Jazz and hip-hop are technically different genres of music, but for bassist and composer Giulio Xavier Cetto, the connection between the two is indivisible. “My main goal is to support as a bass ...

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 ...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present Hip Hop &, a new annual season focus highlighting hip hop's intersections with other genres, forms, and disciplines. Each year, Hip Hop ...

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 ...

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. This writer went into the 2023 DC Jazz Festival ready to ...

Will Grammy Award-winning tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery have a tennis racket on stage when he performs here Wednesday at a concert that will include music by San Diego-bred jazz sax great Harold ...

Collaborators include Endea Owens, Black Thought, and Cory Henry, to name a few. Juicy J describes the project as his “true art and emotions,” reflecting a personal creative shift. Juicy J is inviting ...

Despite turning a half century old this year, Hip Hop music is showing no signs of slowing down. If anything, it’s expanding faster than DJ Kool Herc was spinning records in the Bronx on August 11, ...

Max Roach was excited by the premise and promise of rap when it first hit the music scene. Roach was introduced to the burgeoning genre by his godson and hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy, and would later ...

So yes, what you’ve heard is true, The Seasons Performance Hall is up for sale. It’s appropriate for us to shed a collective tear and raise a glass in tribute to all of the amazing performances that ...

Max Roach was excited by the premise and promise of rap when it first hit the music scene. Max Roach was excited by the premise and promise of rap when it first hit the music scene. Roach was ...