John Coltrane - American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. Ray Charles - American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". […]
Wayne Henderson - American soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group The Jazz Crusaders.
Don Cornelius - American television show host and producer who was best known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1971 until 1993. Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in 2008. Allan Barnes - American jazz musician, based in Detroit for the majority of […]
Ben E. King - American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by me" a US Top 10 hit. Keni Burke - American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist who began his career with four siblings in the 1970s band the Five Stairsteps. Sean […]
Jean Luc Ponty - French jazz violinist and composer. Tommy Tate - American soul singer and songwriter, who had three hits on the R&B chart in the 1970s.
THE NEO SOUL CYPHER SHOW – Now Livestreaming! Wednesday, September 29TH Quash (Q-Man) and Regina come together to interview singer/songwriter and recording artist AKEYLAH! Take a listen to Akeylah at: https://akeylahsimone.com/ THE NEO SOUL CYPHER SHOW – Relaunched and Reimagined! 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 6pm PT ONLINE: https://neosoulcypher.com/live-streams-and-broadcasts/ Get the latest in Neo Soul and Classic Hip-Hop Music, Culture, Lifestyle and […]
Donny Hathaway - American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and arranger whom Rolling Stone described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include "The Ghetto", "This Christmas", "Someday We'll All Be Free", and "Little Ghetto Boy". Howard Hewett - Grammy Award-winning American singer–songwriter. Hewett rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the Grammy winning […]
Walter Bishop Jr. - American jazz pianist. Nona Hendrix - American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady Marmalade." Her music has ranged from soul, funk, and R&B […]
Arlene Smith - American singer and former lead singer of The Chantels. Darondo - American soul singer from the San Francisco Bay Area. Richard Street - American soul and R&B singer, most notable as a member of Motown vocal group The Temptations from 1971 to 1993.
Thomas McClary - American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founder and lead guitarist of The Commodores. McClary is credited with having created the signature sound of The Commodores' original music.
Wednesday, October 6TH Quash (Q-Man) and Regina come together to interview singer/songwriter and recording artist KRISTEN MERRITT! Take a listen to Kristen Merritt at: https://www.kristenmerrittmusic.com/ THE NEO SOUL CYPHER SHOW – Relaunched and Reimagined! 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 6pm PT ONLINE: https://neosoulcypher.com/live-streams-and-broadcasts/ Get the latest in Neo Soul and Classic Hip-Hop Music, Culture, Lifestyle and Community
Toni Braxton - American singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female R&B artists in history. Larry Young - American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young's early work was strongly influenced by the soul jazz of Jimmy Smith, but he later […]
