New York City guitarist Mark Elf has been missing in action for the past year. Mr. Elf spent the majority of 2003 and 2004 recovering from not one but two life-threatening health conditions. Now, ...

Nothing can stop guitarist Mark Elf from making music. He's battled serious health problems, contended with the ups and downs of the music industry for decades, and, most recently, dealt with the ...

Guitar players looking for a new teacher can turn right to their computers, with a convenient and affordable new online guitar conservatory from jazz guitarist Mark Elf (pictured). MarkElfConservatory ...

There’s nothing elfish about Mark: he’s a giant of a jazz guitarist. Elf’s playing is straightforward, hard swinging and totally confident-in his chordal voicings or in his single-string excursions.

Guitarist Mark Elf is jazz old school in the best sense: He favors succulent melodies played with a vigorous swing, all delivered with a warm, compelling sound. Bebop and its evolutions make up the ...

Mark Elf, “Returns 2014” (Jen Bay Records). There’s quite a story here. This is popular jazz guitarist Mark Elf’s return to recording after an eight year silence on disc. “The album was actually ...