Back in the late sixties, when rock musicians started to explore more complex things, the music became at the same time more interesting and, well, complicated at the same time. It was the advent of ...

This article highlights the transition from R&B to funk, showcasing 25 essential albums that feature both iconic and ...

Johnny Hammond’s 1975 funk-jazz masterpiece, Gears, as the latest release from Jazz Dispensary’s acclaimed Top Shelf series. Produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell, who were instrumental in the ...

Bob James: Jazz Hands album review by Dan McClenaghan, published on February 8, 2024. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz! All About Jazz Essentials. ... In between James experiments with ...

Chicago artist Ric Wilson blends house, disco, funk and hip-hop on his new EP, creating dance floor magic rooted in Black ...

Photo by Brittany Teuber. Jazz-funk supergroup Nitecap has released its debut album, Things of That Nature, a 10-track set of original compositions that harkens on the contemporary synth-laden ...

Disco albums were still new in 1975, ... (Beck’s tasteful talk box aside) that landed somewhere between funk, rock, and jazz fusion without watering down any of those elements.