Jon Batiste’s 2023 album “World Music Radio” was a pop album colored with global influences. It was big music meant to reach a big audience. He takes a very different approach on his forthcoming album ...

Several decades ago, Blues Traveler was among the new generation of young jam bands following in the mighty footsteps of the Grateful Dead. As Blues Traveler celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Pinetop Perkins, one of the last old-school bluesmen who played with Muddy Waters and became the oldest Grammy winner this year, died Monday at his home of cardiac arrest. He was 97.

We generally don’t think of Brian Wilson as the kind of artist who would record a stripped-down solo-piano album. At his peak, the former Beach Boys sonic mastermind was famous for complex ...

Veteran guitarist Sue Foley knows a thing or two about blues, having cut her teeth in the genre with 15 albums under her belt ...

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