Nick Ashford, who with Valerie Simpson, his songwriting partner and later his wife, wrote some of Motown’s biggest hits, like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” ...

After her acclaimed Sugar Bar appearance last October with "The Songbook of Phyllis Hyman," Gay brings audiences back into the late-night elegance of classic R&B-romantic grooves, velvet ballads, and ...