TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Washburn University held its 160th commencement Saturday at White Concert Hall. Ceremonies continued from yesterday, Saturday morning, as the College of Arts and Sciences ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Washburn University’s football team will be looking for a new quarterback to lead the huddle this upcoming season. Junior Sam Van Dyne announced on X that he was entering ...

Lagrène’s unique approach to jazz guitar is based on a style of jazz made popular by Belgian musical artist Django Reinhardt in the 1930s, a reflection of Lagrène’s French upbringing and musical ...

Just under a century ago, it wasn’t totally clear yet what was jazz and what was blues, or what was becoming R&B and what would soon turn into rock ’n’ roll. And the guitar was near the ...

Unlike the structured precision of a piano-driven quartet, saxophone-guitar albums thrive on spontaneity. Imagine a smoky jazz club where the deep, soulful wail of a saxophone weaves effortlessly with ...

Considered an icon in the music industry, Harrison’s Washburn acoustic guitar, which he used to play “Here Comes the Sun” is finding its way to auction after John Lennon’s guitar recently ...

Bob Bakert, editor of Jazz Guitar Today, said, “A finer gentleman I’ve never met. John was a consummate gentleman and a gracious, truly caring guy. It was always about the music and ...

The album’s title—and the fact that it’s produced by Joe Henry (Rhiannon Giddens, Loudon Wainwright III, and Allen Toussaint, among many credits)—might make you wonder if jazz-guitar ...

The guitar long owned and played by the late Canadian jazz great Ed Bickert was sold last week. The sale raised US$32,500 and many questions. Who bought it? We don’t know – the buyer has ...