Howard Alden, Howard Paul, Chico Pinheiro, Mark Peterson, Dave Miner, Quentin Baxter) Since 2005, Miner Family Winery has produced world-class jazz guitar concerts in conjunction with the release of Miner Benedetto Signature Cabernet Sauvignon. Cheers to great wine and jazz! Click here for photos of past concerts! Miner Wines and Benedetto Gallery
Highlighting one image of Bucky Pizzarelli‘s amazing career (he’s still playing well into his 90s!) isn’t easy but here is a favorite of ours taken on the set of The Today Show in NYC, 1978. Bucky performs with venerable bassist Slam Stewart.
Máté Palásti is a Hungarian guitarist who plays jazz, Latin, Brazilian, flamenco, and fusion, whose improvisation skills make his music unique. He plays a Benedetto Bambino Deluxe. Click below to see Mate on Instagram: mate_palasti Translation: It’s hard to make a statement, to report everything because things are as simple as they may seem, […]
Benedetto Player Doug MacDonald with Bravo guitar Doug MacDonald’s latest release is Califournia Quartet Follow Doug on Instagram
Available from Stewart MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply!
ROMERO LUBAMBO Romero Lubambo
Lorenzo Cominoli is an Italian jazz guitarist, teacher and composer. He is also the artistic director and founder of the “Jazz Club Borgomanero” and the “Orta Jazz Festival.” Educator and Director, Four Music School Founder/Artistic Director, Jazz Club Borgomanero Founder/Artistic Director @orta_jazz_festival Lorenzo Cominoli
Long-time New Orleans jazz guitarist and Benedetto Player John Eubanks performs with a La Venezia model. John Eubanks
Barry Greene at the 2015 Savannah Jazz Festival – Mansion on Forsyth – photo by Susan Stanton Visit Barry’s website photo of Barry with his Bravo archtop guitar on homepage by Scott Kelby Barry Greene
Lucian Gray on Instagram Lucian Gray Lucian Gray Discovery through the Arts
A selection of left-handed archtops over the years
Gerry Beaudoin and Jack Wilkins, Benedetto Players Concert, 1997. Photo by Norman Wilson Gerry Beaudoin
Benedetto Player Dan Wilson with his Benedetto… Dan Wilson
Benedetto violins made in the 1990s in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania About Benedetto Violins
Davy Mooney with his Bravo Deluxe, Savannah, 2019 Davy Mooney
Happy Birthday to Jackson Evans! Jackson is the Customer Relations Manager at Benedetto Guitars (since 2017) and has played a Bravo model since 2009. Jackson Evans
Cristobal Gomez and his Benedetto Bambino recording “I’ll be Seeing You”
