Three years on from his unforgettable, sold-out show at Band on the Wall, Habibi Funk is finally back in the city — and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome him home. This time, we’re taking things ...

Cameo’s Candy is one of the all-time great funk records, but after a six-minute dance formation everyone is heading for the door It’s that moment at a Black party you either love or hate. Cameo’s ...

2025 saw a steady stream of new releases of global music and reissues of historic recordings but the highlight of releases in 2025 was Fear No Man, the brilliant podcast series available on Audible ...

HOSTING A RECORDING SESSION FOR A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL R&B AND FUNK BANDS IN AMERICAN MUSIC HISTORY. >> YES. SO JAMES ALEXANDER, FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE LEGENDARY BAR-KAYS, IS ...

Critic Kevin Whitehead reflects on the jazz notables who died this year, including Sheila Jordan, Andy Bey, Ray Drummond, Bunky Green, Chuck Mangione, Eddie Palmieri and Jim McNeely. This is FRESH AIR ...

Making a list of good things that happened in 2025 may feel like a very short exercise…however despite the world being on fire, somehow, some way, great music is still getting produced every single ...

This month I’m going against type and custom and practice by writing my round-up of new albums before that of the new singles ...

This is FRESH AIR. Today, our jazz historian, Kevin Whitehead, looks back at seven jazz notables who died this year. He earlier paid tribute to band leader Jack DeJohnette and to my late husband, the ...