When SETI X—the San Francisco-based emcee and recipient of the Pharrell Williams-backed J Dilla Music Tech Grant—told me about a small brick-and-mortar he co-owned with Delrokz, a turntablist and ...

Continuing the sensational Spring Revisited series in collaboration with Ace Records, Acid Jazz presents a new 12” release – ...

Blue Moods' Force & Grace is the third in a series of Posi-Tone releases in which music of under-recognized jazz composers is given a fair shake by bands comprised of some of the label's leading ...

Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of ...

Les McCann, a prominent musician and recording artist, passed away at the age of 88 in Los Angeles, a week after being hospitalized for pneumonia. McCann, a Lexington, Kentucky, native, was a ...

Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of downtown Los Angeles and saw more than 60 of his songs sampled by a who’s who of hip-hop and soul artists, died ...

Jazz vocalist Michael Mayo will perform Sept. 17 in Stevens Point, blending jazz, soul and R&B at Great Northern Distilling.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Billy Paul was a powerful and distinctive voice in the golden era of 1970s soul and R&B. While most remember him for his iconic hit “Me and Mrs. Jones,” his body of work reveals a ...

For 75 years, Tico Records has produced Latin soul music of the highest order. A new compilation — Hit the Bongo! — celebrates Tico's anniversary. Spanish-language music is all over the pop charts ...

The saxophonist and composer is playing at the Blue Note and has a new album, Slow Burn, feature his signature blend of jazz, ...

Grammy-nominated jazz musician Leslie “Les” McCann has died at the age of 88. As the New York Times reported, McCann died on Dec. 29, 2023; his long-standing manager, Alan Abrahams, confirmed the news ...

Few are the folks who could cast a literal shadow over the iconic Hammond B-3 organ, nicknamed "the Beast" by many of the jazz musicians who have helmed the hefty 425-pound instrument. But Reuben ...