Mixing rhythm and blues, jazz, hip-hop and rap, Larinda Donnell, through her sophomore album “Freedom,” aims to challenge the expected sound of worship music.

This list from WBEZ and sister station Vocalo blurs lines and mixes genres, from hip-hop and R&B to indie rock, blues and jazz. 2024 brought forth a wealth of Chicago music spanning all genres. As we ...

Robert Glasper has found that the best way to make music is to not think about it and just do it. The jazz pianist and hip-hop producer’s latest project, the hip-hop/soul/jazz hybrid the Robert ...

From its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz was considered the only true American art form. Its sound is a melting pot of musical influences, incorporating remnants of ragtime, ...

The Music at the Intersection festival is on year number four in St. Louis, Missouri, with funk, jazz, hip hop and blues genres reigning. The Sept. 14-15 music lineup includes more than 50 national, ...

Wanda Rouzan can remember not playing only one French Quarter Festival in the festival’s 40 years history. The rhythm and blues and jazz singer closed out the first festival, when there was one stage, ...

When artists dare to bridge or expand on a genre, it carries a negative connotation. Thus, the music world is a paradox. The public is sick of homogenous bands with quasi-witty names and forgettable ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — A group that mixes hip-hop music to martial arts films in real-time, Shaolin Jazz, is hosting its “Can I Kick It?” event at the Paramount Bristol in August. According to the ...