Arts | Music
Why Christian Scott's Centennial Trilogy Is a Masterpiece
KMHD staff takes a look inside the most underappreciated music release of 2017.
Arts | Entertainment | Music
KMHD's Top 10 Jazz Albums Of 2017
Here at KMHD, we listened to an incredible volume of amazing music in 2017. It’s been a year of releases that remind us why this sound is so important — it uplifts, inspires, reflects and makes space for honesty.
Arts | Music | Entertainment | local
KMHD's Top Singles Of 2017
In jazz, single cuts can contain a dimensionality and completeness that takes pop music a whole album to achieve. And, as we witness a transition from albums to singles as the primary format for new music releases - a top singles list is essential.
Arts | Music
Notations from — Marcus Roberts, Part I of II
KMHD's Deborah DeMoss Smith, host of The Second Line from 11am-1pm on Sundays, talks with pianist Marcus Roberts.
Music
Roy Ayers: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch the 77-year-old jazz-funk icon perform "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" (and more) at the Tiny Desk.
Arts | Music
Abdullah Ibrahim: How Improvisation Saved My Life
We couldn't be more excited to see Abdullah Ibrahim headline this year's PDX Jazz Festival. Check out an animation/interview with Abdullah from our friends at Jazz Night in America, and don't miss his on-air interview with DJ Derek Smith, airing next Tuesday on the Morning Session (7-10am) and the following Wednesday on Takin' Off (3-6pm)!
World | Music | Health
What Hugh Masekela Meant To South Africa's Freedom Fighters
The jazz trumpeter, who died this week, was an outspoken opponent of apartheid and a longtime social activist. His music was the "soundtrack of the revolution," says author Sisonke Msimang.
Music
'Jazz Is The Mother Of Hip-Hop': How Sampling Connects Genres
Watch pianist Robert Glasper demonstrate how three samples from jazz tracks by Ahmad Jamal and Herbie Hancock served as source material for famed hip-hop producers J Dilla and Pete Rock.
Music
Nate Smith + KINFOLK: Tiny Desk Concert
The drums take center stage at this Tiny Desk. Watch veteran jazz percussionist Nate Smith dazzle the NPR audience in a transfixing performance.
