The Telmo Fernández Organ Trio is a bit of a throwback—to the classic hard bop organ trios of yore. The title of the trio's first album, The Soul Jazz Beat Vol. 1, tells it like it is—a soulful, jazzy ...
Herbie Hancock beat Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Foo Fighters and Vince Gill for (what the Grammys consider) album of the year. Album of the Year: “River: The Joni Letters,” Herbie Hancock. Record of ...
The Vilar Performing Arts Center’s main stage transforms into a club-like setting on Tuesday night, with audience members sitting on stage around reserved, two-top tables for a night of jazz, which ...
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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 ...
The jazz musician was known for helping to pioneer the soul jazz sound and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What" Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE.
It is the aspiration of much literature that it wants to change the way we look at the world, but few authors and poets have been as influential as the group of writers labeled the Beat Generation.
A Black-owned jazz club in Williamsburg has been entertaining the community for more than 40 years with its unique sounds. Gary Eastman, the owner of the Williamsburg Music Center tucked in a corner ...
Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 128-112 win over the Washington Wizards from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen. After a remarkable 10-game losing streak that saw the Jazz fall to the ...
Sign up for ON the Beat, Josef Woodard’s semi-weekly newsletter preaching the gospel of eclectic music tastes. It is the crack of 1 p.m. and I am sitting in the ...