When soul jazz was born in the late 1950s/early 1960s, it provided a pathway for the funky, window-rattling grooves of contemporary soul and R&B to infuse the muscular hard bop of the day. For the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Al Jarreau had a voice unlike any other—playful, unpredictable, and full of soul. He moved effortlessly between jazz, R&B, and pop, turning every song into a conversation between ...

The consistency of impressive quality in the worlds of jazz and blues in Nashville allows fans to enjoy great music year-round. The amount of noteworthy events makes it impossible to cite everything ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Will Downing’s voice that feels like a conversation between old friends. It’s warm, wise, and effortlessly smooth—like a glass of red wine at the end of a ...

HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Jazz and Music Festival is coming to the Hampton Coliseum June 27-29. This year's event will feature big names in jazz, soul, 90s R&B, and gospel such as Patti LaBelle, SWV, ...

This past September, the Portland band Pleasure played together for the first time in almost 40 years. The long-awaited show at Portland’s Revolution Hall felt like a celebration with close friends.

Those who love going to R&B shows in Denver or hearing sultry neo-soul vocals at jazz clubs are witness to a blossoming local scene. The boundaries of R&B continue to shift as each wave of artists ...

Let’s say you like R&B, funk, Latin jazz, soul, hip-hop. You like savoring bites from Milwaukee food trucks or checking out local artisans, makers and vendors. Well, there’s just the festival for you.

Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of neo soul, a genre born in the 1990s that blends elements of the 1970s soul genre and funk, jazz, hip-hop and other musical traditions. The music feels both ...