Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their ... piano or guitar which make up the rhythm section. Below you can watch and listen to a selection of these instruments played by musicians ...

The New Orleans jazz and rhythm & blues community lost a beloved bassist and vocalist on Thursday. According to WWL Louisiana media partner NOLA.com, George French died at age 81 due to ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

The influence of R&B, jump blues and jazz artists are heard on the debut album of Jad Tariq, a Memphis guitarist-vocalist and Rhodes College alum.