Maybe in a world a-tuned to the sound of people seeking their own expressive modal dialogue to negotiate, barter, pray or prevent the king's rise, Gateway would have been the greatest jazz guitar trio ...

John Abercrombie helped define the sound of jazz guitar: from jazz-rock fusion to funky organ combos to the distinctive less-is-more sound he... John Abercrombie, Jazz Guitarist, Dies At 72 (SOUNDBITE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Abercrombie, renowned jazz guitar player, bandleader, and teacher, has died at the age of 72. He passed away yesterday ...

John Abercrombie’s career weaves through the golden age of guitar improvisation with understated brilliance. His burnished, precise and intelligent playing has appeared on hundreds of recordings, most ...

John Abercrombie is the most important living jazz guitarist. That caught your attention, didn't it? Well, I'll insist it's true. No guitarist has a stronger recorded legacy than Abercrombie's. He ...

There’s a lilt to the lyrical fare on the new Within a Song, and it’s born of the guitarist’s stylistic bent as well as the classic melodies he chooses to essay. From Ornette to Rollins, the program ...

It’s tough to miss the magic John Abercrombie conjures late into his splendid new “Up and Coming” album when the familiar melody of Miles Davis’ “Nardis” surfaces. The tune, essentially reinvented by ...

The action tends to glisten in the wily guitarist’s quartet music. Abercrombie has prioritized lyricism during his several decades as a bandleader, and his pearly runs mix nicely with the wise lines ...