Blues rock was swamped with teenage hotshots in the genre’s mid-’90s semi-revival (Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, to name two), but the name of Austin wonderkid Jake Andrews is perhaps forgotten in that regard. Coming from the same proudly hip city as Texan guitar maestro Stevie Ray Vaughan, don’t be swayed into dismissing Andrews as another SRV wannabe.

Even in a place like Texas, where fabulously talented guitarists are as common as dead armadillos alongside lonely highways, Jake Andrews has always been somewhat of a curiosity.

A seven-year-old guitarist who makes his stage debut alongside blues legend Albert King is novelty, even after he has jammed with Buddy Guy, Clarence “Gathmouth” Brown, and Albert Collins. But what happens with the kid grows up? He becomes a seasoned veteran…

HIT LIST. For his sixth solo album, he enlists producer Carla Olson for an all-instrumental affair with bass, drums, and keyboards that should attract and dazzle blues-and rock-guitar fans alike. The title track shows Andrews’ facility without gratuitous showboating, and the whole set has an immediate, live feel.

“Turning countless heads with electrifying guitar playing and soulful singing, Jake Andrews has been front and center of the Austin Scene for more than half of this 19 years. Steeped in the Texas blues tradition of Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan, “Time to Burn’s” mix of guitar pyrotechnics, fiery vocals and powerful new songs confirms that Jake Andrews is already blazing new paths with the torch he’s been passed.”

Jake fearlessly delves into uncharted sonic territories, exploring complex sounds that intertwine the raw power of rock with the raw emotion of the blues…

“Like many Austin musicians, Jake Andrews is a child of the blues, but he’s also the child of John “Toad” Andrews, who played with Mother Earth in the ‘60s. That gave him an edge in the cutthroat music business…

“He’s segued from blues-rock heavily influenced by Stevie Ray to harder-edged rock with mature vocals and a varied guitar palette.

Buddy Guy is like the E.F. Hutton of blues guitar legends: When he talks, people listen. And when Guy is talking up an up-and-coming player, it’s hard not to check out what the new kid is doing.

“There must be something in the water in Austin, Texas. Good guitar players always seem to be from Austin or have some Austin connection. Easily surpassing most of his peers in technique as well as in crafty songwriting.”

“There’s a proud tradition of Texas blues power trios. There was Johnny Winter in the ‘60s, followed by ZZ Top in the ‘70s and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the ‘80s. In the ‘90s, youngblood Jake Andrews started shaking things up in Austin.