“Thought and Memory” is the latest EP offering from Jersey based singer/songwriter Rick Jones.

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This article was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Caroline Bell

Is there an art to listening? Guest writer Caroline Bell takes us through her personal experience of listening to music, referring to Laura Marling’s critically acclaimed folk album, I Speak Because I Can.

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Coventry based Rob Halligan is an award winning international singer/songwriter. Guitar Jar catches him in Wimborne, Dorset, UK.

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Kaz Simmons (@KazSimmons) is an exquisite British singer-songwriter who’s been performing from an early age.

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Imagine recording an album live solely with a bass guitar, effects unit and a looper device – with no additional overdubs. Yep, sounds like a challenge, but it’s a challenge that solo bassist Simon Little has relished and conquered.

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Jazz – often seen as “music without walls”. This DVD is no exception.

If you like your music to think “outside of the box” , look no further than the John Abercrombie & Greg Osby Solos DVD.

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The Frequency consists of two musicians featured previously on Guitar Jar; Austyn Brown and Dan Hammond-Smith.

Over the past 12 months, they’ve joined forces to create The Frequency – an outfit fully charged with classic rock ‘n roll, intent on delivering it by the bucket load.

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Think you’re a good guitarist?

Well, you may just want to down tools and watch the “Charlie Hunter – Solos Jazz Sessions” DVD to evaluate just how “good” you are…

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Cast a Long Shadow captures a tribute gig to the late Joe Strummer, recorded at the Key Club, Los Angeles in December 2007.

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I’ve been a fan of REM for as long as I can remember – at the tender age of 11, my classroom tutor played me “Stand” and the rest they say, is history. I have to be honest in saying their recent album releases have left me feeling somewhat uninspired, so I was curious to investigate whether their latest album would re-ignite my passion for the band.

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The Driftwood LP is an instrumental offering from acoustic lap-tapping guitarist, Tony Haven.

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Rick Jones is an acoustic singer/songwriter based on the island of Jersey, who blends a mix of influences and emotions into his live and studio performances.

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Enochian Theory (pronounced E-KNOW-KEY-AN) is a Portsmouth based progressive rock/metal band. Having formed in 2004 and spending the last five years working extremely hard in promoting their own material, they recently signed a multi album deal with Mascot Records and have released a new album, “Evolution: Creatio EX Nihilio”.

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Lewis Turner is a very talented guitarist, so much so he’s employed as the head of guitar at the West Hertfordshire College and is a registered teacher with the Registry of Guitar Tutors and Bromley Youth Music Trust. Lewis can often be found playing live around the UK and has also been involved with session work for other artists.

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