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 ...

Cape Cod alt-rock quartet Crooked Coast just released a new single, "Ante Up." and will be performing at River Street Jazz Cafe as part of their Ante Up tour on Friday, March 21. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Appealing to both jazz nerds and hip-hop heads, Black Radio is a landmark ... layered with mellow instrumentals, frantic break beats, soulful R&B vocals, and other post-bop incarnations.

Celebration21, the Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) annual fundraising event, will take place on May 21 at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space (250 West 95th Street, Manhattan), from ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist ... 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the hit “Running Away,” which peaked at No.

Jazz musician Roy Ayers plays an African Marimba ... 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the hit “Running Away,” which peaked at No. 19 on the R&B chart ...

March 5, 2025 • The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.

(March 6) Roy Ayers performs at the 2Pac 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File) Jazz musician Roy Ayers, looks on during his workshop ...

and even dallied with electro and hip-hop (exemplified by his 1983 global hit, “Rockit”), at heart this Chicago-born musical chameleon is a committed jazz pianist. Though influenced by Bill ...