What do Pat Metheny and Dillinger Escape Plan have in common? Turns out, the answer is Pat's 1994 noise rock release, "Zero Tolerance for Silence." This crazy album was both critically praised and panned. Let's learn why.

Pat Metheny goes way beyond his signature jazz guitar tone. In this video, we'll dip our toes into some of his most avant garde moments.

Thanks to Gregg Bendian for his excellent contributions to this video.

This is a PechaKucha presentation/Ignite Talk I wrote for the SIGDOC 2021 conference, hosted by Arizona State University. In a PechaKucha presentation, you get 5 minutes to present an idea with slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds. I used my "Failure to Fracture" series as a vehicle for learning how to love mistakes and failure.

This presentation will be broadcast internationally to Brazil, Ireland, Portugal, China, and several locations across the US.

Learn about drummer Gregg Bendian’s jazz tribute to legendary comic book artist, Jack Kirby.

If you think "prog" means weird time signatures, long songs, epic instrumental solos, and virtuosity, then Béla Fleck's new bluegrass album might be the prog album of the year.

Here's a great excerpt of Adrian Belew talking about how he got involved with Frank Zappa and what he learned working together.

This is an excerpt from the full Adrian Belew interview.

David Torn shares his experiences working with David Bowie on one of his last albums, "The Next Day." It was recorded in secret! He also shares some great stories of working with and knowing David.

Here's drum legend Dennis Chambers (P-Funk, John Scofield, John McLaughlin, Steely Dan, Niacin, Greg Howe, Victor Wooten) talking with Cedric Hendrix about covid, liver transplants, the impacts of technology for musicians, and more.

Here is the California Guitar Trio performing their arrangement of Pink Floyd's "Echoes."

The entire set (including video) can be purchased on CGT's bandcamp.

Bent Knee bassist Jessica Kion has a new solo album as Justice Cow called "underglam" and it's fantastic!

Interview conducted by Cedric Hendrix

I had fun learning some new video techniques and thought I'd make a video about my modded Ibanez RG9 (9 strings!!). I'll have a longer video featuring a demo and story. Let me know if there's anything you'd like to know about this instrument.

BTW, this is not a signature model or something Ibanez made for me. This is just something I did with friends for fun.

Here's a sneak preview of our upcoming Allan Holdsworth Chord Competition. The chords are from John Vullo, inspired by his very, very excellent video about the 10 hardest Holdsworth chords

Colter McCorkindale walks us through an easier-than-it-sounds legato sequence of just six notes, that somehow doesn't cause the hand to cramp up with repetition.

Tom Brislin is a prog keyboardist extraordinaire with a resumé that includes Yes, Camel, The Sea Within, Anderson/Stolt, Renaissance, and The Syn as well as his current position in Kansas. Tom has also led his own power pop band Spiraling, with 2 full-length albums and an EP, plus a solo record, "Hurry Up and Smell the Roses." Tom joins us from his home in New Jersey in between road dates with Kansas in Summer 2021.

The Bird and The Bee are a Los Angeles-based indie pop duo featuring Inara George on vocals + bass and Greg Kurstin on keys. They have been producing fantastic music since 2007.

In this video, I talk about why their first album was a jaw-dropper and walk through some of the strange chords in the opening track, "Again and Again."