When I was 9 years old, my father bought me my first guitar...a Harmony archtop. I saved money from my paper route to buy my first electric guitar.  I started a rock band that stayed together 10 years.  But what I really loved was jazz guitar...Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Johnny Smith, all the greats plus the local players I learned so much from like Rodney Stephensen, Don Hemminger, and John Justus.  By age 20, I had over 2,500 jazz guitar albums in my collection.  Once I got busy earning a living, music became secondary.  I played Rusty's Jazz Club in Toledo  with the Tuesday Night Big Band and a guitar duo on Sunday with my friend Ken Johnson.  But once Life's routine set in, jazz guitar got squeezed out. I didn't play for almost 20 years. As my guitars gathered dust, I realized that something was missing in my life.  In 2000, I bought a home in Sedona, and started playing again.  I could now afford the instruments I always desired. Great instruments and the time to indulge in my passion brought a new aspect to my life.  Then, in 2003, I met Jack Petersen. Jack has been called the greatest living jazz guitar educator in the world.  Jack started the guitar program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and several other colleges. Jack "retired" near Sedona in 2003 and is playing more than ever. Many of the world's greatest jazz guitarists all studied with Jack! Jack and I have become great friends and he played for my wedding January 1, 2005. The pictures on  this page are dedicated to my love for the art of jazz guitar and my respect for the masters of this art. If jazz guitar is your passion, I recommend Just Jazz Guitar magazine at www.justjazzguitar.com