Jazz/Blues
Paperback Writer: That Devil Music Puts Out 'Best Rock Writing 2014' Anthology, Edited by Rev. Keith A. Gordon
Who Shot Ya: Top 10 Most Sampled Jazz Artists of All Time via WhoSampled, From Nina Simone and Erykah Badu to Biggie and Snoop
Could jazz music be considered the predecessor to modern hip-hop and funk form? Well, potentially, and this year even Snoop Dogg gave props to Herbie Hancock as that very forefather to the rap movement. LIVESTREAM: Juilliard Will Award Honorary Doctorates to Philip Glass, Joyce DiDonato, Marcus Roberts, Frank Gehry and 4 others during 109th Commencement Ceremony
The Juilliard School will award honorary doctorates to prominent artists Philip Glass, Joyce DiDonato, Marcus Roberts, Viola Davis and Lar Lubovitch, as well as architecht Frank Gehry and philanthropists Bruce and Suzanne F. Kovner, during its 109th Commencement Ceremony on May 23.
