Jazz/Blues
B.B. King's Business Manager, LaVerne Toney, Named Sole Executor of Estate
Kamasi Washington, Kendrick Lamar's Saxophonist, Announces World Tour
Los Angeles native, Kamasi Washington, has been on the up as of late--with features on records from the likes of Stanley Clarke and Kendrick Lamar. With those projects in the can, Kamasi has announced that he will embark on a global tour starting July 30 in Seattle. Lauryn Hill, Usher Interpret Nina Simone on Upcoming Covers Album
With a Netflix documentary coming out June 26, Nina Simone will receive yet another tribute next month, this time in the form of a covers album called 'Nina Revisited.' Three tracks from that compilation feature Lauryn Hill, Usher and Jazmine Sullivan interpreting Simone's songs through their own voices.