The arrival of these two compilations of 1970s jazz/funk begs one simple question: what took RCA so long? The fact that the mini-revival known as acid jazz peaked about five years ago puts these ...

The TikTok social media platform was created in 2017 but it wasn't until 2020, with the help of a global pandemic, that the app really took off. It has amassed tremendous growth with over 100 million ...

Lecturer of English. PhD Candidate in Afrofuturism and African Studies, University of the Western Cape The golden era days of jazz-rap occurred during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Hip-hop artists ...

Recorded after he signed with Blue Note Records, 'Unity' marks jazz organist Larry Young's distinctive shift toward modal ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

The Hope College Department of Music presents “An Evening of Jazz,” featuring drummer Ricky Sebastian on Saturday, November ...

Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — JAMS’ Funk Fest 2K23 will bring a blend of Disco, Jazz, Funk, and R&B to Chevy Court all day and night on Saturday, September 2. The celebration will culminate with headlining ...

NEW ORLEANS – Louis Armstrong’s first cornet. Sidney Bechet’s soprano saxophone. Edward “Kid” Ory’s trombone. These are just some of the artifacts that fill the New Orleans Jazz Museum, highlighting ...

When thinking about jazz, it’s impossible to ignore the deep, soulful contributions of Black women who have shaped the genre into what it is today. From smooth and sultry vocals to bold, ...

Jazz has long been a proud part of British culture. Saxophonist Ronnie Scott established his legendary London jazz club way back in 1959, and supergroup Jazz Warriors carried the flag in the 1980s.

Jazz pianist Gary Motley is a highly regarded performer, producer and composer who creates arrangements for the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Freddy Cole and Jennifer Holiday when he’s not performing his ...