He may have found fame with pop and R&B, but ever since his early days as Lionel Hampton's trumpeter, Quincy Jones has always been a jazzman at heart. His orchestration spun a silky web of wonder aroun …

Recent rumblings of a possible Fugees reunion have caused a commotion akin to a comeback album from A Tribe Called Quest or, in the case of indie rock, Pavement. Much of the excitement stems from Th …

Keb' Mo' may have been born in L.A., but his heart is deep in the Mississippi Delta that birthed the country-blues licks he lashes out of his acoustic six-string like so many Southern-fried lightning b …

There's no denying Keb' Mo's gifts as a songsmith, but like any bluesman worth his salt, he knows how to get inside the soul of someone else's song too. He stands up to the towering shadow of his hero  …

It takes a strong spirit to step out from the shadow of one of the world's most adored musical icons. Just transcending the "son of Bob" tag is a herculean feat in and of itself. But Ziggy Marley has s …

Ziggy Marley is a true man of the world, the kind who finds kindred musical spirits wherever his travels take him. The Trenchtown titan sounds just as natural belting out the Police's brotherhood anthe …

With a bloodline that includes a respected R&B singer (father Willie Norwood) and such iconic, platinum-plated cousins as Bo Diddley and Snoop Dogg, Brandy had some serious shoes to fill as she entered …

Much like Janet Jackson's career-catapulting work with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Brandy's effortless collaborations with producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins have all but defined her back catalog. That's …

It's one thing to sing a romantic or inspirational song; it's quite another to actually tug at the heartstrings, or bring a tear to the eye, with the opening notes. After a brief career practicing law, …