Al Jarreau

We lost Hal Willner yesterday. He was a gifted producer whose greatest skill may have been his ability to bring together disparate talents that you might not think would fit together but turned out to be truly inspired. One of the places where you can really see that in action was Night Music, a musical offshoot of Saturday Night Live that lasted two weird wonderful seasons…

Listen to new songs by Yuna (ft. Tyler the Creator), Common, Future/Meek Mill, Coarse, Nas, Jay Som, Floating Points, Tycho, Imperial Teen, Gauche, and more.

Great jazz, pop, and R&B vocalist Al Jarreau has died at age 76. He had been in the hospital for two weeks due to exhaustion.

We already mentioned that the upcoming Kamasi Washington and McCoy Tyner shows in Central Park would be part of the 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival, and now the full lineup and schedule is here.

The 13th annual “Great Night in Harlem” takes place at The Apollo on October 24 with Herbie Hancock receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Quincy Jones, with special guest Bruce Willis…

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is returning this year for two weekends, April 25-27 and May 1-4, at the Fair Grounds Race Course…