Grammy Nominated and award-winning international saxophonist and flautist, Najee, has released his highly anticipated new album “Poetry In Motion”, on Shanachie Entertainment.  His new album, produced by Barry Eastmond (Anita Baker, Whitney Houston, and Aretha Franklin), features: Incognito, Will Downing, Eric Roberson, Maysa, Bobby Lyle, and Blake Aaron. It has been almost 30 years since […]

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Jarreau, most famous for the single “We're In This Love Together,” died in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 76 years old.

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Jazz saxophonist Najee recently joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to talk about his career in music and his new album, Me, You and Forever. Melody Charles…

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Pete Rock’s informal relationship with jazz legend Roy Ayers began in the 1990s when he sampled his song “Searching” for his song of the same…

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TMZ got a chance to catch up with Alfonso Ribeiro who played Carlton Banks on “The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air” alongside the late actor James…

R&B/jazz artist Robert Glasper stopped by Majic 107.5 / 97.5 recently and spoke with SiMan and Chubb Rock about his new project Black Radio 2, winning the Grammy for Best R&B Album for his Black Radio project and working with artists like Jill Scott, Common, Bilal and Mos Def. Glasper also talked about the lack […]

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  Robert Glasper was not a stranger to The Grammys, but this night in February of 2013 was a little different. Three years prior, the…

Veteran jazz, R&B, funk and fusion keyboard virtuoso George Duke has died at age 67. No details have been released about the musician’s cause of death. Just recently, Duke released an album entitled “Dreamweaver” which was dedicated to his late wife. The news of Duke’s passing came from former Supremes member Scherrie Payne in the note […]

Majic 107.5 / 97.5 and Chubb Rock were out at the Atlanta Jazz Festival this past weekend! Check out the photos!

New Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry has already made his presence felt just one week after accepting the job. In separate deals Monday, the Hawks agreed to trade All-Star guard Joe Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets for several players plus a draft pick, and sent forward Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for guard […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Hamlet Avenue at Bridges Street, Hamlet, NC When: September 23, 1926 What: The iconic jazz saxophonist and composer is known as one of the greatest influences on the birth and development of jazz, receiving many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as […]