Jazz/blues guitarist suggestions for SRV fan.


I am about to wear out my Stevie Ray Vaughan CDs. I have been looking for a similar sound for a while and keep coming up short. What I am looking for is the instrumental jazz/blues sound, like in Riviera Paradise which is one of my all time favorite songs. I've tried Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Eric Wallo, Clapton even Ry Cooder...all good but they don't keep me coming back. Keb Mo is not too bad, he just does not do the instrumentals like Stevie.

Any suggestions for mostly instrumental jazz/blues guitarist?
dlwask
Just got back from this year's Jazzfest in NOLA. Saw John Mooney & Bluesianna for the second time now, this time in a club. He stays a bit closer to the bluesy side of the blues-rock continuum, more so than SRV, but just as hard driving. Anyone who likes SRV would would definitely dig Mooney live, just amazing, muscular guitar work.
Can't comment on his cds tho since I don't own any yet, could be worth checking out a recent one. Don't miss him if he plays near you....
Another guy who blew me away a number of years ago when he was playing with Mayall was Coco Montoya. I got his first cd & it was disappointing, however he has released several since then, maybe better?
I'm always happy when listening to those ancient Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac tunes. I have the originals but, to me, his good stuff is dispersed over several albums from the very first to the final "Green Manalishi". Perhaps there's a particularly good compilation featuring his fretwork. He had a real nice take on blues playing.
On the jazz side I'm liking Russell Malone these days.
chris whitley~ livin w/the law - blues via a national steel
catherine wheel~ anything from these guys rock
mike johnson~ ex lead from dinasour jr.
I second the melvin taylor choice > dirty pool
Also try these :
gary moore > still got the blues
robin ford > & the blue line
robert cray > (quite a few good cd's)
tinsley ellis > trouble time , fanning the flame
little charlie & the nightcats > captured live
johnny lang > lie to me