Inspired by Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai turned 70s soul and funk into a 90s acid-jazz revolution that reshaped modern music.

This was, he explains, a way of marking out their own musical territory. “I grew up listening to Eric Clapton solos and ...

Learn about well-known alto saxophone players. See how their music, style, and talent made them stand out around the world.

The Kravis Center will host a block party Nov. 8 with free performances, workshops in dance, music and art as well as crafts ...

Downtown Artist & Label Services (DA&LS) says that it has “deepened its commitment” to Brazil’s emerging phonk and electronic Funk scene, inking renewals with key labels and citing successful viral ...

Five decades after losing credit, Kenya’s soul-funk pioneers the Mighty Cavaliers are finally getting their due with newly reissued albums.

Rap pioneers JVC Force put the suburbs on the hip-hop map with the iconic anthem “Strong Island” in the late 1980s — and their funk-filled ode to Long Island has new life stretching all the way across ...

From Leon Thomas’ “Mutt” breakthrough to Kehlani scoring a long-overdue Hot 100 top 10 hit with “Folded,” R&B is in the midst of an upswing — and the world is taking notice. When she first started ...

Here We Are,” is available on Rum Bar Records, and The Gypsy Moths had an album release celebration on Halloween at The ...

A fan and player from an early age, he studied urban studies and psychology at Wayne State University and worked as a mental ...

"Don't Happen Twice" is the second-oldest song from Kenny Chesney's catalog that still regularly gets added to setlists ("She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" is a bit older). In 2001, it reached No. 1 and ...

Can you guess the 1979 song from just one lyric? The year 1979 marked a turning point in pop music, standing at the intersection of the ...