asked Thomas, supplying a scat-like vocal during the extended opener, with Hampton emerging to rip a late solo as jazzy horns and percussion drove the funk clinic to completion. ForbesBootsy ...

Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, and Pee Wee Ellis, considered by many to be the greatest horn section in the history of funk, sit down with WSJ's Jim Fusilli to discuss being in James Brown's band and ...

When it comes to addressing concerns in our healthcare system, our education system, and even our criminal justice system, we've heard the solutions from our elected officials and even our ...

MojoFlo is a neo-funk group known for their captivating stage performance. Their arrangement combines hard-hitting horns, seductive melodies and a meticulously crafted stage show to bring their ...

Mike Gill, of the Mobile Funk Unit, holds his sousaphone before playing in the annual True/False March March parade on Friday ...

Roy Ayers, the influential vibraphonist and jazz-funk pioneer known for his iconic track "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist and jazz-funk pioneer behind “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at 84. He passed away Tuesday in New York City after a long illness, according […] The post ...

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled ...

Roy Ayers, who died March 4 at 84 after a long illness, understood this perhaps better than any other vibraphonist. He had the chops to run rings around many of his peers, and he did just that as a ...

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 ...