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Let's explore the many ways in which jazz and funk have influenced hip-hop and how their impact continues to be felt to this day.

Jazz trumpeter and band leader Donald Byrd, whose clean, elegant phrasing made his reputation in the 1950s and '60s before he began experimenting in the '70s and '80s with jazz-funk-R&B fusions on ...

T.S., the son of the great jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, spent five years touring with his father’s band before branching out to R&B.

In the 1970s and early 80s, Jazz-funk music swept the UK's dance floors and clubs. This new musical sound emerged from the shadows of disco and had a fascinating impact in Britain.

Although the jazz-funk scene created the first commercial platform for a generation of DJs, dancers, artists and clubbers, it was eclipsed in the early 80s with the deluge of a new wave of youth ...

The revival of the Funk Brothers began in the 80s when Allan Slutsky aka Dr. Licks wrote a book about the deceased bassist James Jamerson. Slutsky's work helped elevate the unsung musician to the ...

Roy Ayers' impact on music is immeasurable. His ability to blend jazz with funk, soul, and even disco paved the way for countless artists across genres. His music remains timeless, sampled by ...

Think you’ve seen “42nd Street” before? Not with jazz-funk orchestrations and a rock drum set and a truly diverse cast, you haven’t. Not with an ABBA-like synthesizer underp… ...

What's On Music & Nightlife Mostly Jazz Festival Chaka Khan at Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul Festival and other amazing 80s music stars on tour in the Midlands - how to get tickets Prepare for some ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --With its reboot of classic '70s /'80s jazz-funk, Rock Candy Funk Party (RCFP) delivers a sound that's as celebratory as the name suggests. The group is ...