Means ‘Compliment’: How to Comp Behind a SoloistJazz Guitar Comping M
The word 'comping' comes from 'compliment,' not 'accompany.' Your job is to react to the soloist, not to wallpaper the background. Here's the on-beat / off-beat practice ladder that builds responsive comping.
Swing Rhythm Guitar: What Wes Montgomery’s Thumb Technique Actually Needs
If you've spent any time learning jazz guitar, you've almost certainly heard the same piece of advice: Wes Montgomery played with his thumb.
Hearing Harmonic Rhythm: How Dominant Function Drives the II–V–I
If you’ve been playing jazz guitar for a few years, you already know what a II–V–I progression looks like. You can name the chords, you can find them on the fretboard, you can probably improvise a passable line over them in a familiar key.