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 ...

Jazz-funk drummer and worldwide recording artist Isaiah Stewart announces the release of his third album, "Groove Garden" which features a contemporary mix of funk, jazz, hip-hop, rock, classical and ...

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 ...

With the recent ascendance and mass embrace of Snarky Puppy, there may be a tendency by some to superficially assess The Funky Knuckles as SP redux. This would be a mistake. Yes, they both have a ...

Aussie label AIM's motives might need to be called into question with the release of the new Herbie Hancock set Jazz to Funk. It features the reissues of two obscure sessions from the '60s, both of ...

Bandleader, trumpeter, and arranger Bill Warfield returns with a fresh take on Lennon and McCartney's "The Fool on the Hill." ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since the '50s, funk has influenced modern music to the present day, and some of its pioneering groups have enjoyed careers ...

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 ...

Jazz, with its roots in African American culture and its ability to constantly change, has made a wide array of styles over the years. From its origins in New Orleans to its global impact today, jazz ...