Al Jarreau had a voice unlike any other—playful, unpredictable, and full of soul. He moved effortlessly between jazz, R&B, ...

New Jersey's finest have had their share of killer riffs. Here Babjak walks us through the catalog, talks trials by ...

Keith Richards established himself among rock's greatest guitarists but, for many years, The Rolling Stones songwriter couldn't stand to even look at Jeff Beck.

Windsor pianist Mike Karloff will lead a 100th anniversary celebration of Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson on Sunday, May ...

That trajectory defines Norwegian guitar monster Hedvig Mollestad and is the key to understanding her. Mollestad’s eponymously named trio drops its new LP, Bees in the Bonnet, on May 9th. It’s a heady ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have ...

Although Wes was not skilled at reading music, he could learn complex melodies and riffs by ear. Montgomery started learning guitar in his late teens... Read more. Place our Musician of ... Wes ...

Jazz Fest’s celebration ... as they traded riffs back and forth. Without pause, the band charged into “Fortunate Son” as John switched to a flannel-patterned guitar. The man loves his ...

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, the guitar hero who had me hacking away ... He says he’s written 767 riffs for the band’s next album. (Is that kind of like when pop stars say they’ve written ...

Marrying jazz riffs, breakbeats and epic melodies ... powerful bass notes, set against a spaced-out guitar riff. You can't talk about bass without talking about reggae. A much-sampled bassline and ...

Rift of the Necrodancer deconstructs the challenges of music performance and ingeniously reshapes them into the best Guitar Hero riff I’ve ever ... along to mid-tempo jazz, while others require ...

Some guitar riffs are so legendary and so iconic that even the mildest fans will recognize them from a distance. These guitar riffs from the 1990s are some of the very best to come out of that ...