That moldy-peaches cliché “they don’t make ‘em like they used to” has rarely applied to anyone as much as Buddy Guy. As his former protégé Joe Bonamassa says in The Torch, a new doc about Guy, the now ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: David Redfern/Redferns In my last column, I demonstrated a Jimmy Reed-inspired eight-bar ...

Spice up your blues playing with this slick cross-rhythm lick using a 3-against-4 pattern. In this short tutorial, I show you how to break the rhythmic mold and add a layer of sophistication to your ...

In this video, I break down a fast 16th-note blues lick I transcribed from the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. This one lick opened the door to faster improvisation, and I’ll show you how I internalized it ...