(ThyBlackMan.com) Al Jarreau had a voice unlike any other—playful, unpredictable, and full of soul. He moved effortlessly between jazz, R&B, and pop, turning every song into a conversation between ...

The explosive Latin ensemble Soul Sauce blasts back into Pearl's for their much-anticipated return engagement. Soul Sauce draws on the rich body of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian-influenced jazz, ...

When soul jazz was born in the late 1950s/early 1960s, it provided a pathway for the funky, window-rattling grooves of contemporary soul and R&B to infuse the muscular hard bop of the day. For the ...

As a jazz subgenre, soul-jazz began to flourish in the early 1960s. A groove-oriented style built from the bottom up, soul-jazz usually begins with the bass player: You take a strong bass line, ...

“Epic Records” is in the process of reissuing sixteen titles from the popular 70’s contemporary jazz label, “CTI.” Formed by produced Creed Taylor, this label may have been the forerunner for what now ...

Set in the beautiful landscape of Moseley's private park in Birmingham the festival bring an eclectic weekend of music with a whole host of international and local artists. Over the last 10 years and ...