Internet users will get a sneak peak at Bill Cosby's new hip-hop compilation on Monday, although "America's Dad" does not rap or sing himself. The...
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Bill Cosby quips that he gave up his dreams of becoming a professional jazz drummer and turned to comedy after seeing how easily the pioneer bebop drummer Max Roach handled...
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Comedian Bill Cosby's hip-hop album, described as an "unflinching look at life in the 21st century, but without the profanity, misogyny, violence and braggadocio" is...
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Bill Cosby's path has taken him from pudding pops to hip hop. The 70-year-old has recorded a hip-hop album set for release next month. "Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of...
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The annual Playboy Jazz Festival turns 30 this year with Bill Cosby reprising his longtime role as master of ceremonies at the Hollywood Bowl. Herbie Hancock, who won album...
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If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again.
Lawyers for Toni Braxton announced Tuesday that the singer has refiled her breach-of-contract lawsuit...
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A tribute to Milt
Jackson served as a counterbalance for everything that was
wrong with the 28th edition of the Playboy Jazz Festival, sold
out, scorching and sad.
Stefon...
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Al Jarreau made a long detour to the Big Apple while returning home to Los Angeles from a benefit concert in Columbia, S.C., just to pay tribute to the jazz singer he...
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With the exception of the now-famous Kanye West outburst, celebrity-driven benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims have followed a familiar formula — musicians singing...
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Upcoming celebrity benefits to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
• Kevin Smith is holding an online auction on his Web site,...
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Celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Master P and Dave Matthews are contributing star power to relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
DeGeneres, a...
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The warm voice of the late singer Ray Charles filled the neighborhood near his recording studio Wednesday during a ceremony christening a post office in his name.
As...
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Can it really be the
Playboy Jazz Festival without Bill Cosby, absent for the first
time this year as its master of ceremonies? Well, jazz lovers
will just have to wait till...
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Marshaling hip hop's influence on young listeners, a city official and youth activist joined celebrities of the rap and mainstream entertainment worlds Wednesday in...
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Less than six months after his death, Ray Charles may be more popular than ever with a movie about his life and a posthumously released album.
Now he is being recognized...
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Wynton Marsalis is a man with a
mission.
As artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis
has been a driving force behind the construction of JALC's new
$128...
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An eclectic lineup of musicians honored Ray Charles in a tribute concert, praising the late singer's rich life and his ability to transcend race and musical genres.
"Make...
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Vocalist Michael McDonald will on
Oct. 26 release "Motown 2," his second album of tracks made
famous by stars of the Motown label.
The track listing includes such...
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When Southern California resident
Herbie Hancock takes the stage at the Playboy Jazz Festival, it
will, remarkably, be his first appearance at the Hollywood Bowl
two-day...
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Jazz at Lincoln Center's new $128 million home in the Time Warner Center is designed to be as fluid as the music itself, with stages that can be reconfigured and the...
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Wynton Marsalis will bring his trumpet, Etta James will bring her voice and tap-dancer Savion Glover will bring his feet to the upcoming Playboy Jazz Festival, organizers...
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"This is an organization that should
not have to exist," said Wendy Oxenhorn, executive director of
the Jazz Foundation of America, in her opening remarks Oct. 16
at the...
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