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 ...

Although Vol. 3 has been decided, it has been quite a while since I last posted.With about a month left until the event, I think I will start touching on the genres played at the Hakodate Funk Session ...

Mack the Knife [Funky Version]; Moanin'; Sidewinder; Mississippi Windows; Work Song; Mortat [Modern Bebop Version]; Blues March. Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and hit Composer Benny Golson and his ...

The inevitable result of a talent-soaked soul and jazz community, The Funky Knuckles are taking the sound of Dallas to an entirely different level. They have been together six years and have held a ...

The unmistakable sounds of New Orleans will resonate in Mexico City this month as the acclaimed documentary Make It Funky! takes center stage at a special screening hosted by Mexico’s Horizonte 107.9 ...

There have been a lot of words to describe good funk music. Dirty. Gritty. Grimy. When done right, funk should make your face scrunch up, your head nod and your body move in ways even you might not ...

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 ...