Well when looking at the mindblowing Funk phenomenon which surely lent a brand new sheen to jazz when there were at least three or four different styles in vogue i.e. cool jazz, straight-ahead jazz, ...

He’s worked with Solange, Frank Ocean, Harry Styles and more – and his own music is wondrously fun and spiritual. The LA artist explains why it sounds like butterflies and mountain lions Amid the ...

Brooklyn Funk Essentials have been presenting their unique brand of eclectic funk to elated audiences around the world since the early nineties. Originally conceived as a studio jam-project by ...

*“We each are responsible for three songs,” said Grammy nominated Everette Harp (Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle, George Duke), the legendary Contemporary Jazz saxophonist from Houston, Texas, about ...

Jazz funk is a style of music that grew out of jazz, but brings in elements of soul music and rhythm and blues. While jazz often features a swing beat, jazz funk is backed by a groove rhythm that is ...

Bluebird and RCA Victor dig deep into the vaults of the landmark Flying Dutchman label to issue this perfect introduction to the jazz-funk-soul hybrid heyday. By Billboard Staff Bluebird and RCA ...

UK rap legend Rodney P reveals the origins of the jazz-funk movement, the very first home-grown black British music culture, inspired by the avant-garde American music of the 70s. Show more UK rap ...

While it is generally agreed that the birthplace of jazz is New Orleans and that it was first performed there in the early 1900s, it’s not the only music style to come out of the Crescent City.

This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

Cooperstown Concerts announced “jam band supergroup” LaMP will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, at The Otesaga Resort ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From a music theory perspective, jazz, gospel and funk are probably the most technically advanced ...

Miserable, wet and dank weather' was blown away by a dynamic jazz-funk fusion band. Making a return to the Plas Hotel, Narberth, on Thursday, February 19, Dave Jones' 'Trunk of Funk' provided a ...