Johannesburg is a long way from Kirk’s hometown of Memphis, TN. Having grown up a "pastor’s kid," it’s not surprising to learn that Kirk’s warm, melodic sound was birthed in the Baptist church. Born ...

Dorsey’s 1944 song peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart. On top of that, the hit ...

Jonathan Karrant is an American singer born in Fort Smith AR. His album, “On and On” hit #4 on the Billboard Jazz charts and was released on January 8th, 2013. It features such songs as “Don’t Let Me ...

Jack Harlow’s Monica drops the rap entirely for a neo-soul experiment. Does the Electric Lady Studios album actually work?

From iconic bandleaders to unique talents, the best jazz pianists both shaped the genre and revolutionized the role of the piano in music. The piano’s importance in jazz stretches back to the time of ...

The English singer’s fourth solo album is a perfectly competent production that rarely rises above the level of blandly pleasant electro-pop. An impressive if overstretched showcase of the rapper’s ...

At The Vaults, Ancient Grease arrives with impeccable comic timing. The leather-jacketed mythology of Grease has rarely been far from London’s cultural bloodstream. Indeed, the city has been ...

From pulsating big band funk to throbbing electro-soul jams and sizzling acid jazz grooves, Britfunk showed how British Black music reshaped its American influences. While punk and New Wave grabbed ...