As I’ve said in a few recent editions of these best-of columns, it’s been a dreadful year for most things but a fine one for music, which, as the verse contends, “has charms to soothe a savage breast, ...

Celebrating 30 years to the date since the release of their pivotal debut album Cool And Steady And Easy, cult acid-jazz ensemble Brooklyn Funk Essentials are back today with the release of a new ...

Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something magical about George Duke’s music that’s hard to put into words—but you feel it. Whether he’s laying down a slick funk groove or caressing a melody on the piano, ...

If you think about it a certain way, one of the defining qualities of jazz is earnestness. This is one of the reasons why jazz and metal have so much in common, and so often appeal to the same ...

Surprise, surprise — Tyler, the Creator has confirmed that he’s not releasing a Hebrew Jazz Funk album next year. Rumors surfaced that Tyler would be stepping out of his comfort zone into the genre ...

Tin Pan Alley is on West 28th in NYC, between 5th and 6th Avenues, but it references much more than a location and a few buildings that are now designated as landmarks. This is where the magic was ...

Looking back to just last season, the Utah Jazz entered the year as one of the most underappreciated and disrespected teams in the entire NBA. After shipping off All-Star talents like G Donovan ...

It's always heart-warming when Sub Pop, Seattle's most famous record label, signs an up-and-coming artist from the region. This the company's done once more with Tacoma's J.R.C.G., the combative band ...

Wayne Shorter, one of a few musical sages who left our earthly plane this year, had a standard take on the subject of finality. "To me, there's no such thing as a finished anything," Shorter, the ...

Musicians both established and up-and-coming stretched themselves in fresh ways over the last year, creating poignant moments of collaboration and challenge. By Hank Shteamer In 2024, jazz continued ...