The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites.

But that landscape is changing, as evidenced by a 2018 Fender study showing women account for 50% of beginner and ...

Roberts reveals how their hit debut album was created, and how her unique approach to the instrument was shaped by jazz ...

Actually, a lot of men I find are quite supportive of female guitar players and encourage them with the instrument. However, there are also a handful of men out there that do have the mentality of it ...

Ritchie Blackmore was rated the 50th-greatest guitar player of all time by Rolling Stone. So how did he crack our top 25? Because he basically invented shredding. Listen to Blackmore on a song ...

Although women were present in the Polish jazz scene for decades almost exclusively as vocalists, this limited scope of opportunities didn't stop them from garnering recognition in the foreign press.

But the cost of buying instruments can be a big barrier prohibiting women from becoming jazz musicians ... my family to come together and get me a guitar from Argos or something ...