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 ...

A free, outdoor concert for the month of April has a dynamic lineup on tap for Jazz in the Park, a musical series that ...

Chuck Lamb will join Jorge Gómez & the Cuban Fusion Jazz Collab and Ria Curley & the Nu-Soul-Jaz Collab for a show Tuesday at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs. Singer-songwriter Ria Curley will bring ...

As logical humans, we know this is objectively true: Music doesn’t have a temperature. And yet as emotional humans, we also know weather has vibes and warm weather universally = blues music. So this ...

Albert “Tootie” Heath, a jazz drummer whose intuitive style and precision licks backed greats such as Nina Simone and John Coltrane, and who later joined his brothers in recordings that became part of ...

Our music can sometimes sound like '60s avant-garde, late '60s spiritual jazz, the great guitar- organ soul jazz combos, country, blues, gospel and even rock. Whatever it sounds like, I hope it sounds ...

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the strength and resilience of Black leaders across the nation — moreover their achievements and impact on society, culture and history One especially ...

Heart & Soul, along with surrounding neighbors, will present its 10th annual Music Stroll. Liz Adeola sits with Heart & Soul’s board president, Tom Stillinger, to talk about the 10th annual Heart & ...

1:15 p.m. March 7, 2025: A previous version of this story said Roy Ayers died Wednesday. He died Tuesday. Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of ...