History of Smooth Jazz — Timeline of African American Music
An outgrowth of soul jazz (1960s) and jazz fusion (1970s), smooth jazz arose and gained prominence in the late 1980s when record labels experimented with new approaches to further expand the audience for jazz. Smooth jazz artists draw inspiration and repertoire from easy listening pop music and R&B ballads.
List of smooth jazz musicians - Wikipedia
The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz.
15 Essential Black Liberation Jazz Tracks - The New York Times
Jun 17, 2020 · As black Americans fought for equal rights in the 1960s, music reflected their calls to action. In jazz, that meant sounds that were spiritual, boundary-pushing and celebrated blackness.
Rediscovering The Enormous Social And Spiritual Legacy Of Black Jazz …
Sep 22, 2020 · The Afro-Diasporic sound of Black Jazz can be found in numerous artists on today's scene: Kamasi Washington, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings and many more echo both the musical diversity...
11 Black Jazz Musicians Who Defined The Genre - Pink Wafer
Jan 26, 2023 · Discover the most famous black jazz musicians of all time. From Miles to Ella to Nina, here are the great African-American jazz legends.
A Guide to Soul Jazz, Which Used Black Music History to Speak to …
Jun 8, 2020 · Soul jazz lives on in all kinds of different ways, from its huge influence on hip-hop to the way that elements from it have branched outward into fusion, disco, smooth jazz, and quiet storm. But it also lives on through contemporary artists who honor its …
HOME - Mariea Antoinette
Mariea Antoinette is an classically trained American ground breaking international recording harpist, composer, scholar and masterful musician that performs Smooth jazz, R&B, Funk Soul music. Mariea assails the limits of the harp beyond its traditional realm and knocks it out of the ball park consistently.
BIO - Mariea Antoinette
Mariea Antoinette is the Number 1 African American Smooth Jazz Harpist in California! Named the 2018 Instrumentalist of the Year by the San Diego Prestige Awards. Awarded the 2018 Best Jazz Single for “Overture” by the Black Women in Jazz & the Arts Association.
Let Me Play The Answers: 8 Jazz Artists Honoring Black Geniuses
Jun 30, 2021 · Let Me Play The Answers: 8 Jazz Artists Honoring Black Geniuses. By revering their forebears on record, Bruce Harris, James Brandon Lewis, Dara Tucker, The Baylor Project, Allan Harris, Samara Joy, Charnett Moffett and the late Ralph Peterson, Jr. show that Black music is a self-sustaining universe. Morgan Enos.
Category:African-American jazz musicians - Wikipedia
African-American musicians by genre. Template Category TOC via Automatic category TOC on category with 201–300 pages.