Tom Petty, Patrice Rushen, Billie Eilish and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Last month, I sent you a playlist of rainy songs, in honor of April showers. I also promised a sequel. I bet you have spent weeks ...

Patrice Rushen is a true legend, a composer, producer, and performer whose influence spans generations. As music director for the Grammys and NAACP Image Awards for more than a decade, she worked with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Patrice Rushen isn’t just a footnote in R&B history—she’s a full chapter. A classically trained pianist who effortlessly blended jazz, funk, soul, and pop, her music goes far beyond ...

*360-degrees all-around musician Patrice Rushen stands as among the greatest artistic treasures to spring forth from the hoods of Los Angeles, California. As such, she is an eternal hometown queen of ...

It requires more than two jazz festivals to take the measure of Patrice Rushen, but this week offers a good start. A composer with a symphony under her belt and commissions from leading orchestras and ...