Guitarist Paul Jackson, Jr., saxophonist Everette Harp and pianist Jeff Lorber are Jazz Funk Soul. *The latest project of the trio Jazz Funk Soul titled “Life and Times” (Shanachie) soars on ...

Oft-sampled vibraphonist Roy Ayers will turn 80 this fall, and his new album, recorded in L.A. on the Jazz Is Dead label, is both silky-smooth and prescient.

The call-and-response between the instruments feels like a dialogue, not just between players, but between musical genres—funk answering jazz, R&B responding to soul.

With the release of this insane comp, jazz, funk, and breakbeat lovers finally have access to some of the rarest grooves from Michigan s funk underground.

Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk vibraphonist, record producer and composer, whose warm grooves and sun-drenched melodies shaped generations of musicians, has died at the age of 84 following a ...

But as life grows more hectic and free time dwindles, stumbling across a proper soul-funk showcase can be hard — especially when people aren’t plugged into the proper circles.

It all came together in a matter of hours, according to Eugene musician Frank Visconti, trumpeter and manager with Natsukashii Soul, a brand-new jazz, R&B and funk quintet performing regularly in ...

Sly Stone, a pioneer of funk and soul, has died at the age of 82. “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three ...

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 soul with jazz-funk and ...

The most legendary jazz-funk band of all time is coming to Ann Arbor. The Headhunters, co-led by percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark, featuring NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison on ...