From metronome mastery to creative backing track jams, top guitarists and educators reveal how to make every practice session count. Structured goals, intentional techniques, and the right tools can ...

I knew I’d get my chance.” Purdie embellishes his shuffle continually, particularly in the intricate hi-hat part, providing a ...

Right now, this dour world needs a heavy “feel good” dose of Angélique Kidjo’s infectious joy, her get-up-and-dance attitude, ...

In September 1985, British band the Blow Monkeys, led by smooth-voiced, sharp-suited and floppy-fringed frontman, Dr. Robert, ...

“Snow White” is a ballad that feels a bit less jazzy (at least I’ve never heard another jazz song with a backing guitar) ...

The music isn’t playing in Roxbury’s Nubian Square just yet. But as the song goes, the best is yet to come. A long-envisioned jazz club has secured $2.46 million in financing to open in a city-owned ...

Bad Bunny sounded way different with no music. It has been days since Bad Bunny hit the stage inside Levi’s Stadium. The conversation around him has not died down. For the millions who tuned in to ...

To be fully transparent, this was initially going to be a very different essay. I first set out to chronicle Joni Mitchell’s transformation from a folk visionary to a jazz voyager; a story of ...

In 2026, ABC Jazz is thrilled to be celebrating 50 years of its flagship program: Jazztrack. Veteran presenter Jim McLeod conceived the show in January, 1976 - and he was followed by Mal Stanley from ...

Bay Area jazz fans have been watching the career of Julian Lage for, well, most of his life. And we mean that pretty much literally, given that he was a child prodigy and the focus of a documentary ...

Artists Joe Satriani on what he told David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen when they called about EVH tribute tour Artists Robben Ford on rearranging John Lennon, iconic collaborations and paying tribute ...

This one's for guitarists who enjoy messing with tones, but spend way too much time trying to lock in the perfect sound. Groundhog Audio claims its tech can match the tone from any song and drop it ...