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Keyon Harrold
Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, trumpeter Keyon Harrold has been making an impact on the jazz, hip-hop, and R&B scenes for some time now, collaborating with artists as diverse as Maxwell,...
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Hip-Hop: DIY ‘High Art’ Achiever
Hip-hop for most of its early development was a subversive culture, one that was not bashful at criticizing conventional power structures and conventional wisdoms. Consequently, it also became...
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Jazz: Where Are We Going Wrong?
What is wrong with jazz today? This is a broad question that can be discussed through numerous lenses, yet right now let’s only look through one or two. Jazz in it’s current form seems to be popular...
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Tony Royster Jr.
Transitioning from life as a child prodigy to that of a musical revolutionary may not be the easiest sounding task, but it may be the only road that Tony Royster Jr. is comfortable with taking....
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Feature Offer: Fela! Returns to Broadway
Fela! returns to Broadway for 32 performances only between July 9 & August 4. The shows tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, king of Afrobeat, political rebel, and man of the people. “The...
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The “Blue Notes” of Blue Note: 8 Lesser-Known Samples from the Blue Note...
There are a multitude of classic, well-known hip-hop tracks that have sampled from the Blue Note Records catalog. Numerous examples can be found in the music of A Tribe Called Quest, Madlib’s Blue...
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NEXT Collective: Christian “aTunde Adjuah” Scott (Trumpet)
Concord Records’ NEXT Collective brings together what many are calling the supergroup of this generation of musicians. Combining the talents of Ben Williams, Christian Scott, Matt Stevens, Jamire...
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Happy Birthday Kenneth Whalum III
Be sure to wish Kenneth Whalum III a very Happy Birthday today! The Memphis native has toured and recorded with countless artists from Jay-Z to Al Green and his longtime collaborator Maxwell. He’s won...
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Who is Dorothy Ashby to Our Generation? — Part 1
When we think of Detroit’s rich musical legacy — from Motown’s soulful artists to jazz greats including Ron Carter, Barry Harris, Alice Coltrane, Kenny Garrett and Geri Allen — we should not forget the...
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Dorothy Ashby: August 6, 1932 — April 13, 1986
Dorothy Ashby is one of those undersold luminaries who has brought such a profound voice to the world of music that though her name may be unknown to some, her sound is unmistakeable both on her own...
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