Rose says that first meeting felt special, and that the musicians quickly bonded over a shared interest in acid jazz and pushing beyond jazz convention. ... Natsukashii Soul plays a mix of ...

Celebrating 30 years to the date since the release of their pivotal debut album Cool And Steady And Easy, cult acid-jazz ensemble Brooklyn Funk Essentials are back today with the release of a new ...

In the first half of the ’90s, the Bay Area nurtured a burgeoning acid jazz scene, a creative cauldron fueled by vinylphiles rediscovering 1960s organ-driven jazz funk. One of its key players, ...

Ayers was recognized for his trailblazing jazz-funk music that opened doors to acid jazz and neo-soul. The Los Angeles native, known as the Godfather of Neo-Soul, released the album “Everybody ...

Meet the Biological Misfits, which perform "The Jam," a mix of soul, funk, hip-hop and acid jazz, the first Thursday of every month at Buteco in Grant ...

Roy Ayers, the "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" jazz-funk virtuoso who paved the way for neo-soul, has died at age 84 ... He embraced the newer musicians who created acid jazz, neo soul, ...

Roy Ayers, Jazz-Funk Musician Behind ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine,’ Dies at 84. The vibraphonist's hits have been sampled by Mary J. Blige, Common, Tyler, the Creator and Kanye West.

The funk-jazz-soul-everything-else supergroup Dinner Party is serving as this year’s de facto Jazz Fest anchor, with three of its four core members — pianist Robert Glasper, multi ...

Vibraphonist Roy Ayers, an influential band leader and pioneering composer and producer of jazz, funk, soul and R&B, has died. Ayers, who is known for the celebrated song “Everybody Loves the ...