These groups represent a diverse spectrum of R&B, from doo-wop and Motown classics to new jack swing and modern ballads.

Rita Satch is a vocalist and songwriter whose music fuses soul, jazz, and cinematic orchestration into genre-defying ...

When you hail from the Motor City with a grandmother who sang the blues, and a cousin who was one of the original Motown ...

Turner and Palmer have been working together off and on since the trumpeter’s 2011 album Here Today and steadily since 2018. And Katz, through his Giant Step Arts label/production company, has ...

Playing a multi-night stand in Boston represents an opportunity and a challenge for a musician like Robert Glasper.

Trumpeter Roy Hargrove has firmly established himself as one of this generation's premier players in jazz and beyond. Hargrove was born in Waco, TX on October 16, 1969. Inspired by the gospel music he ...

He also had a chart-topping single “We're In This Love Together." Before he was a pop star, R&B singer, and a successful cross-over artist, Al Jarreau was the purest of jazz talents. He gained ...

One of the cool things about music is how it continues to elevate over time, and R&B is no different. R&B tends to change its sound with each new decade. The '70s had soul and disco, the '80s had ...

“It’s played with an instrumental…with just a saxophone playing,” he said. “That’s smooth jazz. Smooth jazz is nothing but R&B, but it’s played instrumental. It ain’t no jaz ...