Thanks for posting in this obscure thread...The besty guitarist i ever met was an unheard genous in manchester who did nothing but practice 10 hours a day. He lived right above me and we became good friends. He did jazz gigs and that. Hope you take the time to listen to his soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/simon-mulcaster
Not sure what happened with this link.
probably my favorite jazz guitarist is Pat Martino
I found Marc Ribot when i was trying to find out who played the guitar on different Tom Waits recordings. Here is one of the coolest guitar solos ever recorded on a Tom Waits record: