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Mac Randall

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José González: A Matter of Time

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By Mac Randall
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Don’t be fooled. Yes, José González’s mellifluous folk-pop, powered almost exclusively by Spanish acoustic guitars, sounds like it must have been a breeze to make. But if it were, a lot more of it would exist. As things stand, the acclaimed Swedish singer, songwriter, and guitarist (a child of Argentinian parents who emigrated to Scandinavia in the 1970s) has managed to put out just five solo albums in the past 23 years.
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Rez Abbasi on Expanding the Flattop Guitar’s Role in Jazz

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By Mac Randall
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Historically speaking, the standard flattop acoustic guitar has not often been considered a jazz instrument. Trad, swing, bebop, and post-bop players all gravitated toward archtop models, with occasional dabbling on classical-style axes; anything else was strictly for country pickers, folkies, or rock ’n’ rollers. This situation only began to change in the 1970s and ’80s with the rise of steel-friendly players like John Abercrombie, Pat Metheny, and Bill Frisell.
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Julian Lage on Scenes from Above, Focal Dystonia Recovery, and Jazz Guitar Mastery

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By Mac Randall
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It all started with a self-imposed time limit. Julian Lage, who at the relatively young age of 38 already stands near the pinnacle of artistry in jazz guitar, was preparing to enter the recording studio with producer Joe Henry and a formidable quartet of musicians: acoustic bassist Jorge Roeder, drummer Kenny Wollesen, and keyboardists John Medeski and Patrick Warren.
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