Large companies focused on R&B and jazz – two of the foundation stones of soul music – already existed, such as Atlantic, Vee-Jay, and Chess, and were already established by the time Motown ...
Motown is, without doubt, one of the most powerful and successful record companies in the history of modern music. Berry Gordy Jr founded the hit-making machine–then called Tamla Records – back in ...
Among these would be the invention of the electric guitar, John Lennon meeting Paul McCartney and, of course, the development of Motown. The label was initially founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy, who ...
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December 31, 2024 • NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich turns us on to lesser known corners of music from 2024: blooming drone-folk, richly textured jazz, Somali garage-rock, medieval metal and a ...
Alfonso Ponticelli brings flamenco and gypsy jazz to SPACE on Jan. 3. The beginning of a new year is a quiet time for live music. I guess everyone is ...
When Jacob Schwartzberg stepped on stage at The Phoenix jazz club wearing a well-cut suit and black yarmulke, his gleaming saxophone in hand, the 25-year-old looked as cool and self-assured as any ...