It’s fair to say that we guitarists like to take solos, but while this is undoubtedly a hugely enjoyable and fulfilling pursuit, in actuality this aspect of our playing is really the icing on a much ...

The sound of an electric guitar riff, perfectly simple yet seismically powerful, signifies the return of rock’s most enduring ...

Albert Collins, the late, great Texas-born guitarist known as the “Master of the Telecaster” once said of the music he championed, “Simple music is the hardest to play – and blues is simple music.” ...

Slide Hampton, the veteran trombonist who guested with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the IAJE last month and wrote all the music on their The Way, is a J.J. Johnson man, although he uses more ...