Herbie Hancock and the Headhunter's virtuoso bass player Paul Jackson's song “Funky Fingers" makes the top 10 of “New Jazz Funk Songs of the Last Decade." Tokyo, Japan - “Funky Fingers" featuring ...

Celebrating 30 years to the date since the release of their pivotal debut album Cool And Steady And Easy, cult acid-jazz ensemble Brooklyn Funk Essentials are back today with the release of a new ...

On Friday, November 14, Dustbowl Revival brought their funky New Orleans jazz rock sound to a very special place in Carson ...

DJ Premier: The BADDER Band project was put together by my manager, Ian, and one of my agents that I’ve known since the beginning of my Gang Starr career. He said, ‘What if you put a band together ...

Blending jazz and rock styles showed that rock could be smart and sophisticated while remaining fun, energetic, and popular.

Baton Rouge's Captain Green already proved it has the funk. On its new release, the band is stretching into another one of its favorite genres — jazz. Captain Green is known for its virtuoso playing ...

RICHMOND, Va. – FunkyFinger performs both original jazzy-funk songs as well covers with their own funky spin. John Creger formed the band in 2016. Since then, they’ve played at major venues across the ...

“It’s gonna be unapologetic funk. And it’s gonna be energetic. And it’s gonna be a wild ride, lots of high-energy solos and cool ensemble work.” That’s how percussionist Nate Worth describes funk-jazz ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Benson’s music has a way of wrapping around you — like a smooth breeze on a late summer evening or the sound of someone you trust speaking truth with melody. Whether he’s ...

Penny, a fourth-year classical civilization student, will perform his first ever gig at Spring Sing as a member of the funk, jazz and rock band TAXI. The seven-member group also includes lead singer ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure ...