A protégé of the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, he borrowed from and greatly influenced styles like funk, punk, jazz and the blues. By Clay Risen James Blood Ulmer, whose aggressively avant-garde guitar ...

James Blood Ulmer, the innovative guitarist who fused avant-garde jazz with funk and the blues, died on June 3, according to a statement his family published via DownBeat. A cause of death was not ...

With deep sorrow and profound love, we announce the passing of James Blood Ulmer, a boldly innovative guitarist, singer, composer, and beloved family member. James died peacefully on Wednesday, June 3 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday (May 25), Latifah and Avanzini were able to reunite for a photo backstage at the 2026 American Music Awards where ...

Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer -- and ET has you covered for everything in between. Riley Green will be ...

James Robison never shied away from his calling to preach the Gospel and feed the hungry throughout the world. Robison, who founded the Fort Worth-based relief organization, Life International ...

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Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The sprawling organ collection “Clavier-Übung III” is not as widely known as it should be. An excellent new recording could change that. By David ...

James Blake has asked for his production credit to be removed from Kanye West’s new album, Bully, but not for the reasons you’d expect when someone asks to be uncoupled from anything Ye-related these ...

James Hetfield has a wedding to plan. The Metallica frontman took to Instagram to share news of his engagement to his now-fiancée, Adriana Gillett. Hetfield proposed during an underwater excursion by ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...