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“There's only one person on Earth who could turn a highly conceptual, fiercely political, free-form jazz-rap fusion record into a global hit”: Making Kendrick Lamar'…
Kendrick's seminal Grammy-winner, we look back at how TPAB was made - and why it still resonates even more deeply a decade ...
Revive Big Band’s Vinyl Release Honors Jazz And Hip-Hop’s Shared Legacy
Igmar Thomas’ ensemble bridges eras of Black American music with the soul-stirring project, ‘Like A Tree It Grows.’ ...
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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
His “The Best of Roy Ayers” spend 50 weeks on the Contemporary Jazz Album chart. His music never went out of style ... which ...
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Best Fusion of Hip-Hop and Jazz on Disc
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.
Lonnie Holley Never Plays a Song Twice. (Even His Own.)
The artist and musician, now 75, represents a devotion to the act of creation. His new LP “Tonky,” which incorporates jazz, ...
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Roy Ayers, prolifically sampled musician and composer, dies at 84
His “The Best of Roy Ayers” spent 50 weeks on the Contemporary Jazz Album chart. His music never went out of ... 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the ...
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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
rap on, keep on and “eventually you’ll get it.” Jazz musician Roy Ayers, looks on during his workshop with young music artist at Funda Centre in Soweto, South Africa, Friday, Sept.
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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
His “The Best of Roy Ayers” spend 50 weeks on the Contemporary Jazz Album chart. His music never went out of ... 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the ...