*Larry & Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell enjoyed an out-of-nowhere run in the `70s as producers of loosely arranged musical nuggets that felt good, painted in broad strokes lyrically, and became bedrock ...

During the politically and culturally turbulent late 1960s and '70s, many jazz musicians attempted to appeal to a younger and more diverse audience that grew up listening to artists such as James ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images In 1970, DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight was a ...

One of the first jazz musicians from Poland to gain an international following, he recorded more than 60 albums and played ...

The latest installment in Craft Recordings’ vaunted Jazz Dispensary series puts a special focus on ’70s jazz-funk when fusion and soul/R’n’B broke open how jazz would sound from that point forward and ...

Chick Corea, the Grammy-winning pianist and keyboardist whose work at the intersections of jazz, experimental music, funk, progressive rock and classical music with his band Return to Forever helped ...

Pianist and composer Joe Sample, a founding member of the genre-crossing Jazz Crusaders who helped pioneer the electronic jazz-funk fusion style, has died. He was 75. Sample died of complications due ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists in modern music embody the spirit of innovation quite like Herbie Hancock. From his formative years with Miles Davis to his own trailblazing solo career, Hancock has ...

Gemini Soul is famous for their eclectic blend of jazz-funk fusion with an electronic element known as "Cyber Jazz." With their motto "Jazz For A New Generation," their sound is reminiscent of Herbie ...