Leslie “Les” McCann, an exceptional jazz pianist, composer and vocalist who discovered a young Roberta Flack, and whose own works have been sampled by countless hip-hop artists, died last Friday (Dec.

Les McCann stood only 5 foot 7, but he was a towering figure when he sang and played piano. The rousing brand of soul-jazz he helped pioneer in the 1950s and ’60s inspired several generations of ...

The music world lost a giant before 2023 came to a close with the passing of soulful Jazz great Les McCann. The Hollywood Reporter shared the sad news that Les McCann passed away at 88 in the Los ...

McCann’s style was known as soul jazz, The New York Times reported. He was born on Sept. 23, 1935, in Lexington, Kentucky. Music was part of his upbringing with his four younger brothers and sister ...

The acclaimed musician released more than 60 albums but is arguably best known for his 1969 Montreaux Jazz Festival performance of the protest song "Compared to What." By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, ...

Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of ...

Les McCann, a jazz titan best known for his performance with musical partner Eddie Harris of the protest song "Compared to What," has died at age 88, his manager said Sunday. The cause and manner of ...

Les McCann, a pianist and vocalist who helped popularize the soul jazz genre and whose music was sampled in hip-hop songs by artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Dr. Dre, has died, The New York Times ...

Les McCann, a legendary soul-jazz pianist and singer whose work was often sampled by hip-hop producers, has died. McCann’s manager told NBC News he died Friday at a Los Angeles-area hospital after ...

Les McCann, whose jazz music influenced today’s artists, has died. He was 88. McCann’s style was known as soul jazz, The New York Times reported. He was born on Sept. 23, 1935, in Lexington, Kentucky.