Buddy Guy — North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, 2002

Full concert by Buddy Guy filmed on 14 July 2002 at the Statenhal in The Hague, during the North Sea Jazz Festival. A pioneer of Chicago electric blues and a huge influence on Hendrix, Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, the American guitarist and singer delivers an incandescent full concert, mixing blues standards with material from his own catalogue. Backed by his band (Frank Blinkal, Jason Moynihan, Jerry Porter, Orlando Wright, Tony Zamagni), he alternates ferocious solos, dynamic playing and playful interaction with the audience. This live concert captures the stage energy of an artist who, after difficult years, had returned to the top with the album Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues. You hear the screaming Stratocaster and the expressive voice of one of the last great masters of Chicago blues. A high-definition capture, perfect for discovering or rediscovering the raw power of live blues, carried by a legendary musician at the height of his art on one of Europe’s biggest jazz and blues stages.