All About Jazz — SHARON JONES is, as the saying goes, the real deal. A 5-foot-1 vocal powerhouse who has been nicknamed the Queen of Funk, Ms. Jones, 53, grew up singing at home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, in church and in local bands. But professional succes... more info

XLR8R — Though Steve Reid may not be a household name, nearly anyone born before 1990 has heard the percussionist's recordings—from Martha & the Vandellas' "Dancing in the Street" to James Brown's "The Popcorn" to Fela Kuti's Afric... more info

Pitchfork — Last week, renowned New York jazz drummer Steve Reid passed away at the age of 66 from cancer. In addition to having a history of collaborations with such musical greats as Miles Davis, James Brown, and Fela Kuti, Reid also recently developed an arti... more info

Altsounds — Knitting Factory Records is excited to announce the June 8th release of Fela! - Original Broadway Cast Recording. The record documents the magic of the hit Broadway musical that Ben Brantley of the New York Times called "hot (and seriously cool)." ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Fela Kuti - Water No Get Enemy (MP3) Fela!, the musical based on the Afrobeat pioneer's songs and life, has been running on Broadway since November - this upcoming November it'll be expanding to London's National... more info

All About Jazz — Mulatu Astatke is a musical titan, in the same league as the likes of Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade, yet he was first recognized to most people when The Paris-based world music record label, Buda Musique devoted the entire 4th installment of their res... more info

All About Jazz — Domino Records announced today that percussionist Steve Reid, who performed with artists as varied as Martha Reeves, Miles Davis and Four Tet's Kieran Hebden, died in his sleep Monday after a fight with cancer. Perhaps most heard on Martha and the V... more info

Altsounds — The Michigan-based collective, NOMO and multi-instrumentalist Erik Hall's In Tall Buildings are performing at Brooklyn's Union Pool Wednesday, April 14. With influences as broad as Fela Kuti, Can, Brian Eno, and Funkadelic, NOMO's unique blend o... more info

ContactMusic — Revered jazz drummer STEVE REID has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 66.Reid collaborated with Miles Davies, Fela Kuti and James Brown, among others, during... more info

Pitchfork — Bad news from Domino: The great New York jazz drummer Steve Reid died of cancer last night. He was 66. As a teenager, Reid started out as a drummer in the Apollo Theater house band, working under Quincy Jones. He played on Martha and the Vandellas' "... more info