It's hot. Its summer. Let's ease into the night with some hard bop & soul jazz from the classic era—Lee Morgan, Ray Bryant, Bunky Green, Leo Wright and the Freedom Sounds. We'll then electrify the ...

Set in the beautiful landscape of Moseley's private park in Birmingham the festival bring an eclectic weekend of music with a whole host of international and local artists. Over the last 10 years and ...

For those partial to music rooted in vintage soul and its allied forms, next week will seem like Christmas. On Tuesday, Seth Applebaum and his Ghost Funk Orchestra hit town, nine members strong, on a ...

Check out Okayplayer's official 4/20 playlist featuring a no-pass batch of psychedelic funk and soul obscurities. With the country (mostly) in lockdown, due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), this year's 4/20 ...

Expressive, versatile, and dripping in history - the fizzing frequencies of funk and the seductive sounds of soul are ever-alluring; and when all these sounds merge on a festival lineup, you can bet ...

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 ...

VAIL, Colorado – Imagine early American jazz legends Grant Green and Lou Donaldson having a fight in a Hammond Organ shop while James Brown holds their coats and the Vail Valley might have some idea ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was originally published in August 2005. In rendering his decision in a 1964 obscenity trial, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart wrote: "I shall not today attempt to further define ...

When SETI X—the San Francisco-based emcee and recipient of the Pharrell Williams-backed J Dilla Music Tech Grant—told me about a small brick-and-mortar he co-owned with Delrokz, a turntablist and ...

The Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul Festival is returning to Moseley Park this July and the full line-up has been announced. The festival, scheduled for the second weekend of July will feature The Specials ...