Hip hop, traditional music and jazz combine to impressive effect on two new songs from Freestyle Master, write Olaf Furniss ...

Although Queen Latifah recently turned 50, her formal foray into jazz repertoire didn’t represent a definitive pivot for the artist; a new direction dictated by age. Hip-hop itself is almost 50 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy ... 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the hit ...

A drummer, a DJ-producer and an orchestra director discuss the challenges for Black artists, how things are changing and increasing access to the arts ...

FILE - Roy Ayers performs at the 2Pac 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File) ...

Jazz musician Roy Ayers plays an African Marimba instrument during his workshop with young music artist at Funda Centre ... 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by such ...

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(AP Photo/Ron Harris, File) FILE - Jazz musician Roy Ayers, looks on during his workshop with young music artist at Funda Centre ... has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained ...

(March 6) Roy Ayers performs at the 2Pac 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File) Jazz musician Roy Ayers, looks on during his workshop ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist ... 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the hit “Running Away,” which peaked at No.

Ayers and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest in 2020 on the second album in the “Jazz Is Dead” series, which showcases frequently sampled jazz musicians ...