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 ...

Hip hop and jazz have a long shared history. In the 1990's artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Digable Planets were introducing younger listeners to jazz musicians like Grant Green and Bobbi ...

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 ...

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Ellensburg’s annual three-day celebration of jazz will get a little bit rock ’n’ roll this year, thanks to a few changes made to attract younger fans. It’s not that Jazz in the ...

Allow us to ask you a very honest question: How do you view yourself? You can take this in many ways, obviously, but we’re asking about how you would reference yourself if someone asked you to compare ...