Day four of South by Southwest Music felt especially global.

Roy Ayers, who has died aged 84, was a pioneer of jazz-funk in the 1970s, the uplifting groove and messages of his music exemplified by his best-known track, Everybody Loves the Sunshine; although ...

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CRUNCH BUNCH: One of Athens’ busiest labels, Hard Tack, kicked it up another notch last week with the release of the 24-song label comp. I’m most partial to the heavier stuff on here, of which there ...

Most players will recognise the name Cor-Tek. The South Korean company releases its own guitars under the Cort brand and works with a number of overseas brands. PRS Guitars’ partnership with Cor-Tek ...

"It's something that's always in the back of my mind and I do think about it a lot," explained the Bay Area native and guitar virtuoso. During a visit to Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto ...

In particular, Metheny's use of the custom-made, 42-string Pikasso I guitar, which he began playing during the mid-1980s. It can be heard on his albums Quartet (1996), Imaginary Day (1997), Jim ...