This year’s festival is set for June 24-27 and takes place at Crooners in Fridley and the Dakota in downtown...
Read moreThroughout the month of June, 'Forefront' will celebrate Black Music Month with roundtable discussions that highlight the reach, richness and...
Read moreThere are lots of upcoming projects to be excited about in the world of jazz.
Read moreReleased on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning three...
Read moreFor Prince former bodyguard and bandmate Wally Safford reflects on the icon's legacy and Detroit connection.
Read moreA new Prince documentary is set to premiere during one of the most tumultuous times in Minnesota history.
Read moreIn this fairly comprehensive 118-minute tribute by directors Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, Tina Turner, in her own words, describes...
Read moreDMX, the sensationally talented and gruff-voiced rap artist and actor who rose from the hardscrabble streets of Yonkers, New York,...
Read moreAs the pandemic goes on, so does jazz club closings, near-closings, live streaming, and new album releases.
Read moreMary Wilson of Supremes fame passed away Monday night, adding to the woes of a community already reeling from the...
Read moreReleased months after the sudden passing of Hollywood icon Chadwick Boseman, “Superhero” is an ode to the late actor.
Read moreCourtland Pickens is a local singer-songwriter with a powerful presence in the local community.
Read moreJellybean Johnson’s debut album 'Get Experienced' is a nine-song odyssey that crosses genres and expands on the richness of the...
Read moreLifetime is releasing not one, but two biopics this month that are sure to have social media in a frenzy.
Read moreDr. Dre, 55, reportedly is stable and lucid, but doctors haven’t determined what caused his internal bleeding.
Read moreProfessionally known as 'Mr. Music,' Horace, along with his co-hosts Dante 'DJ Enferno' Coleman and Georron 'Tangy G' Gross have...
Read moreLocal jazz great Debbie Duncan passed away Friday, December 18, 2020, according to family and friends. We have republished this...
Read moreIt’s almost as if Lady Day is stepping out of her grave at Old St. Raymond Cemetery in the Bronx...
Read moreCharley Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, died Saturday, December 12, 2020, in Dallas, Texas...
Read moreKudos to Minnesota native and five-time Grammy-winner Maria Schneider for her latest album 'Data Lords.'
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