DETROIT, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When you hail from the Motor City with a grandmother who sang the blues, and a cousin who was one of the original Motown Temptations, music just kind of rests in ...

Inside the mythic Studio A exhibit at the Motown Museum, you can see an actual Gibson 335 guitar and wah-wah pedal Dennis Coffey would use in recording “Cloud Nine,” “Just My Imagination,” and ...

One of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s original soul musicians is poised to perform an evening of music that influenced him as an artist, and he’s pulled together a noteworthy ensemble of musicians to ...

In 1978, Bobby Caldwell wrapped up work on his self-titled debut album feeling fairly confident in his effort. The smooth jazz/R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist had grown up with a wide variety of ...

Marvin Gaye was one of Motown’s finest, most soulful and popular recording artists. Biographer Steve Turner elaborates on the profoundly ironic turns that would lead Gaye to stardom. Born in ...

The Montgomery Smooth Jazz Festival will take place on March 14-15 at Riverwalk Amphitheater. The festival will feature national jazz and R&B artists, including Boney James, Leela James, and Evelyn ...

Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez, left, is this year's artist-in-residence at the DJF. He often plays with saxophonist Wayne Shorter, as he did at the 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival. DETROIT - Motown may ...