This is a live album I recorded with my band Iron Chops on 02/24/2024 at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis Minnesota.

This concert was programmatic. I picked a song from each decade/era/style of jazz and paired it with a guitar from that same decade/era/style. To the degree I could I tried to use appropriate instruments in the ensemble; for example, the use of soprano saxophone on the 20s and gypsy tune and the use of bass with bow on the opening melody of the gypsy tune in imitation of the violin where efforts to use authentic instrumentation or at least get as close as I could. Same with flute on the Brazilian and Latin jazz tunes.

Each song opens with an explanation of why the song was chosen, the decade/era/style the song represents, the guitar I use, the other instrumentation in the band, and I also highlight one or two guitarists from that decade/era/style of guitar playing that are, relatively speaking, off the beaten trail and less well known yet where in their time great players.

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For streaming/audio scroll down to “Album 10 Iron Chops Live at Jazz Central Studios: Guitar From Beginning To The Present.”