In the early 1990s, bass drummer Derrick Moss, snare drummer Lumar LeBlanc and other members of the Young Olympia Brass Band decided to split off to form a new brass band: The Soul Rebels. They wanted ...

From watching his father perform with jazz luminaries as a child to producing for hip-hop royalty, Karriem Riggins has spent his life at the intersection of musical worlds. The Detroit native, who ...

The jazz musician was known for helping to pioneer the soul jazz sound and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What" Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE.

Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of downtown Los Angeles and saw more than 60 of his songs sampled by a who’s who of hip-hop and soul artists, died ...

When SETI X—the San Francisco-based emcee and recipient of the Pharrell Williams-backed J Dilla Music Tech Grant—told me about a small brick-and-mortar he co-owned with Delrokz, a turntablist and ...

CBUS Soul Fest is returning Downtown to Genoa Park this summer, bringing with it a day of good food, good music and a whole lot of soul. Now in its third year, the festival, hosted by the Columbus ...

Sophie Clarke rounds up some of this year’s standout events from Belfast’s citywide celebration of music and creativity ...

The first weekend of the 2025 edition of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is underway, with one historic moment for the festival and the city set to take place during the first Saturday. New ...

The future of the BET Hip Hop Awards and Soul Train Music Awards is in limbo. In a recent interview with Billboard, BET CEO Scott Mills confirmed that the two staple awards ceremonies will not return ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you’re not in the holiday spirit yet, it's time to get ready. Local musicians Friday released a Christmas benefit album for those with disabilities. Jazz, hip hop and blues ...