The first weekend of the 2025 edition of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is underway, with one historic moment for the festival and the city set to take place during the first Saturday. New ...

On & On will open in Wynwood, above Shiso, featuring live jazz reinterpretations of hip-hop classics every Friday.

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, ...

Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...

Nas writes a powerful foreword for Miles Davis's centennial autobiography, connecting hip-hop and jazz through shared struggle and artistic innovation.

The Crocodile might’ve waddled a few blocks north, but opposite the old venue at Second Avenue and Blanchard Street, a new music night is taking shape in the heart of Belltown. In the summer of 2024, ...

Assessing the best jazz albums of any current year could be a tricky affair. The tricky part lies in the term current, as during any given year there is a slew of reissued jazz albums that can ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Andre 3000 attends "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style", the 2025 Costume Institute Benefit, at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

8 Essential Roy Ayers Songs Sampled By Hip-Hop & R&B Stars 8 Essential Roy Ayers Songs Sampled By Hip-Hop & R&B Stars #RoyAyers Roy Ayers, the towering jazz figure, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, at ...