Sam Belton, known as the Godfather of Coffee, is closing Sam's Place Jazz Cafe in Milwaukee's Harambee neighborhood after five years, citing economic challenges and personal aspirations.

Owner Sam Belton thanks customers for supporting his establishment onstage with drummer Dave Bayles, trumpet player Brian Lynch, bassist Jeff Hamann, and pianist Mark Davis at Sam's Place Jazz Café on ...

Sam’s Place Jazz Café and Bronzeville Collective, two businesses in Milwaukee's Bronzeville District, are closing their doors.

Ambrose Rhodes, of Milwaukee, cuts into a pancake at Sam's Place Jazz Café, the day before the café’s closure, on Feb. 19, 2026, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “I hate to see it go,” Rhodes said. - Angelica ...

If you find yourself wandering the laidback lanes of Morjim, there is a soulful secret waiting behind thick laterite walls. It is a place where historical echoes meet the smooth notes of a saxophone ...

Low chatter pervades the room, fading into silence as the lights dim and eyes turn to the raised stage in the corner, ...

AND GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M SHAQUILLE LORD. TODAY I’M JOINED BY MAX MAXWELL AND ROSEANNE MASON. THEY’RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ THAT IS HAPPENING VALENTINE’S DAY NIGHT, SATURDAY, ...

We've been in a jazzy mood lately here at World Cafe. We've welcomed a number of groove architects into our studio, like Tom Skinner, Christian McBride and Nate Smith, to name a few. Today, we're ...

Vocalist Rubén Albarrán talks to Billboard Español in Mexico City. By Natalia Cano Amid a hiatus that the Mexican band Café Tacvba began at the end of 2024, vocalist Rubén Albarrán reappeared last ...

Jan. 9 (UPI) --With more than 7 million monthly listeners, Café Tacvba, one of the most influential and emblematic bands in Mexican rock, announced it has asked its record labels to remove the group's ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Smooth jazz legends Jonathan Butler and Gerald Albright will headline the 42nd Annual Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival on Aug. 21 and 22, 2026, at Town Point Park in Norfolk, Va.

Now in its 19th year, the event returns to Miami Gardens' Hard Rock Stadium in March. By Gail Mitchell Jhené Aiko, Ludacris (a special 25 th anniversary set) and Nelly and Ashanti will headline the ...