Big Sam’s Funky Nation will perform Saturday, Sept. 30. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Jazz'SAlive Big Sam’s Funky Nation is bringing its raucous, brass-fueled funk to San Antonio as a headliner for the ...

After quickly selling out their May 2nd reunion show, The Meters have added a date at The Fillmore New Orleans on Friday, ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Friday Night Flicks celebrates the release of their debut EP, Welcome to Violence, with a show at the Pocket on Aug. 19; courtesy of the band Formed in 2018, Friday Night Flicks combine eccentric ...

Corey Paul’s dream of leading a live funky jazz ensemble that nodded to the intergalactic noir-western series “Cowboy Bebop” seemed like a far-out fantasy. Now it’s a reality, and the show’s hitting ...

The NOLA Funk Fest 2023 is gearing up for a three-day event from October 20-22 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The festival is set to showcase 18 of the city’s best local funk acts performing across ...

...is the guitarist for a high energy funk/jazz band based out of Philadelphia that travels extensively throughout the US and Canada. Utilizing over a decade of steady performing, Quinn has developed ...

A daylong celebration of jazz and wine may not be what you would expect to stumble upon on a Saturday afternoon in Nederland. The eclectic, bohemian mountain town at the top of Boulder Canyon is more ...

The music world is mourning the loss of legendary funk and jazz musician Bernard “Nard” Wright who died May 19 after being hit by a car while crossing the street in Dallas where he lived. The Queens, ...

It’s bossa nova and samba, but so much more — funky, soulful and esoteric. Listen to these songs chosen by Joyce Moreno, Marcos Valle, Amaro Freitas and more lovers of Brazilian rhythms. Credit ...

In a newly published book, CU Boulder Professor Reiland Rabaka delves into the culture and sound of music’s ‘best-kept secret’ Barely two months into the ‘70s, Funkadelic—led by George Clinton, ...