This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

The Montgomery Smooth Jazz Festival will take place on March 14-15 at Riverwalk Amphitheater. The festival will feature national jazz and R&B artists, including Boney James, Leela James, and Evelyn ...

South Philadelphia native James Mtume, a leading light in the world of jazz and R&B from the 1960's onward, has died at the age of 75, his family confirmed on Sunday. Born James Forman, Mtume was the ...

STEVENS POINT − Jazz Coterie is bringing Los Angeles-based singer and composer Michael Mayo to Wisconsin for a concert in Stevens Point. Mayo, known for his blend of jazz, neo-soul and R&B, will ...

James Mtume, a jazz musician who went on to form the R&B band Mtume, has reportedly died. Mtume was behind the massive “Juicy Fruit” hit, famously sampled by The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy” smash. As ...

Braxton Cook, Tink, Theo Croker, and Ego Ella May unleash new albums that caught our attention this week. Today Braxton Cook revealed a superb offering, his new album Who Are You When No One Is ...

I was about 11 when I first started listening to jazz. I lived in New Jersey and used to listen to late- night jazz stations from Manhattan… Jazz affected me in a way that R&B records really didn’t.

Renowned Indian recording artist Hitangshu Sarmah, known to fans worldwide as DonnyJ, has been blazing a path to the top of the global music industry. His reputation as a pioneer in the Indian R&B, ...

Jazz Fest 2023 closed out its first weekend on a picture perfect note. Gone were the downpours of Saturday afternoon and the stress of the festival’s cashless pay system woes from Friday. Brother ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The 13th Annual “Smooth Sounds by the Sea,” a relaxing afternoon of soulful R&B and Jazz is set for Sunday, July 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the historic Alice Austen House in ...

The Love Always Wins artist is expecting his eighth child, welcoming another baby with his wife, Erica Owens, the couple ...

Cheri Evans is a popular R&B and jazz singer with St. Louis acts including Love Jones the Band, Arvell and Co., Galaxy, and her own band, CEEJazzSoul. But now she wants you to know Cheri Evans.