Results for "Erykah Badu"

Thundercat: It Is What It Is

by John Bricker
May 2, 2020

If you're looking for some dreamy neo-soul and jazz fusion with a charming sense of humor, no one can satisfy you like Thundercat. Released on April 3, his fourth studio album, It Is What It Is, demonstrates his seemingly limitless confidence and charm as a singer, songwriter and bassist, delivering a solid crop of gorgeous and ...

Erykah Badu

Born: February 26, 1971

Erykah Badu, born Erica Abi Wright in 1971 in Dallas, Texas, is an American singer-songwriter who has become known as the "Queen of Neo-Soul" for her pioneering contributions to the genre.

Raised in a musical family, Badu's artistic talents were evident from a young age. She began singing in her church choir as a child and later attended Grambling State University on a theater scholarship. It was during this time that she adopted the stage name "Erykah Badu," which she has explained reflects her desire to be "free" from constraints.

Badu's breakthrough came in 1997 with the release of her debut album, "Baduizm." The album was an immediate critical and commercial success, earning Badu a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Featuring hits like "On & On" and "Next Lifetime," the album's fusion of soul, jazz, and hip-hop established Badu as a singular voice in contemporary R&B.

Pop Goes the Jazz-Cast

by Patrick Burnette
August 2, 2019

The boys' interview about the origins of the podcast got them thinking that it'd been a while since they went off the rails and did a “pop" jazz-cast. So, just like Casey Jones, off the rails they went, and talked up, out, and about two “jazz-adjacent" classics of the past and two brand-new releases adding dollops ...

Thundercat: On Kendrick Lamar, Kamasi Washington, Erykah Badu and the great LA jazz renaissance

by Rob Garratt
May 6, 2019

When, a few years back, the mainstream media began breathlessly anointing the arrival of a West Coast-born jazz “renaissance," Thundercat's name was invariably invoked second in the evidence list— behind, of course, that of his childhood buddy Kamasi Washington. While Washington's career has gone stratospheric—with a summer co-headline tour alongside Herbie Hancock the latest summit mounted—Thundercat ...

Jacques Schwarz-Bart: Multicultural Identity, Authenticity and Sound.

by Leo Sidran
February 27, 2019

In this podcast episode, saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart explains why he never fit neatly into any one category. He says, “I knew early on in my life that I could not go down a regular path. It would be hard for other human beings to totally accept me the way I am." From the very ...

Joni Mitchell Turns 75; Remembering Roy Hargrove

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 1, 2018

This post-election broadcast celebrates the new wave of women in the House and Senate -also remembering Roy Hargrove (1969-2018) in the second hour plus a special 75th birthday tribute to Joni Mitchell in the third hour. Playlist Roxy Coss “Nevertheless She Persisted" from The Future Is Female (Posi-Tone) 00:00 Ethel Ennis “If Women Ruled ...

Il quartetto di Jazzmeia Horn e il 9et di Francesco Cafiso a Padova Jazz

by Angelo Leonardi
November 28, 2018

Jazzmeia Horn Quartet / Francesco Cafiso Nonet Padova Jazz 2018 Teatro Verdi 23-11-2018 Giunto alla fase conclusiva, il ricco e variegato cartellone di Padova Jazz 2018, ha presentato il 23 novembre al Teatro Verdi il quartetto della cantante Jazzmeia Horn e il medio organico di Francesco Cafiso. Come ...

Shane Dylan: When It All Makes Sense

by Jerome Wilson
September 3, 2018

Shane Dylan is a young pianist studying at Boston's New England Conservatory who has put out a debut CD that tries to show the breadth of his musical interests. It is split into two halves, the first with more groove-oriented material, the second going in a more mainstream jazz direction. The first half covers ...

Zara McFarlane Live at BIMHUIS Amsterdam

by BIMHUIS
August 27, 2018

Zara McFarlane is one of the most remarkable rising stars in British soul jazz. The singer from London, who was raised in a Jamaican family, has been compared to Erykah Badu and Cassandra Wilson. She has a pure voice and a unique, contemporary style combining soul, jazz, dub and afro-funk. The intimate vocals of ...

A Vintage Year For Jessica Felix And The Healdsburg Jazz Festival

by Arthur R George
April 19, 2018

It's a 20th anniversary vintage year for the Healdsburg Jazz Festival, pouring over the first ten days of this coming June, in the Sonoma County “wine country" 70 miles north of San Francisco. That there is a festival at all is due to the tenacity of its artistic director Jessica Felix, who planted jazz in Healdsburg ...