Paul Cabri Guitar Studio

Paul Cabri Guitar Studio Helping students develop a better understanding & appreciation of music, and the guitar, for over 35 years Beginner and intermediate students are welcome.

I am a patient, experienced guitar teacher offering professional instruction to individuals and groups in the Brooklyn, NY, area. My specializations are rock, pop, folk, blues, jazz and classical guitar. I will teach you how to play the chords and solos to your favorite songs as well as how to improvise, read music (and tab), understand music theory, improve your timing, and develop your technique

. High School and College audition prep is also available. Lessons can be in my studio or in your home.

08/01/2026

Eric Gale (1938–1994) brought warmth, groove and quiet authority to modern guitar playing.

A guitarist from Brooklyn, Gale became one of the most in-demand session musicians of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, working across jazz, soul, funk, R&B and pop.

His playing can be heard with artists including Aretha Franklin, Bob James, Paul Simon, Grover Washington Jr., Quincy Jones, Van Morrison and many others, always bringing a sound that was tasteful, relaxed and deeply musical.

Gale was also part of the group Stuff, alongside musicians such as Richard Tee, Cornell Dupree, Gordon Edwards and Steve Gadd — a band that captured the smooth, funky sophistication of the New York studio scene.

What made him special was the feel. He did not need to dominate a track; a chord, a riff or a perfectly placed line from Gale could give the whole recording its shape.

Eric Gale remains one of the great guitar voices of the studio era — a musician whose sound carried soul, restraint and the deep pocket of players who knew exactly what a song needed.

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07/31/2026

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Happy 95th birthday to the guitar legend Kenny Burrell! 🍷
Kenny Burrell pioneered the guitar-led trio with bass and drums in the late 1950s. Known for his harmonic creativity, lush tones, and lyricism on the guitar, he is also a prolific and highly regarded composer. Born in Detroit in 1931, he found musical colleagues at an early age among Paul Chambers, Tommy Flanagan, Frank Foster, Yusef Lateef, and the brothers Thad, Hank, and Elvin Jones. While still a student at Wayne State University, he made his first major recording in 1951 with Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Percy Heath, and Milt Jackson.

After graduation, he toured for six months with the Oscar Peterson Trio and then moved to New York, where he performed in Broadway pit bands, on pop and R&B studio sessions (with Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, and James Brown), in jazz venues, and on jazz recordings. He went on to work and/or record with such artists as Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, Gene Ammons, Kenny Dorham, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, and Jimmy Smith. As a leader, he has recorded more than 90 albums and is a featured guitarist on more than 200 jazz recordings, including ones with Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, and Quincy Jones.

Burrell's compositions have been recorded by artists including Ray Brown, June Christy, Grover Washington, Jr., Frank Wess, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. His extended composition for the Boys Choir of Harlem was premiered at New York's Lincoln Center, and his "Dear Ella," performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater, won a 1998 Grammy Award.

In addition to performing and recording, he is a professor of music and ethnomusicology at the University of California at Los Angeles.

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07/30/2026

Michael Landau (born 1958) brought taste, tone and emotional depth to modern guitar playing.

A guitarist and composer from Los Angeles, Landau became one of the most respected session musicians of his generation, working across rock, pop, jazz, blues and film music.

His playing can be heard on recordings by artists including Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Seal and many others, but his sound never feels anonymous. Even inside a studio arrangement, his guitar often carries a special atmosphere.

What makes Landau distinctive is the balance between control and raw feeling. He can play with perfect studio precision, but there is always a blues edge, a vocal bend or a touch of unpredictability in the phrase.

As a leader, and through projects such as Burning Water, The Raging Honkies and his own solo recordings, Landau showed a deeper side of his voice — more open, expressive and rooted in the connection between melody, texture and sound.

Michael Landau remains one of the great guitar voices of the L.A. studio world — a musician whose playing combines craft, soul and unmistakable tone.

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