“He was fun and loved to eat ice cream. Most importantly, he loved being home with us, my mom, and all of our animals on our farm. That’s the Otis Redding I grew up knowing.”
Chew also credits his mentors for shaping his career by exposing him to a variety of music venues, from Broadway pits to intimate jazz clubs. These experiences deepened his appreciation for both the precision of theater and the spontaneity of jazz, enhancing his versatility as a musician and musical director.
Mariah Carey relishes the fact that she has become culturally synonymous with Christmas — thanks in part to the longevity of her iconic song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and its ubiquity every year when the holidays roll around.
Diani, daughter of legendary hip-hop lyricist Talib Kweli, was raised in Brooklyn, New York, at the heart of the culture. Rather than relying on her father’s legacy, she’s carving her path—defined by authenticity, bold self-expression, and a deep commitment to social consciousness.
It’s 10 p.m., and the air inside The Falls Lounge is alive with electricity. Retro lights flash in time with the beat, a disco ball glimmers overhead, and LED walls cast a nostalgic glow across the room.
Stanley Jordan, the legendary jazz guitarist known for his innovative “touch technique,” recently brought his musical brilliance and passion for mentorship to South Los Angeles.
“When you understand what love is – it embodies all three of those components,” said Williams. “You put it all together – you’ve got to be crazy. When you find real love – love that never runs dry – love that lives – it’ll drive you crazy.”
Benet said labels sign deals because they initially believe in what the artists brings to them creatively, but then a team is brought in to change who the artist is organically. “Our whole approach at JBR is to be aware that the artist is the captain of that artist’s career,” said Benet.
Yseult had two goals when she appeared on stage as the final act for the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday: Turn the world’s biggest spotlight into her megaphone and shine a light on France while boosting her music and modeling career in the U.S. and around the globe.
“The Just and The Blind,” the acclaimed work by spoken-word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, came to The Ford in the Hollywood Hills on August 2. Roughly 500 concert-goers braved Friday rush hour for an evening of poetry, music, movement, and film projections that explored themes of racial profiling, sentencing, and the prison-industrial complex from the perspective of fathers of Black and Brown children.
The Long Beach Jazz Festival returns on Friday, August 9, through Sunday, August 11, for its 35th annual celebration. The family-produced jazz festival brings together award-winning Jazz, R&B and Latin artists.
Seven years ago, New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas squeezed into the corner of a classroom and recorded themselves performing their song “Quick,” for National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk contest, the nonprofit’s annual search for the “next great undiscovered artist.”
Pulsations L.A., celebrated Make Music Day with a free outdoor concert event that featured artists identified as Cultural Treasures.
Not content with merely taking a victory lap after winning his battle against fellow rap superstar Drake, Kendrick Lamar turned his Juneteenth “Pop Out” concert at the Forum into a cathartic livestreamed celebration of Los Angeles unity.
Jay-Z’s electrifying reunion with Alicia Keys on what appeared to be a live duet of “Empire State of Mind” at the Tony Awards on June 16 was actually pre-taped, a show official who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press.