Emily Remler

Emily Remler is one of my all-time favorite jazz musicians–a wonderful guitarist who was on the rise toward

stardom when she lost her life to heroin addiction at age 31. I have all her albums and enjoy them

frequently.  There are two “Retrospective” albums of her work  (Volume 1:  Standards and Volume 2: Compositions), but my favorite is probably East to Wes. (BTW, I purchased most of her tunes as downloads on emusic.com.)

Emily was not only a great player, she was a dedicated jazz teacher, too. She made several instructional videos which I have found quite valuable, and her approach to soloing has really helped me to find “good notes” over the changes. I’ll

share some of what I learned from her in an article on using melodic minor scales.

Click here to visit a fabulous blog with TONS of great info about Emily, her music, and her life. Enjoy!