The living legend 'helped shape guitar music history.' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. T-Bone Walker. Jump blues was a style of music that developed in the 1940s and was an offshoot of the big bands of the day. It was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andy Johns. In this lesson, we’re embracing the Yuletide season with an arrangement of the great Christmas carol In the Bleak ...

JoBo released his new album Time Clocks in October and it feels as if he’s indeed conscious of time ticking by – that Bonamassa has things he need to do. Bonamassa’s flag is still planted firmly in ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..

Jazz, soul, blues, funk, roots, rhythm & blues. This is the part where comparisons usually begin. We prefer not to compare. When the lifelong artist/sideman becomes the composer, arranger, and leader ...

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ...

After an accident, New Orleans bluesman Little Freddie King didn't perform for seven months. He'll be back onstage this weekend for his first show since his Jazz Fest comeback to perform for his ...

The 2026 lineup has been announced for the Blues and Jazz Festival. This year features Blues Award winners, soul rockers from Canada and more.

Unlike the structured precision of a piano-driven quartet, saxophone-guitar albums thrive on spontaneity. Imagine a smoky jazz club where the deep, soulful wail of a saxophone weaves effortlessly with ...

In this photo essay from Canada, we showcase 25 bands who performed at the legendary Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of jazz ...