helping to bridge the gap between jazz and emerging genres like Afrobeat and neo-soul. In fact, many credit Ayers for being a pioneer of neo-soul, with his smooth, rhythmic style laying the ...

She infuses jazz, opera, R&B ... The song captures the essence of neo-soul, layering smooth instrumentals with Scott’s poetic lyricism. Her voice glides over the jazzy bassline, making every ...

Smooth Grooves, R&B, Soul Music, Smooth R&B, Smooth Jazz, Neo-Soul. All-around relaxing, chill, wind-down nightcap music. Hosted By Wesley Burton, Arek B. and E. Reed ...

Bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding is a jazz wunderkind. After initially proving her chops with scat vocals and walking bass line, she steadily added punctuations of voices on top of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Neo-soul crooner ... of the mid-90s “neo-soul” movement along with the debut albums by D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill. Maxwell’s smooth, “old school” soulful ...

Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised ... The longevity of the jazz-driven soul song is largely due to its use in hip-hop and soul tracks, with snippets of the song sampled ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY SELF-REPORTED PLAYLISTS AND SMOOTH JAZZ RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. FOR THE LATTER, STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY ...

Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz, funk and neo-soul whose Everybody Loves the Sunshine proved a hugely popular hip-hop sample, has died. He was 84 years old. The artist's family shared the news ...