When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Best of 2022: The blues is alive and thriving in 2022 – and you clearly felt it too judging by ...

Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson is best known as a sideman to Magic Sam and Muddy Waters, but he could tear up a stage all by ...

Blues began with enslaved African peoples' work songs in the cotton fields of the Deep South of America. The Slave Narrative of Mr. Sam Polite, given at 93 years of age, chronicles that life. It was ...

There seems to be an increased appetite among jazz fans of late for the inherent soulful funkiness of a Hammond B3 organ/guitar trio. With Manhattan's club Smoke holding B3 nights each Tuesday, this ...

For Memphis guitarist Joe Restivo, some of his biggest six-string heroes — players like Bill Jennings and Tiny Grimes — shared one thing in common. “These guys would play on a pop or rock 'n' roll ...

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..

Gahanna's Creekside District will trade its usual weekend buzz for a full blast of horns, sax and slide guitar when the ...

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 ...