Robert Glasper and similar artists

Short and oh-so-sweet. Leomode's remix of a classic Bossa Nova song by Jobim is brought to life with the honey-sweet vocal performance from Fortaleza-...

This is a project I've been interested in since I saw their NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a Grammy nominated ar...

Just as 2017 entered warp speed toward the Suck Galaxy, Thundercat's announced a new album, Drunk, due out February 24. So at least we have that to lo...

Despite nearly thirty years in the game, Gilles Peterson still has his ear closer to the ground than just about anyone else. That's proven with the l...

Who the hell does this guy think he is? James, ey? Well I'll tell you all something about this James cat; this man has put together one hell of an alb...

The great thing about music is that it occasionally joins two things that should otherwise be separate -- ie. cats and thunder.  A really heinous vis...

Chicago soul singer Jesse Boykins III released his latest LP, Bartholomew, earlier this week. The 17-track album is a collection of smooth R&B jam...

You may not know the name Otis Brown III yet, but if you're a modern jazz head, chances are you've heard his drumming. A session drummer for the likes...

Diggs Duke creates the kind of music you could easily believe was made a generation ago. His practice of channeling blues, jazz, and soul through a mo...

Sly 5thave is a busy guy. He performs regularly with Prince and he's about to hit the road with Quantic -- all while still creating original musi...

Denaun Porter is an unsung hero. The Detroit producer and beatmaker has had the privilege of studying under great producers like J Dilla and Dr. Dre, ...

Earlier this year the prodigious pianist Robert Glasper made a concerted effort to bring jazz into the mainstream via hip-hop, with his accessible and...

Robert Glasper is the shit. Probably the premier jazz man of today, the Texan is keeping jazz current in a way no one else can without adding some tri...