Ray Nance recorded Body and Soul, his first album as a leader, in May 1969, almost thirty years after he took over Cootie Williams' trumpet chair in the Duke Ellington orchestra, but only about two ...

Neo Soul is a genre that is hard to escape from; it’s everywhere from Instagram and Tik Tok to mainstream pop, bringing guitar talent and inspiring chord playing to new audiences. Neo Soul is a style ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Benson’s music has a way of wrapping around you — like a smooth breeze on a late summer evening or the sound of someone you trust speaking truth with melody. Whether he’s ...