Alternative Guitar Summit

Alternative Guitar Summit AGS is a camp and concert series feat. daring, inventive players who emphasize new and unusual approaches to the guitar.

"Established in 2010 AGS is an annual festival of daring, inventive players who emphasize new and unusual approaches to the guitar. It consists of two components: a Camp with Master Classes taught by notable guitarists, and a Music Festival featuring concerts by guitar icons as well as fast-rising stars." A former student of Jimmy Wyble and Mick Goodrick, Harrison is the founder and director of th

e Alternative Guitar Summit. The festival has featured such artists as Fred Frith, Nels Cline, Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, and Pat Metheny, who has called the Summit “one of the most interesting and distinguished forums for guitar on the planet.”

06/14/2026

We just finished the first annual Brooklyn Guitar Festival and it was absolutely phenomenal. I'm completely exhausted. In the next few days, I will be uploading pictures and a few comments and insights. There were roadblocks, but we made it!

05/26/2026

Intimate performances with 2 truly great guitarists, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Gilad Hekselman, are the hallmark of our guitar camp. Want to have a front row seat AND have dinner with the artists beforehand, AND jam with them later? Join us Aug. 17 Music Masters Collective https://www.alternativeguitarsummitcamp.com/

Want to be in the same room as Kurt listening to him warm up? This summer is your chance. Music Masters Collective, Kurt...
05/24/2026

Want to be in the same room as Kurt listening to him warm up? This summer is your chance. Music Masters Collective, Kurt Rosenwinkel Gilad Hekselman Oz Noy Anthony Pirog Kaki King Scholarships still available.

Oz Noy is coming to our Alternative Guitar Summit camp this summer Music Masters Collective. If you want to get a sense ...
05/21/2026

Oz Noy is coming to our Alternative Guitar Summit camp this summer Music Masters Collective. If you want to get a sense of Oz, no better place than this.

Oz Noy is one of the most distinctive guitarists in modern jazz fus...

Are you deep into the blues? If you are, please be aware that we are doing an incredible blues camp at Full Moon resort ...
05/21/2026

Are you deep into the blues? If you are, please be aware that we are doing an incredible blues camp at Full Moon resort in August. We have scholarship money! If you want to play some blues with the best people on earth, let us know.
Bruce Katz, Luther Dickinson, Charlie Musselwhite Fan Page, Bobby Rush Eric Gales

Music Masters Collective is proud to announce our inaugural celebration of this singular American art form. Come learn, play, and party as we shake, rattle, and roll for three days and nights on August 11-14, 2026 in the pristine wilderness of the Catskill Mountains at Full Moon Resort, just a half

To all my fellow guitar players. We have a full scholarship available for a woman to attend our guitar camp this summer....
05/20/2026

To all my fellow guitar players. We have a full scholarship available for a woman to attend our guitar camp this summer. If you know anybody, or you are that person, let me know.

05/01/2026

Kaki King brings a completely different approach to the instrument. Explore sound, texture, and composition in a collaborative setting.

Our Greg Koch podcast is live. He's an amazing guitarist, hilarious, and full of good ideas. Don't miss this. , , , ...
04/25/2026

Our Greg Koch podcast is live. He's an amazing guitarist, hilarious, and full of good ideas. Don't miss this. , , ,

4 likes, 2 comments. "Greg Koch (one of the most famous unknown guitar players!) Interviewed by Joel Harrison"

For tickets to the inaugural Brooklyn Guitar festival go here:
04/07/2026

For tickets to the inaugural Brooklyn Guitar festival go here:

Two days of legendary guitarists in Brooklyn. Featuring John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Al Di Meola, Eric Gales, Mike Stern, Vernon Reid & more. Two days of world-class guitar.

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