Matt is joined by guitarist Harvey Willensky to discuss classical vs jazz practicing, his approach to practicing both, and favorite live shows. For all your guitar needs go to MWG Courses.

In this episode of GLW, Zaskia challenges Matt to a winner takes all music trivia context. Zaskia's topic is her current favorite artist, and Matt's is Wes Montgomery. Tune in to see who wins this week's contest! For all your guitar needs go to MWG Courses. 

One of the top jazz guitarists anywhere, Steve Herberman joins Matt for a lively conversation about Ted Greene, practicing, gigging before and after Covid, and much more. Check out Steve's website here. 

Zaskia and Matt sit down to talk about this day in music history, the importance of being around music at a young age, plans for 2021, and more. There are also 2 special announcements about MWG Scholarships coming up next year. For all your guitar needs, visit MWG Courses. 

Multi-talented musician and entrepreneur Bree Noble joins Matt to talk about her journey with podcasting, how the music industry has changed for women in recent years, and her thoughts on how to get started as a musician on today's scene. Check out Bree's FB Page here and the Female Indie Musician Community here. 

Matt is joined by Marc Sabatella for a fun and engaging conversation about jazz in Denver, Marc's work with Musescore, his work on the Real Book Vol. 2 and Vol 3, and how he chose the chord changes he did for those standards. Very cool conversation. Check out Marc's site here. And, you can find a free copy of Marc's Jazz Improvisation Primer here. 

PJG member Chris Bumgardner joins Matt to talk about his first jam session experience, Charlie Parker, and finding time for guitar in 2020. Chris gives poignant advice to anyone thinking about taking the leap into your first jam session. Very cool tips. Check it out, and for all your guitar needs, visit MWG Courses.

I heard a rumor today that Zaskia's been telling people that she has the best words. So, street rules, I had to challenge her to a duel of the best words musical spelling bee! The tension is palpable, you can taste it in the air in this spelling bee cutting contest based on musical terms. Check it out and for all your guitar needs please visit MWG Courses. 

In today's episode, Matt welcomes Learn Jazz Standards owner Brent Vaartstra to talk about practicing, their perfect gigs (it's not what you think), their favorite players, gigging in NY, growing up in a multi-national family, and more. Brent was a blast to hang with and you're going to love this episode. Check out Brent's Learn Jazz Live here https://members.learnjazzstandards.com/ljs-live-2021/

Mar Estupinan is a PJG and GMM member and has been in every MWG Camp since they launched. She's a dedicated player, jazz fan, and lover of the guitar. Join Matt and Mar as they talk about learning by ear, how to learn jazz even as a beginner guitarist, Mar's setup, and more. For all your guitar needs go to https://www.mwgcourses.com