Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery

male, deceased (1968)
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (6 March 1923 - 15 June 1968) was an African American jazz guitarist and the grandfather of actor Anthony Montgomery.
Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell

male, 77 years old
Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is founded in bebop and blues but works... More
Johnny Smith

Johnny Smith

male, 86 years old
Johnny Smith, (born John Henry Smith, Jr. on June 25, 1922 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist, although... More
Pat Martino

Pat Martino

male, 64 years old
Pat Martino (born Pat Azzara, August 25, 1944, in South Philadelphia) is an Italian-American jazz guitarist and composer within the post bop, soul... More
Howard Alden

Howard Alden

male, 50 years old
Howard Alden (born) is an American jazz guitarist born in Newport Beach, California. He has recorded a long series of albums for Concord Records.... More
George van Eps

George van Eps

male, deceased (1998)
George Van Eps (7 August 1913 - 29 November 1998) (oft-called "the Father of the Seven String Guitar") was an American swing and Mainstream jazz... More
Herb Ellis

Herb Ellis

male, 87 years old
Mitchell Herbert (Herb) Ellis (born August 4, 1921) is an American jazz guitarist. He became prominent after performing with the Oscar Peterson... More
Tal Farlow

Tal Farlow

male, deceased (1998)
Talmage Holt Farlow, better known as Tal Farlow, was a jazz guitarist and sign painter born in Greensboro, North Carolina. TALMAGE HOLT FARLOW’s ha... More
Jimmy Raney

Jimmy Raney

male, deceased (1995)
Jimmy Raney (20 August 1927-10 May 1995) was an American jazz guitarist born in Louisville, Kentucky most notable for his work from 1951-1952 and... More
Joe Beck

Joe Beck

male, 63 years old
Joe Beck (born July 29, 1945, Philadelphia, PA) is a guitarist who has been notable in jazz for more than 30 years. Beck also briefly flirted with... More