My Top 10 Jazz Guitarists! - Jens Larsen

[@JensLarsen]

Great, to be a guest on the channel! :) I hope you all like the video!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jens! Wonderful having you here my friend!

[@LeevRoage]

I've learned and still learning from you! Thank you master

[@TheTroubadourRecords]

Hey Jens, I know it was a jazz list, but why not include any bossa players? That'd broaden the perspective of any newcomers to the style. Much love from Brazil

[@JensLarsen]

@@TheTroubadourRecords Because it was a Jazz list? :)

[@dyvrssound5653]

much thanks Jan! Amazing! you have a new subscriber!

[@how_to_play_guitar_tabs]

Jens Larsen best jazz guitar instructor.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, truly amazing!

[@michaelanderson4849]

Whenever the nastier elements of the world drives me to the point where I want to get off the planet, Jens' channel is one of the places I go to restore the will to stay. His way of teaching is a shining example of how well it can be done and listening to him improvising is soothing like a stroll along a lake at dawn as the morning mist rises.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed Michael, Jens channel is like a death of fresh air! I absolutely love it!

[@cjgreen4331]

@@Producelikeapro A "death" of fresh air, that doesn't sound like a compliment

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you Michael! That is really great to hear 🙂

[@guitar8617]

Great list, Grant Green is probably the most influential jazz guitarist when it comes to the way I approach jazz guitar

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@colingardiner6516]

Love Grant Green

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I love Grant Green as well and he was a huge influence even on Stevie Ray Vaughan. I put Kenny Burrell in that category too.

[@gHexMusic]

Thank you so much for the mention guys! Warren, I’ve been basically learning how to mix and produce with you for the past 10 months, so this is quite a lovely surprise. Your videos are awesome! And thanks Jens for spreading the word! ❤️

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! What an honour to have you comment on our video! Huge fans of your playing! Please email me would love to collaborate! [e-mail]

[@gHexMusic]

@@Producelikeapro That'd be awesome! Email on the way!

[@urltom]

2:49 Charlie Christian 3:45 Jim Hall 5:18 Wes Montgomery 7:06 Pat Martino 8:35 George Benson 11:42 Joe Pass 14:28 John Scofield 16:44 Pat Metheny 20:20 Kurt Rosenwinkel 22:24 Gila Hekselman 26:10 Jens Larsen

[@gordonames1892]

THERE IS A NAME MISSING. DJANGO REINHARDT!!

[@gxtmfa]

@@gordonames1892 no need to shout. Not everyone digs Django’s style and there were others who were similar (Eddie Lang). Jazz is about personal style and taste. Not everyone has the same style, not everyone has the same taste.

[@linotom1887]

Gila Hakselman plays as schooled by the intergalactic..Alan Holdsworth

[@ralex3697]

@@gordonames1892 Grant Green, Kenny Burrell

[@vincemccord8093]

The first three here are right on, then the quality tails off. Where's Charlie Byrd? Tal Farlow? Johnny Smith? Herb Ellis?

[@stratman4327]

I had never appreciated jazz until my guitar teacher recommended Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass. I was immediately hooked. LOVE jazz now. In addition to Montgomery and Pass , my list would include Grant Green, Lee Ritenour, Mimi Fox, George Benson, John Scolfield, Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, and Kenny Burrell.

[@timothybarrd.c.185]

Yeah, Mimi Fox! I often listen to jazz radio and a piece will come on and I think wow that's great who is it and it's Mimi.

[@rdwwdr3520]

Great video & great analysis. I could listen to Jens Larsen talk all day. Would love to hear your analysis of some of the squarely fingerstyle jazz players (i.e. not just Joe Pass playing without a pick, and I realize Wes Montgomery didn't use a pick but he's not really a fingerstyle player per se in that sense): Laurendo Almeida, Lenny Breau, Ralph Towner, Earl Klugh, Charlie Byrd, George Van Eps, etc. You should do a video on those guys. Back in the day people used to talk about Charlie Byrd all the time and you just never see stuff on youtube channels about him. I'm not talking about pattern finger picking players like Kottke but the real fingerstyle *jazz* players.

[@DDWyss]

Thanks Warren, for doing a video with Jens! He's amazing and his videos, like you said, are so jam-packed with great information! A list of only 10 great jazz guitar players is difficult. So many great players to choose from. A few that come to my mind immediately are Django Reinhardt, Barney Kessel and Kenny Burrell.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, so many incredible guitarists!

[@tgbedini]

Yes, those are some of my favorites, too, and Bucky Pizzarelli, who was an astonishing rhythm section all by himself with his 7-string. We are fortunate to have so many greats, and s many fine recordings to preserve their art. BTW, I checked this out just to make sure Charlie Christian was on it, as I consider him the seminal electric jazzer. Imagine if he had lived another 20 or 30 years!

[@DDWyss]

@@tgbedini Oh yeah! Bucky is amazing!

[@bryanalfonso5700]

When I was a teen (100 years ago), I thought I was the only one in the world who had discovered Benson and Herbie playing Billie's Bounce. On KZbin, I have discovered a number of excellent guitarists, like Jens, who cite it as their favorite or "Blue Benson" as their favorite album - same tunes on Giblet Gravy and "Silver Collection". The congas on Billies Bounce add so much. Herbies solo is wonderful - you forget you're listening to a standard blues.

[@frankhowell8139]

Jen's channel is fabulous. Thanks for expanding the opportunity to connect to him.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!!

[@anthonysilva5312]

Jens is such an authentic guy. Loved this video and many great choices here. I would add: Lenny Breau Barney Kessel Herb Ellis John Pizzarelli Alan Holdsworth And for the record , whenever I hear Joe Pass, I’m in awe. .....and Mike Stern

[@sideshowlol]

Hi Warren, Thanks ever so much for getting Jens on your channel. Love what you do for the musically-minded community. There’s so much to learn about. What an amazing time to be alive, despite the difficulties we all currently face. Stay well. Best wishes from the UK

[@blainelilly2971]

I've been a student of Jens for two years now, he has a fantastic commitment to his work and his students. Left wondering who the "other five" were. Yes, Django is missing, also Tal Farlow and Jimmy Raney. Two excellent players who you don't hear too much about anymore.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Yes, Jens is amazing!

[@KenMyrheim]

I live in a very small town in northern Norway, and John Scofield played a gig here once. One cold October evening in 2012, about a 15 minute walk from my house, I watched and listened as Scofield, Bill Stewart and Steve Swallow played for 250 people for a couple of hours. Sublime stuff!

[@Einar000]

Tøft! Hvor var dette?

[@KenMyrheim]

@@Einar000 Mo i Rana!

[@Einar000]

@@KenMyrheim Stilig, jeg så nettop Pat Metheny i Haugesund. Utrolig bra show også!

[@KenMyrheim]

@@Einar000 Jeg var i Oslo og så Pat for et par uker siden. Han er alltid god! :)

[@simonhofstettermusic]

He‘s absolutely right about Jens Larsen! He opened my mind for Jazz... now.. some years later ..i‘m studying Jazz Guitar and my musical dream came true. Thank you!

[@mrjason1405]

I really love Ted Greene! I was always thought his playing was out of this world!

[@davescarlett3514]

Sometime around '73 I worked for a Music store in Toronto and had a call to deliver a Super Reverb to Georges Spaghetti House. That afternoon I met Bucky Pizzarelli. The nicest guy and an amazing 7 string jazz guitar player who even let me try his guitar! Another amazing player from Toronto was Ed Bickert.

[@timothybarrd.c.185]

Both of these would be in my list!

[@jameslabs1]

Two thinkers, creators and all around genuine people. Thanks for teaching all of us.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you!

[@int3533]

Two of my favourite KZbinrs and musicians!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Yes, Jens Rules!!

[@triguna7692]

This guy Jens is a great jazz teacher, his teaching is very very clear and understanding and plays smooth and ritmisch.i am a doctor from the Netherlands living now in India and following video's.thanks Jens

[@daveprentice]

The guitarist who blew my mind was Lenny Breau. When I saw him play live, it was like "Man, what planet are you from?"

[@wadsmitter511]

Lenny was an extremely underappreciated genius!

[@jwhodat1432]

No Greater Love!

[@keithsparbanie2108]

Coming from Pittsburgh, George Benson is a hero.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed, amazing guitarist!

[@thesuncollective1475]

Uptown was my first Jazz album it was life changing

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Coming from ANYWHERE, George Benson is a hero. LOL!

[@ricopetrilli1084]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 East Shabip ?

[@pageyjjj]

I recall you (Warren) quoting/playing "Joy Spring" on electric guitar . Made me think, "He knows more about music than just Rock/Pop".

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Did you get a chance to watch my Miles Davis video?

[@pageyjjj]

@@Producelikeapro Absolutely. A Great Vid.

[@darlenesheffield9835]

@@pageyjjj great video!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Jens is so awesome! Glad to see you and him on a video! Great work I believe!

[@JensLarsen]

Thanks RC!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@JensLarsen My pleasure!

[@edwardjons8684]

Jens is a brilliant, prolofic jazz educator - great to see him getting some props for his good work, and this is a great summary of what each player in the list is about.

[@Producelikeapro]

He is rather amazing indeed!

[@StephenGibb1]

Great to see Jens on your channel ! He’s a treasure. One of the best teachers on KZbin for sure. Cheers 👏🏻🤘🏻

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Stephen! Couldn't agree more!

[@adrianwagner336]

what a great list...and a fun listen (between commercials lol) i worked a show with John Scofield back in the late 80s? he was actually touring with Jack Dejanette (sp?) what a great night that was...getting paid to listen to 2 legends perform 10 feet away from me...sigh lol

[@marc_leblanc]

I've made it my goal to add jazz flavors to my arsenal of guitar playing in 2021.

[@gobuns2]

I didn't know mr. jens larsen was blues-based! his telling of charlie parker and schofield was insightful for me.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, wonderful guy!

[@mrmoa]

I’ve learned so much from both you guys and it’s great to see you together! Great list! For me, I would add Django, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Johnny Smith,and Holdsworth. I feel like any list has to have CC, Wes, Joe Pass, and Pat Martino. After that, there’s so many that could be in there.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, here is a whole video I did just on Django! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWeuoniVgLhpppo

[@timothybarrd.c.185]

definately Kenny Burrell, unique sound amongst his peers.

[@stageplaymusic2145]

Hi Warren, thanks for continuing to publish interesting videos on your channel and sharing. I like Jens' list. Each video you share has introduced me to different people and the music that makes them tick. Not only has it broadened my music awareness, but it has gotten me more excited about producing music. Thanks you for leading me forward. Music has never been more enjoyable than it is for me now.

[@OrangutanTradeSalesmen]

This was excellent!!! Love the format too. Would like to see this with other instruments!

[@ishaq24722]

Very great list. There are so many great ones. Some unmentioned: Django Reinhardt Al DImeola, Kenny Burell, Grant Green, Lee Ridenhour, Larry Carlton, Chuch Loeb, and on and on and Jen Larsens!. And don't forget my teacher, Harry Leahey! So many great musicians make us guitar players proud and humbled to be their students.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Zak, yes, here is a whole video I did just on Django! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWeuoniVgLhpppo

[@drothberg3]

I studied with Harry Leahey for I think just a few months or so, but he was a great teacher and had a big impact on my playing. I'm aware of only one recording he's on, a Phil Woods record. Do you know of more?

[@CamiloVelandia]

Great list!!! Some killer european guys too like Django Reinhardt, Allan Holdsworth, Bireli Lagrene, Sylvain Luc, Wolfgang Muthspiel to name a few

[@liamfitzgerald7528]

Whoa! Worlds collide! I work from home and watch both your shows at lunch!!

[@liamfitzgerald7528]

Hard not to have any greatest guitarist list without Django. Sure some of the new guys can really shred but those crazy melodic lines he played! They still grab my attention. He set a lot of ships sailing. A lot of big guitarists from the 30-50s were inspired by him. My list is a little more traditional/earlier. Django, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Johnny Smith, and Wes Montgomery. One of my all time favorite jazz guitar records though is from Django's brother Joseph, "Live in Paris". He's a weird player. Cool sounds.

[@petesawchuk]

Great list & wonderful presentation; thanks guys [and hat tip to Warren for “introducing” you to me, Jens]! A few comments: THE LIST: It’s next to impossible to make such a list, but I’d add Django Reinhardt & John McLaughlin to make it a top dozen. JOE PASS: I was fortunate enough to see Joe 4 times in the 80s; twice solo [OMG] & twice with Oscar Peterson & Ray Brown [a different flavor of OMG]. The first time was downstairs @ the now defunct Village Gate In Greenwich Village. He played 2 shows solo, & magically I got to chat a bit with him & Jimmy D’Aquisto [also there for the show] between sets because it turned out my beautiful girlfriend knew Jimmy’s son! I was 19 & had only been studying with Billy Bauer for about a year; it was everything to see Joe just light up on hearing his name. So he’s playing the late show and the vibe is looser than the 1st. He opened it up to requests mid-set & someone shouted out “Misty”. Of course, the jazz cognoscenti in the audience moaned at the thought. Joe’s head swung around & he shot them a look; man, it got quiet! Without saying a word, he went into a 10-minute theme & variations reinvention of “Misty” - many tempos, probably spending time in every key. 50 or so lucky people went CRAZY. Here’s something I stole from Joe that night & have used ever since: he mostly finger picked during the solo gigs, but he kept a pick in his mouth that he’d grab when he wanted to rip out a fast flat-picking passage. Passage finishes, pick back in mouth. BILLY BAUER: I mentioned him above; Lenny Tristano’s guitarist & a cool jazz precursor of Jim Hall. A few famous students: Joe Satriani, Denny Dias [early Steely Dan guitarist who shredded the Coral electric sitar solo on “Do It Again”] & bassist Jeff Berlin [he’d also take bass students]. I was so lucky to live near where his Guitar School was & study with him while in college & for a time afterwards. First lesson comments after I play Yes’s “Mood For a Day”: “It’s gonna take about four years”, followed shortly afterwards by “I’m gonna teach you music on the guitar.” it did & he did. He gave me everything.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow Pete!! You saw Joe Pass 4 times!! Unbelievable! That must have been incredible! Thanks ever so much for sharing! Pete, you Rock, thanks ever so much for the great comment!

[@Producelikeapro]

As for John McLaughlin, once we do a Fusion List John will be very high!

[@petesawchuk]

@@Producelikeapro Warren, he was just breathtaking, especially solo. “A Man & His Polytone”! That 10 minute version of “Misty” is still the best playing I’ve ever witnessed.

[@benkatof4240]

Hi Jens - yes, the it's best Jazz guitar channel on KZbin! Of course, great list. I loved seeing Kurt Rosenwinkle here. I've been lucky to see him play a few times and looking for him on KZbin is actually how i stumbled upon Jens.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Yes, Jens is amazing!! So glad to have him here on the channel!!

[@stewartdaniels519]

Metheny, yes! and Lyle Mays! Feel blessed to have watched them live 3 times. All great concerts, yet the standout for me was when he was recording his live album "Travels" at his Sacramento concert in the 80's. Absolutely incredible all mixed together with breathtaking! We all left in a state of awe! Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much Stewart!

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Pat is also a wonderful composer ; a musician of many talents

[@Robert-ti8ch]

Bill Frisell, Lee Ritnouer, John Abercrombie, John McLaughlin.

[@uneedtherapy42]

YES! Earl Klugh, Ralph Towner, Stanley Jordan, Tuck Andress too...

[@chandlertheorange]

I love your choices. All of these guitarists are great in their own right. One name that is hardly ever mentioned in anybody's list but is top of mine is Lenny Breau. Pure creative genius. If you could ask Joe Pass, George Benson, Tal Farlow, Pat Metheny, Chet Atkins or Tommy Emmanuel etc.. they would tell you the same. Forgotten by many.

[@guitboxgeek]

You picked a great channel and player to have on PLAP, Warren. Jens is amazing.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you :)

[@guitboxgeek]

@@JensLarsen No, thank you sir! I discovered you r channel and while I'm in no way a jazz player, I have much respect for your skills as a player and a teacher.

[@broken927]

a few of my favorites: Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Grant Green and Joe Pass.

[@ravenconacher]

I'm sure you could classify "Fredrik Thordendal" as jazz too. LOL Both parties are showing a lot of energy and passion in this conversation. Jens Material has helped a ton, amazing info on chords.

[@mariodriessen9740]

I kind of expected the first 8. They were all on my personal list of jazz guitarists. I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't even know the last two. On the bright side, I have a couple really great jazz guitar players to explore. Thanks! ❤️

[@alexmanne]

I love all these guitarists but Pat Metheny is just something else. And it's not just his playing and his sound, but his music and his musical mind that just puts him on a different level for me.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Agreed, Pat Metheny is truly wonderful!

[@jacobdejongh9042]

Oh my god yes, this is the collab I needed!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jacob!!

[@bizrgtr]

Come on guys! Django? Les Paul? Larry Carlton? Charlie Byrd? Barney Kessel? Herb Ellis? Kenny Burrell? Allen Holdsworth? Lee Ritenour? Too many to name with as much or more influence than got named here. However, Django taught EVERYBODY! Influenced the world of guitar. Jens is great to listen to. Keep up the good work!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, this is Jens list and Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Kenney Burrell and Django etc could definitely be on there and take it over 10 Jazz Guitarists! As for fusion players, like the amazing Allan Holdsworth we will definitely do another video on Fusion players!

[@mikealicke4609]

Vic Juris sadly passed last year but was truly amazing. He was one of my first teachers but went on to become one of the greats- Here’s some high praise: There is none better,” the late John Abercrombie said of him. Another notable peer, Pat Metheny, once attested that “Vic Juris has been a total monster ever since we both hit the scene at around the same time in the 70’s, playing great no matter what the setting.” Definitely worth checking out!🎸

[@JensLarsen]

Vic was amazing! 👍 🙂

[@gusmartins1660]

Yes, a great player and very enjoyable to listen to.

[@garaughty]

All awesome players and excellent choices but my fav always was and remains John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu Orchestra days !

[@christiangillmann9466]

Great video! I grew up with Metheny and love his "flying" synth guitar solos.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Christian!

[@NeoGodHand]

You got a new subscriber! I am subscribed to Jens and his sharing of this video me here :) Great interview. You're really good at it, judging by all the great space you give Jens to talk. It's also nice to see the mutuality and personal experience and love you have with all of his picks.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I’m so glad to be able to help!!

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

Also, two names I don’t see anyone mentioning: Tal Farlow and Jimmy Bruno. Incredible players.

[@Producelikeapro]

I love Tal Falow!

[@violao206]

I met Tal Farlow at his gig with Great Guitars here in Seattle (Jazz Alley). Super sweet cat and could blow amazing even in his twilight years.

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

@@Producelikeapro His recording of Cherokee is incredible. He blows through the changes so effortlessly, despite the song’s blazing tempo.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Yeah Jimmy Bruno is like a human encyclopedia.

[@TonysMusicChannel]

Metheny is numero Uno. And I actually still have the same Roland Guitar Synth that he uses! It's been stored for a long time but I plan to pull it to demonstrate it on a video this winter🎸I had the 303 which is what Pat plays and had modified to connect with the Synclavier as well, but I traded up for the G707 which you can see in my profile pic....lol ☺️

[@contemptcreatorarthurave4042]

Excellent! Odd-ball video suggestion here, how about a bit on the greatest left-handed players?

[@Producelikeapro]

Very interesting idea!

[@CJ-ck6kk]

Great list and yeah, I can highly recommend Jens channel. Great content and player, and a great guy!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much CJ!

[@oldbluzguy]

Any list will always inspire debates, but Joe Pass has to be in the top 5.. He and Oscar Peterson are pure magic!

[@Producelikeapro]

Joe Pass is my personal number one guitarist!!

[@bawseeeee602]

Awesome list ! I would have to throw in Jonathan Kreisberg and Ted Greene (if you consider him a jazz guitarist) !

[@ajadrew]

15:57 - Saw that band at The Colchester Arts Centre - Brilliant! And I've learnt so much from Mr Larsen..;-))

[@CrazyQ6930]

I was well tuned in to this show. It was fun listening to both of you and then watching examples of the greatest in action. When I was a kid the first tap on my rock playing venture, that there was something dramatically more exploratory and creative was my exposure to John McLaughlin and the Inner Mountain Flame LP. That lead me to a search for and discovery of the world of jazz. What a fun awakening that was.

[@gun_toting_lefty]

Jazz newbie here. I always liked Benny Goodman's clarinet. Didn't know Charlie Christian was with him. I'll have to pay more attention next time I listen.

[@bobbykanemusictube]

I listen to most of these players. I'm going to be digging into the others. But I miss my Joe Pass book like crazy. I got it when I was a kid. It was stolen before I could really dig into it. Then a second copy I got years later, never made it home with me because of a car accident. I never did get another copy after that. Maybe I should try again. I love that Gilad is on this list. I remember him paying with a friend at an open mic I hosted back in the day, back home in NYC. I thought he was amazing. But now, I need to go listen to Kurt Rosenwinkel and Jim Hall. Thank you, Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Bobby! You Rock!!

[@petesawchuk]

“Joe Pass Guitar Style” - lots of magic & great info squeezed into a small package.

[@Fatfingertunes]

You got the right guy, love Jens, and I always improve and learn with Jens Larsen

[@jamesdennis8290]

Ranking artists, performances or artistic works always seems like a mug's game for me, but I would include among the "cats that can really play" Kenny Burrell and also a couple of players that deserve more attention, namely Jimmy Ponder and Ron Eschete. Among the current players Russell Malone is very impressive, especially with solo guitar.

[@gxtmfa]

Jim hall was a huge influence on me. I’m glad to see him on here!

[@tonygonzalez112]

Jens is the best jazz guitar teacher. I'm taking his online class now.

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s amazing to hear!!

[@dankelly7712]

From Canada here : Ed Bickert, Lorne Lofsky, Sonny Greenwich, Lenny Breau

[@Maurice75]

amazing video as always!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Mauricio!

[@VitalBigras]

GREAT INTERVIEW ! I took some good notes 📝

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

Pat Martino is amazing. Sad that he isn’t doing well right now. I hope he gets better

[@bayesian2007]

Jens is phenomenal. Thank you, Sir!

[@shaharkarp4357]

Yes! What a great collab!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@stevewheeler4398]

Jim Hall, one of the best!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Absolutely amazing

[@ricardobaioneta2133]

Totally agree!!!

[@wvideoyahoodk]

What a great video 😊 And being danish even greater. Jens Larsen - i’ll follow you on on youtube. Great job to illustrate the guitarists with videoexamples and really loved the explanations about the 10 players. Warren ! You have an incredible channel. I’m a guitarplayer. Right now I’m trying to find a Gibson ES 335. Sold a 1972 years ago. Big mistake. In my search I found this video. Will go back to my search for a 335.

[@АлександрГидревич-э4м]

Amazing video and what a guest. Jens is something.

[@kennethgarcia25]

Bereli. Django. McLaughlin. Muthspiel. Abercrombie. Holdsworth. Ted Greene. Adam Rogers. Among my favorite...plus most of those you mention...particularly Sco and Rosenwinkle!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Kenneth, we’ve done a video on Django kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWeuoniVgLhpppo

[@longtalljay]

My top (no order): John McLaughlin, Wes Montgomery, John Scofield, George Benson, Emily Remler, Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Django Reinhardt, Martin Taylor, Kenny Burrell, Charlie Christian, Tony Rice (best tone, individual take with limited jazz vocabulary).

[@ericcollins617]

I'll just give some of my guitar influences: Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, Jimi Hendrix, George Benson, Eric Clapton, Pat Martino, Jimmy Paige, Steve Morse, Pat Metheny, Robben Ford, Wes Montgomery, Eddie Van Halen, Lindsey Buckingham, Bryan May, Neil Young, John Scofield, Mike Campbell and Billy Gibbons. Ok, that's a good start!!

[@ericcollins617]

I meant Brian, not Bryan! Lol!! I might as well mention probably my number one influence as well, since I somehow failed to mention him in my list...Ted Greene. I can't begin to overstate the effect that 'Chord Chemistry' has had on me since I first bought it. I think I was 16 or 17 years old, I'm now 58. I can't come close to playing like him, but I'm certain that I would not play the way I do if it wasn't for him. I always considered him the 'Bill Evans' of the guitar.

[@GJP1169]

Tow names I like to add to the list Jimmy Raney and Lenny Breau .

[@oli.r]

Absolutamente

[@rumginray]

One of the great 'unknowns' was Canadian Ed Bickert. He played a Tele -- very unusual for Jazz.

[@timothybarrd.c.185]

I love Jens and respect his opinions so I love this list. And like Warren, as long as Joe Pass is prominently featured I'm happy. For my part a top 10 list of jazz guitarists is incomplete without representation of both the genre and the man who was so pivotal in bring it to the States: Charlie Byrd, Bossa nova. Such an arc of talent from Brazilian folk to Classical to Bossa Nova to pop and straight up blues. I think his influence is vastly underrated and he is seldom credited in favor of more 'popular' guitarists so I like to get his name in when I can.

[@willemmoller6736]

Fantastic Warren, these guys are the legends! Gilad Hekselman is new to me, love his phrasing, I'll definitely check out more of him. I would've included Django, who started it all, and John McClaughlin and Larry Coryell - those are the first jazz guys I got into and they got me to listen to the others on the list. Thanks Jens, love your channel too! I also come from a blues background but got into jazz because I wanted to learn more about improvisation. Great show! -

[@SkwisgaarScampini]

No particular order except for Gambale being #1 and La Grene being #2 Frank Gambale Bareli Lagrene Django Reinhardt Joe Pass Kurt Rosenwinkel Pat Martino George Benson Allan Holdsworth Pat Matheny Barney Kessel

[@ricopetrilli1084]

Al Di Meola, Wes, Kenny Burrell, Chris Standring, Joe Pass , Larry Coryell

[@Producelikeapro]

Which musicians have influenced you?

[@HitTheRoadMusicStudio]

From the Jazz Sector definitely Charlie Christian, George Benson & Gabor Szabo!

[@giancarlo8305]

Jim Hall.

[@hawedehre]

Jimmy Smith on the organ.

[@OrangutanTradeSalesmen]

Brian Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, Ben Folds, Ash, Bowie. And of course the Beatles.

[@TheFeelButton]

All of them

[@dennisgoss70]

Great compilation - Cheers Jens!

[@philvalade2437]

Good list. Ben Monder is worth mentioning, especially for his chordal work.

[@alanhosman8185]

Because of you told about him I listed in first Wes. He is a revolutioner....

[@markslist1542]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ambientthinker8457]

Some great names mentioned in the comments. Two fond memories come to mind (though it's Blues not Jazz): (1) Seeing Clapton live in the (then) Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, circa '84. Fave was him playing "Wonderful Tonight" and I wasn't that far from the stage, it sounded so clean. (2) I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan at the Melbourne Concert Hall (mid 80's maybe) with the highlight being when (I think) he sat on the edge of the stage and noodled out "Tin Pan Alley" - uber cool.

[@markoscar6452]

I remember seeing SRV at the Melb Concert Hall. Great show. Yes...and the edge of the stage bit!

[@MasterStratocaster9]

Pat Metheny & John Scofield have an album together titled - I Can See Your House From Here. I believe it features Pat using that synth tone Jens mentions

[@marks.murley9974]

Jens is the best ... thanks for featuring him 👍

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Mark!!

[@000rbasham]

I watch and it is amazing! What is this background music he plays along with? Is this a drum machine with a rhythm guitar or a back track that repeats itself? Sorry I am just so into to this. Playing solo only one guitar with no background music to play with is not fun anymore. I have a metronome, but this has a rhythm track as well. What is this called the machine ?

[@ntedrain]

Great video! It's always intriguing to hear about other people's influences. Coming from blues, my personal gateway jazz guitarist was also mostly John Scofield... and I'll add Kenny Burrell to the list!

[@whimpypatrol5503]

This was almost a perfect list of jazz guitarists who would not, except for Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Charlie Christian and Joe Pass, have a chance of being on my top 10 list. My list would definitely include Scotty Anderson and, after him (alone) if any room was left, might include John Mclaughlin and Bela Fleck (even though Fleck is technically a banjo player). And as far as electric jazz tone and songs to accentuate such, Kenny Burrell nailed it. Touche'.

[@hokemspitter]

If you don't know of his playing, please check out Howard Morgan. He was an amazing Jazz Guitar Genius.

[@JackTheSkunk]

I would encourage any young guitar players who want to get into jazz to pick maybe 3 of the greats to emulate but listen to as many as you can. And study the artistry of clarinet and vibraphone players as well. They are the masters at improvising with melodicism.

[@NHorst]

Best solo was from Jens, night and day! 👍👍👍

[@JensLarsen]

Haha! Thank you 🙏

[@BlurryBit]

Soooooothing!! Keep up the great work Jens!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much