Jazz and rock are always borrowing and always inspiring each other. Here are a few rock songs shaped by jazz, where improvisation, rhythm, and harmony push the music beyond boundaries.

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The jazz-rap ensemble’s second album is dense, chaotic, and thrilling, with electroacoustic abstraction grounded by casual ...

New trip-hop jazz, ska-flavored punk and classic hip-hop from a trio of Vermont artists, including an instrumental cover of Massive Attack’s “Teardrop.” ...

These singles were bundled into the mini-album Introducing… The Style Council for North American, Canadian, Japanese and ...

The “Ta-Ta for Now” tour brings the band to the Somerville Theatre Wednesday. The musicians say they may continue to play ...

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The Chicago-rooted quintet, which features some of the city’s most adventuresome players, will appear with the Chicago ...

The Fugees, comprising rappers Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel, successfully blended elements of reggae and R&B into ...