How to play jazz on guitar?

I've been very interested in learning jazz guitar lately, got bored of playing metal :P Anyways, I have been looking for some cool jazz songs that I can play on guitar. difficulty isn't too big of a problem.

What are the first steps that an intermediate guitarist should take to learn to play jazz on guitar? I'm a self-taught guitarist whose fairly well versed in blues music. I've heard some jazz musicians say that knowledge of music theory is a necessary...

I love jazz music, and I'm very2 love jazz melody(i can't describe it how much i love it!), . I'm play guitar almost 3 years now, i know all the basic chord scale like ...show more

I'm learning guitar now, on a Fender Stratocaster immitation, I've been playing for 2 months now, I pick up chords and different strumming patterns easily and I think my teacher is ...show more

I want to be in the school jazz band, but my electric guitar is really cheap and sucks. I have a nice acoustic electric guitar, but do jazz bands usually have those in them?

I have to perform a Jazz song for a school assignment, except I really don't like jazz. So are there any jazz fusion songs that still classify as jazz, but are as far away from ...show more

I just got into the jazz band at my college and this is my first time playing jazz guitar with a group. One of the first things I was told was that I wasn't supposed to play the ...show more

Instruments is guitar a" C" instruement?

What are some equipment required? obviously a guitar but what kind? I never played guitar before in my life and want to learn. Do i need the amplifier to play jazz guitar, if so what ...show more