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The guitar is one of the most versatile and popular instruments of the modern era, played by every one from the great legends of rock & roll to the classic flamenco performer. If jazz resonates with you, the guitar can capture that genre too. This program is part one in a three-part series that helps the student gain mastery of the techniques of jazz guitar. Musician and instructor Mike DeMicco demonstrates all aspects of jazz guitar. In this episode, he focuses on the basics, including scales and modes, the building blocks of the complex idiom of jazz.