Dan McKinnon was 13 the first time he heard Jimi Hendrix take a guitar solo on “Voodoo Child.” Two things happened that day. First, on a guitar of his own, he tried to play what he’d just heard. He would continue to be inspired by both the masters and innovators of the jazz and blues traditions, seeking out recordings and learning how they were played. The second: he set out to make music of his own.

Bank Note Blues is a a culmination of that passion — a four-track debut EP of original blues...