I went to see the jazz pianist Jason Moran perform at the Village Vanguard in New York City. Playing the music of Duke ...

Zo! and Tall Black Guy, both virtuosos in their own right, have crafted a project that transcends genre boundaries while ...

funkier strain of jazz, becoming a touchstone for many artists who followed and one of the most sampled musicians by hip-hop artists, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 84. His death ...

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

The longevity of the jazz-driven soul song is largely due to its use in hip-hop and soul tracks ... Hundreds of other artists including Tyler, the Creator, Jill Scott and Madlib sampled Ayers ...

In 2020, he also co-crafted Roy Ayers JID002 from the Jazz Is Dead series with composers ... He said he asked hip-hop artists such as A Tribe Called Quest why they liked his music, and he said ...

a legendary local jazz artist and teacher who died in 2023. Sunday, June 15: ATOMGA and its unique brand of afrobeat music infused with elements of jazz, rock, hip hop, and funk. Sunday ...

Roy Ayers, a Jazz Legend Who Influenced Hip-Hop and R&B Musicians, Dies at 84 NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy ...