1:15 p.m. March 7, 2025: A previous version of this story said Roy Ayers died Wednesday. He died Tuesday. Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of ...

Last year, the festival earned New Times ’ Best Music Festival award for 2025, a title that naturally raises expectations. Jazz in the Garden still offers one of the most joyful large-scale music ...

From watching his father perform with jazz luminaries as a child to producing for hip-hop royalty, Karriem Riggins has spent his life at the intersection of musical worlds. The Detroit native, who ...

The end of February brings us the second installment of a new series at the Crocker Art Museum, tracing the connectivity of jazz, soul and hip-hop — but there’s much to get to before that.

From its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz was considered the only true American art form. Its sound is a melting pot of musical influences, incorporating remnants of ragtime, ...

Bob Beamon and Stix Bones. Photo Credit: MarQ Brown, WhoShotYa! BK LLC. Bob Beamon and Stix Bones. Photo Credit: MarQ Brown, WhoShotYa! BK LLC. Olympic gold medalist long jumper Bob Beamon and Stix ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer and “Godfather of Neo Soul,” leaves behind a timeless musical legacy that continues to inspire generations. Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist and revered ...

When SETI X—the San Francisco-based emcee and recipient of the Pharrell Williams-backed J Dilla Music Tech Grant—told me about a small brick-and-mortar he co-owned with Delrokz, a turntablist and ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – It’s that time of the year in Rochester. The Roc Summer Soul Music Festival will kick off Saturday at Innovative Field. More than a dozen hip hop, soul, and jazz artists are set to ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — A group that mixes hip-hop music to martial arts films in real-time, Shaolin Jazz, is hosting its “Can I Kick It?” event at the Paramount Bristol in August. According to the ...

Love Supreme Jazz Festival has announced over 25 new names joining the line-up for Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2026, returning to Glynde Place, East Sussex, between 3-5 July. Newly announced artists ...