*New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club announces an important run of Talib Kweli (one half of iconic duo Black Star) shows alongside heavily-sampled jazz pioneer Bob James. Taking place this February 7-9, ...
Ahmad Jamal, whose music was sampled by Nas, Jay-Z, De La Soul and many other Hip-Hop artists, died at the age of 92. The influential pianist, who was born Frederick Russell Jones, died of ...
Les McCann stood only 5 foot 7, but he was a towering figure when he sang and played piano. The rousing brand of soul-jazz he helped pioneer in the 1950s and ’60s inspired several generations of ...
Les McCann, a trailblazing pianist and singer known for fusing strains of jazz, funk, and R&B and pioneering soul jazz, died on Friday at the age of 88. The cause of death has not been disclosed, but ...