Chef Eric Adjepong thinks of his approach to cooking a lot like jazz music. “I know, technically, how to make a great meal: the flavor profiles you need, the textures, the crunch, this, that, and […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Talks Birthday Rap Footage, which you can see here from TMZ, subsequently emerged of the actor rapping along to Gang Starr and Nice & Smooth’s hit song “DWYCK.” Leo is wearing a black […]
Lady Gaga celebrated the late singer Tony Bennett’s birthday on Thursday. In an Instagram post, the Born This Way hitmaker remembered the late I Left My Heart In San Francisco singer in honour of his […]
Mongolian music has a long history of producing captivating vocal styles. The best-known is throat singing – a reverberating technique that produces multiple pitches during a single phrase. Raw, earthy and a predominantly male pursuit, […]
Karly-Marina Loaiza widely famous for the name, Kali Uchis, has been making some interesting and brainstorming tracks since she emerged in the limelight with her debut mixtape ‘Drunken Babble’ in 2012. Her enigmatic presence and […]
Sheldon Reynolds, guitarist for the legendary music group Earth, Wind & Fire, has died at the age of 63. Current band member, Philip Bailey, confirmed the news on Twitter. “This news of Sheldon Reynolds transition […]
Over the last 60 years, keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith has made an artform out of countering some of jazz music’s loudest heavyweights with a soft, sensuous sound. His is the gently radiating electric piano or […]
Another day, another legendary music festival lineup to announce. This go-’round is one of the most iconic festivals dedicated to jazz music lovers: the Newport Jazz Festival. The multi-day outdoor event is set to celebrate […]
HBCU alumni and allies alike are gearing up for a Black excellence celebrating fest. Source: HBCU SpringComing Indeed, the #1 job site in the world, is sponsoring the 9th installment of HBCU SpringComing […]
Tom Verlaine, frontman, guitarist, and chief songwriter of seminal guitar rock band Television, has died at the age of 73. Verlaine passed away on Saturday following a “brief illness,” according to Jesse Paris Smith, the […]
Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman plays in 2019. Swing is an essential component of nearly all kinds of jazz music. Physicists think that subtle nuances in the timing of soloists are key to creating that propulsive […]
‘Blues & Synonyms’ has been released by the Jason Jenkins Trio’s artist Jenkins, which is creating a buzz among all. His outstanding representation has amazed all. The prolific jazz band Jason Jenkins Trio is mesmerizing all the […]
Go Sanya! Source: Walt Disney World resort Olympic track & field champion and reality TV star Sanya Richards-Ross finished her very first 5K during the famed Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney […]
After making a name for herself playing Florence on The Jeffersons, Marla Gibbs moved immediately on to another classic sitcom, 227, about the residents of a Washington, D.C. apartment building. There, she was reunited with Hal […]
Mario has reached out to Swizz Beatz about possibly collaborating on a jazz album. In an interview with Billboard to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut self-titled record, the R&B singer-songwriter revealed he has […]
Before they released their first single this past April, the only way to discover Domi & JD Beck online was getting lucky on one of those deep YouTube rabbit holes. If you happened to arrive […]
Robert Glasper is doing it all these days. He’s just come off a European Tour in support of his latest album, Black Radio III, performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival earlier this month (where he […]
Author : Jennifer Stone June 24,2022 June 24,2022 June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 ‘Strangers in the Night’ is one of the most impressive soul music. The lyrically balanced, musically soft and vocally enchanting tracks can […]
If you haven’t been hipped to Domi & JD Beck yet, a good primer is the keyboardist and drummer’s four minute tribute to Madvillainy. The two classically-trained prodigies are well-versed in the finer points of […]
The notion of a “jazz music” festival has become about a lot more than just jazz. Like the storied Montreal Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival that came before it, the brand […]