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Seriously not trying to be a "homer", but nobody has mentioned Joe G. Joe is a relatively conservative player with a very fine melodic/harmonic aptitude. I expect a bunch more from him if personal concerns allow. He is a very fine player.

I understand I have heard more of him than most on the list, but he is a player.

Joe has a musical finesse and sensivity that is very compelling. If I ever get to the point where I would want to seriously study jazz guitar (maybe after the next Root Doctor release), there are only two guys I would approach in this state for guidance, inspirations (and if they would have me) jazz lessons. Perry Hughes and Joe Gloss. Perry is hardly new, but I wonder how many people have heard of him.

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I agree about Joe G. When the band came to Martyrs in Chicago -- after Joe warmed up and I tuned in -- I was very impressed. His time feel is special too and inseparable from his melodic/harmonic thinking. At his best he gives me the feeling that I'm hanging on every note, the way Jimmy Raney does or did (though Joe doesn't sound like Raney).

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Anyone heard Adam Rogers' CDs on Criss Cross and can recommend 'em?

I really like his new one "Apparitions" on Criss Cross. WIth titles like "labyrinth" and "Tyranny of Fixed numbers" you'd think this would be overcomposed and boring. But there's actually a lot of space for solos and for the tunes to breathe. Plus, a great band including Chris Potter and Clarence Penn (I absolutely love Penn's playing--he ensures there's plenty of warmth and fire.)

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Amanda Monaco -- a challenging guitarist in both straight ahead and more 'out' settings. Reminds me a little of early, early Ray Russell or Atilla Zoller. And of course you have to plug your friends!

I've heard her. :tup

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Are there any new exciting guitar playes out there play jazz?

Ben Monder, although he certainly has been on the scene for a long time now, but he's finally starting to get recognition. He's an amazing player. His harmonic concept is as vast as the ocean.

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Other relatively unknown jazz guitarists to check out: Brad Shepik, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pete McCann, Jeff Parker, Adam Rogers, Liberty Ellman, Mike Moreno, and Nguyen Le. All of these players are amazing are blazing new trails in jazz guitar.

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I dig Adam and Brad quite a bit. Ben Monder scares me, frankly.

What scares you about Monder?

A.) What he does as a composer and guitarist is usually pretty far beyond my immediate comprehension.

B.) He's a little bit twisted, from what I've been able to gather.

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I dig Adam and Brad quite a bit. Ben Monder scares me, frankly.

What scares you about Monder?

A.) What he does as a composer and guitarist is usually pretty far beyond my immediate comprehension.

B.) He's a little bit twisted, from what I've been able to gather.

:)

I have two autographed cds by him and he's always been so nice to me. He's a really good guy. I talk with him through email quite a bit and he's certainly a fascinating person.

What amazes me about him is his huge chordal vocabulary. I mean it's just unreal what he knows.

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Four years ago when this thread first started I mentioned Phil Robson.

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He's gone from strength to strength - I've seen him twice this year, once in a quartet with Dave Liebman, once in a trio matched with string quartet. Seems to play in any context from jazz-rock through free-form improvising to the BBC Big Band!

Seek these on e-music for the breadth of his style - the first conventional jazz guitar a la Jim Hall, the second simply the most convincing jazz-rock record I've heard in years...jazz-rock that takes flight rather than plods.

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Just noticed two Robson discs appear on e-music today - one the strings project mentioned above; the other a disc by his partner, Christine Tobin. He's always been a very sympathetic player on her discs:

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