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 ...

Rock Candy Funk Party (RCFP) is a collection of groove loving musicians bringing a fresh and funky vibe to the world of jazz. The band formed around 2009 when drummer Tal Bergman and guitarist Ron ...

Ahhh, the 80s. Big hair, big synthesizer sounds and programmed beats. That didn't just happen with pop and rock, some of these trends seeped into contemporary jazz, too. This was the decade when much ...

T S MONK (Thelonious Monk III.) sat down with Black Enterprise Executive Editor-At-Large Alfred Edmond Jr. for an hour-long discussion on music, activism, and a whole lot more. T.S., the son of the ...

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While it is generally agreed that the birthplace of jazz is New Orleans and that it was first performed there in the early 1900s, it’s not the only music style to come out of the Crescent City.

KCCK Jazz Radio 88.3 DJ Hollis Monroe introduces the next song during his show “Midday Jazz with Hollis Monroe” at the radio station’s studio at Kirkwood Community College in southwest Cedar Rapids, ...

Donald Byrd, the influential jazz trumpeter, composer and educator, died Feb. 4. He was 80. A post on the Web page of Detroit mortuary Haley Funeral Directors belatedly confirmed Byrd’s passing. In a ...