Barney Kessel lived multiple musical lives during his remarkable career, which saw the Oklahoma-born, San Diego-based guitar master play on a slew of classic jazz, pop and rock records. The new, ...

If you're new to jazz, go to our Getting Into Jazz primer for some hints on how to listen. CD Capsule Beautiful work by a luminary of the jazz guitar. These albums are a showcase for Kessel's skill ...

Barney Kessel, guitarist and bandleader: born Muskogee, Oklahoma 17 October 1923; four times married (two sons); died San Diego, California 6 May 2004. "Barney Kessel is incredible. He's just amazing ...

A benefit concert for jazz guitar great Barney Kessel, who has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 12th, at Birdland located at 315 West 44th Street in ...

Barney Kessel (1923-2004) was one of the most significant jazz guitarists to emerge from the bebop era in the US, having played with some of the genre’s legends including sax innovators Lester Young ...

Last year, when George`s still was going strong, that club mounted an informal seminar in the history of the jazz guitar–featuring, within a few weeks of each other, three of the most vital disciples ...

Guitarist Barney Kessel, who has died at his home in San Diego, was as popular among his fellow musicians as he was among jazz guitar aficionados and he was held in particularly high regard here in ...

Barney Kessel, an innovative and influential jazz guitarist known for his lyrical voice and harmonic improvisation, has died. He was 80. Mr. Kessel, a pioneer of the electric guitar, died Thursday ...

Barney Kessel, a pioneer of bebop guitar and a leading figure in the West Coast jazz of the 1950s and ’60s, died May 6 of brain cancer. He was 80. As front man and a featured artist, he recorded more ...

Barney Kessel, who died on Thursday aged 80, was one of the finest exponents of the electric guitar in jazz; his remarkable combination of artistry and craftsmanship made him the most sought-after ...