Wes Montgomery's distinctive sound continues to inspire and challenge contemporary musicians. His sound came, in part, from using his thumb on the guitar strings instead of a pick. Recordings of Wes ...

The jazz guitar of Wes Montgomery, deemed "the biggest, warmest, fattest sound on record," still reverberates today, nearly forty years after his death. The most influential, widely admired jazz ...

Wes Montgomery recorded So Much Guitar! for Riverside Records on August 4, 1961. For years, the album has been largely overlooked as a masterpiece—eclipsed by The Incredible jazz Guitar of Wes ...

Discover the genius of legendary Hoosier jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery through his music. Discover the genius of Wes Montgomery through his music and interviews with the concert performers. Recorded ...

Guitarist Wes Montgomery, despite his tragically short life, was very prolific and immensely impactful. Equally adept at sophisticated instrumental virtuosity and lighter, more commercially appealing ...

Jazz legend Wes Montgomery's legacy will be in good hands this week. The superb and hugely influential guitarist, who would have turned 82 next Sunday, will be remembered with five nights of ...

Craft’s OJC reissue of Wes Montgomery’s Boss Guitar delivers a clean, balanced AAA presentation with strong pacing, tight trio interplay, and excellent clarity. If your wallet wasn’t already bruised ...

Indianapolis will be the center of the jazz-guitar universe on Sept. 17, when dozens of players converge here to celebrate the musical legacy of Wes Montgomery. As part of the 10-day Indy Jazz Fest, ...

The jazz-guitar generation that includes John Scofield, Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny owes an incalculable debt to Wes Montgomery, the extraordinary self-taught guitarist from Indianapolis who made ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With the recent release of In The Beginning, a double-album set on Resonance Records that ...

Recorded before a live audience in the WTIU studio, the concert features the IU Jacobs School of Music Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Associate Professor Brent Wallarab, and a performance by ...