Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Tormé answering the question: what is jazz?
The answer won’t shock you but it’ll get you in the mood.
Tag: Black culture
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
I know you can hear the song already.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Little Richard on meeting The Beatles
Woooooo!
Jacinta Howard on De La Soul and their influence on blerds and Afrofuturism
‘[…] what you hear [on the album] is how we are in real life. The craziness is a part of our actual personalities.’
Marcus Miller and that slide on 'Never Too Much'
‘It kinda lets everybody know what’s getting ready to happen.’
(Un)credited: The origins of Nigeria's Afro Dance scene on Red Bull TV
Let’s give these dancers their flowers.
Last Day in Lagos: Marilyn Nance's new Festac '77 photobook
‘And I do remember one night when Stevie Wonder visited Festac Village. He just showed up and hung out among us all.’
Harmony Holiday on Jean-Michel Basquiat, Miles Davis, and a daughter's love of jazz
‘A portrait of Miles Davis by Basquiat spreads out like rumors of other fathers.’
Congrats to Little Simz on winning the 2022 Mercury Prize for 'Sometimes I Might Be An Introvert'
Shouts to Little Simz!
Ramsey Lewis (1935–2022)
RIP Mr Lewis.