There's a natural affinity between jazz and hip-hop; the genres each champion improvisation ... that's far more vivid and exciting than most music grouped under this heading.

Igmar Thomas’ ensemble bridges eras of Black American music with the soul-stirring project, ‘Like A Tree It Grows.’ ...

Ayers was a pioneer in the jazz scene, becoming one of the artists who created some of the first acid jazz tracks, and was a precursor to house music.

Easing the transition from winter to spring are these 10 bands around town and the suburbs. This list spans power pop to Southern blues to hip-hop. New York–based saxophonist and composer ...

Roy Ayers, whose hypnotic vibraphone playing and genre-blending compositions transformed jazz and influenced generations of musicians.