The band from Trinidad and Tobago will headline the Unity Jazz Festival this week, bringing “a sense of joy” and its ...

Not all 1980s artists fell in with the modern sounds of the era. These four acts made their marks by going unapologetically retro.

Denver funk band Wild Love Tigress formed when the world was about to end…or so people thought. It was 2012, and many were ...

Rising young talents and revered veterans helped take jazz to a multitude of exciting new destinations in 2025.

Anomaly-chasing quartet’s challenging response to funk metal came out of their love for Rush, Phil Collins and being odd ...

The Rochester International Jazz Festival has added 13 more artists to the Club Pass Series. The additional performers will join 10 other artists who will be performing at Kodak Hall at the Eastman ...

Here are 5 hair metal musicians who never really drank alcohol or did drugs. This 1980s scene is often most remembered for the excess that included, but wasn’t limited to, wild parties, heavy drinking ...

In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D engaged in a profound conversation with acclaimed author and playwright Ishmael Reed about his poem “Jazz Martyrs.” The poem serves as a poignant ...

The 1960s to the 1980s were a transformative period for music, with artists who not only shaped the sound of their time but also left a legacy that continues to influence contemporary music. This era ...

Since the pandemic, The Aristocrat had been a reliable home base for jazz musicians all over the region. Its concert calendar featured key local players like trumpeter Mark Rapp, saxophonist Robert ...

While synths and new wave brought in the decade and glam metal closed it, there were still plenty of acts championing a blues rock sound and thriving in the 1980s. In looking back at the roots of rock ...

A new exhibit is on display at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture in uptown Charlotte, profiling iconic jazz artists who played in a period that included the Jim Crow era. ...