All the great artists in this compilation are revered by DJs, musicians, dancers, and consumers of the Acid Jazz community. Why? Because they play exhilarating music filled with soulful grooves. All ...

In the first half of the ’90s, the Bay Area nurtured a burgeoning acid jazz scene, a creative cauldron fueled by vinylphiles rediscovering 1960s organ-driven jazz funk. One of its key players, ...

NEWPORT, R.I. — Before he opened what he called an “acid jazz mosh pit” at Saturday’s installment of the Newport Jazz Festival, Adrian Younge of the crate-digging collective Jazz Is Dead ...

Arkose takes us on an acid jazz journey and CSNDRA shares stories of love through catchy pop tunes. Arkose takes us on an jazz journey. This Atlanta based jazz troupe draws inspiration from the ...

It was spotlighted in the title of a 1999 Fantasy Records CD “Legends of Acid Jazz,” which compiled and repackaged two of Person’s early standout solo albums, 1968’s “Soul Dance” and 1 ...

The Acid Jazz pioneers, fronted by lead singer Jay Kay, returned to the studio after a recent writing session yielded positive results. It will be the band's ninth studio album and their first ...

Back in 1987, Piller and DJ Gilles Peterson had adopted the name Acid Jazz for their new record label as "a joke". "It was a term invented by the DJ Chris Bangs (to describe) the music we were ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist whose smooth fusion planted the seeds of acid jazz and neo soul, died Wednesday at the age of 84. Ayers’ family confirmed his death on the musician’s Facebook ...

It feels like this should be suitable for the style of their football team — their attack is freeform, interchangeable, acid jazz. In the event, it is a little too imperial to sustain that fantasy.

Ayers was a pioneer in the jazz scene, becoming one of the pioneers who created some of the first acid jazz tracks, and was a precursor to house music. His work continues to be sampled for hip hop ...

It was a Saturday full of delights at Fort Adams State Park with Johnathan Blake, Samara Joy, Elvis Costello, Dinner Party, and more. NEWPORT, R.I. — Before he opened what he called an “acid ...