The Atlanta native lists among his influences Otis Redding, Lake Street Dive, Les McCann and Eddie Harris. He's released three studio albums: "Currents," "The Road to Tomorrow" and "Pleasurecraft." ...

That is where fate struck her. Her talents attracted a number of show biz people, and one, Les McCann, took her to Atlantic Records, where she was immediately signed, beginning a career that has ...

Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Compared to What This is American Routes , I'm Nick Spitzer. It’s no secret, here and worldwide, we’re in a time of turmoil, in government, political attacks ...

Les McCann, the soul-jazz singer, composer and fellow pianist who discovered Flack while the latter performed in a Washington, D.C. club, once said, “[h]er voice touched, tapped, trapped and ...

“Her voice touched, tapped, trapped, and kicked every emotion I’ve ever known,” said jazz musician Les McCann, who helped Flack get a record deal after seeing her perform in a nightclu ...

One night, while performing at the club Mr. Henry’s, the jazz impresario Les McCann happened to be in the audience. McCann was so awestruck by Flack’s voice that he implored Atlantic Records ...

She would moonlight as an opera pianist in the night, and sing pop numbers in between. Musician Les McCann discovered her singing at a jazz club. He described Flack’s voice as “her voice ...

Courtesy Atlantic After jazz pianist and vocalist Les McCann heard Flack play in a Washington, D.C., nightclub in 1968, he arranged an audition for her with Atlantic Records. The following year ...

Music was a prismatic and intellectual form of creation for Flack, a rare sparkling diamond with a million diversely flashing facets, whose voice was — according to Les McCann, the jazz lion who ...

For February, we still have the Winter Jazz, Blues, and Soul concert at the Lyric Theater, the Les McCann art exhibit at the Tate Creek branch of the library, and the 2025 Heritage Ball at Harper ...

The Grammy-winning pianist and vocalist Roberta Flack passed away on Monday, February 24, at the age of 88. Her publicist Elaine Schock revealed in a statement that she passed away at home with ...

Flack won five Grammys overall, including three for Killing Me Softly, and was nominated eight times, ITV News Entertainment Reporter Rishi Davda has more US singer Roberta Flack has died aged 88 ...