On the surface, the pairing of these two guitarists from different generations might seem an odd match. Duke Robillard is the founder of Roomful of Blues, has played with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Big ...

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans of jazz music have debated why some songs have swing — the characteristic swaying ...

“My longest-running current project is on swing rhythm guitar for jazz master Wendell Harrison’s Detroit Swing Ensemble. So many virtuosic musicians have performed with us in that group; we’re ...

Guitar lesson: Rock and metal techniques can be fiercely challenging, particularly when it comes to the accuracy and timing in your picking hand. However, if you feel like your progress is slow, fear ...

Django Reinhardt is one of the most influential guitarists in jazz, but the “Gypsy jazz” he invented with violinist Stephane Grappelli in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France can seem as dated, and ...

Ninety-nine years ago today, the legendary rhythm guitarist who was a longtime member of the Nashville A-Team was born in ...