Dee Dee Bridgewater turns 76 as the Grammy-winning jazz and funk icon continues touring, mentoring artists and releasing ...

Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...

It all came together in a matter of hours, according to Eugene musician Frank Visconti, trumpeter and manager with Natsukashii Soul, a brand-new jazz, R&B and funk quintet performing regularly in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The 45th Tri-C JazzFest got underway on Thursday night with a show by the acapella group Take 6, but Friday and Saturday is when Playhouse Square really comes alive with full ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist and musician known for songs like “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and his unparalleled influence on ...

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 ...

Amid this volatile sociopolitical era, folks are searching for programming and platforms that provide a veritable spa for the mind and soul. The album’s name was inspired by Goode’s birthday and ...

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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, ...

The Delbert Anderson Quartet merges Navajo Music with Jazz and Funk in a free Concert Aug. 13 at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art at UC Davis. The Mondavi Center is offering the concert in ...

James Mtume, a legendary musician who played with greats from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis and was sampled by the Notorious B.I.G., has died He was 76. No official cause of death has been released, ...

“We had a lot of fun with our past catalogue with songs about outer space,” singer/guitarist Nick MacDaniels of the band Big Something was saying. “This time, on our new album, the songs are more ...