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Guru’s ‘Jazzmatazz’ gave agency to three decades of hip-hop and jazz fusion
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoOpinion: In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Guru’s solo debut, “Jazzmatazz Volume 1,” theGrio...
40 years of ‘Rockit,’ how Herbie Hancock elevated hip-hop onto a new pedestal
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, theGrio examines how Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit,”...
'Nutcracker' shows to see: BalletMet, Hip Hop, New Albany Ballet and 'Ebony Nutcracker'
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFor many of us, the holiday season is synonymous with joyous get-togethers, huge meals and...
Move over guitar rock – Ezra Collective’s propulsive jazz is the true sound of modern Britain
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe token jazz album has always been something of an anomaly in the history of the Mercury Music...
Get to Know the Three New Grammy Categories for 2024
Billboard via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Recording Academy has added three new categories for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, which are set for Sunday Feb. 4, 2024 — best African music...
Is rap music in danger…’honestly, nevermind’: The relationship between hip-hop and house music
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOPINION: As Drake continues to receive backlash for his new album, 'Honestly, Nevermind,' theGrio...
How Mary J. Blige’s ‘What’s the 411?’ showed that hip hop and soul are one in the same
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoEditor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read...
Wynton Marsalis, one of the greatest living trumpeters, is returning to Kansas City
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by artistic director Wynton Marsalis since 1991, has...
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, summer theater heat up Vermont arts scene in June
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSummer is here, or at least the month that welcomes summer is here. You’ll have to wait three weeks...
‘Very Real and Raw’: Jazz Visionary Roy Hargrove Focus of New ‘HARGROVE’ Documentary
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring a late-night moment in a hotel room while touring Mediterranean Europe in 2018, gifted jazz...