Ayers’ career spanned nearly six decades, including collaborations with contemporary artists such as Alicia Keys, Thundercat, and Tyler, The Creator. Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, composer, ...

A live big band showcase featuring student and professional musicians performing a mix of jazz, funk, Latin and blues took ...

It all came together in a matter of hours, according to Eugene musician Frank Visconti, trumpeter and manager with Natsukashii Soul, a brand-new jazz, R&B and funk quintet performing regularly in ...

Jazz-funk supergroup Nitecap has released its debut album, Things of That Nature, a 10-track set of original compositions that harkens on the contemporary synth-laden soul with jazz-funk and fusion ...

Well when looking at the mindblowing Funk phenomenon which surely lent a brand new sheen to jazz when there were at least three or four different styles in vogue i.e. cool jazz, straight-ahead jazz, ...

With hundreds of performances out at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it's hard to know where to start. So Gambit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist and musician known for songs like “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and his unparalleled influence on ...

Jazz Dispensary’s compilations tend to work best when they lean into a specific mood, and Magia Brasileira takes the listener ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

*“We each are responsible for three songs,” said Grammy nominated Everette Harp (Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle, George Duke), the legendary Contemporary Jazz saxophonist from Houston, Texas, about ...

Baldwinsville, N.Y. — The Seneca Savings January Jazzfest will bring mainstays of New York’s music scene together with young talent at Mohegan Manor on Saturday, Jan. 25. The annual “fun-raiser” that ...