If someone has not released a recording in twenty five years, it must be a special occasion. Lonnie Liston Smith went out west, met a Fender Rhodes piano and, voila, conjured up the '70s again. So, ...

Having kicked off 2023 with one of the strongest albums in its catalogue—Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison's Jazz Is Dead 16—Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge's label continues on a roll. Jazz Is ...

Lonnie Liston Smith: jazz funk vibes and cool and laidback grooves Heavily featured throughout are the sultry vocals of Loren Oden, which bring some serious shine to the funky but very chilled “Cosmic ...

From gospel-quartet singing to free jazz and doo-wop, the Smith family has influenced not only Richmond's music, but America's. It takes a lot to blow the mind of a musician who specializes in cosmic ...

Dr. Lonnie Smith, an NEA Jazz Master known for his dynamism and wizardry on the Hammond B3 organ, died Tuesday. He was 79 years old. His death was confirmed on Twitter by Blue Note Records. A ...