Why has funk music endured for more than 60 years? Though not scientifically proven, the deep grooves that are the genre's backbone have an irresistibly dance-able quality that can be found in ...

Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, and proto-rap group The Last Poets? It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz composer ...

James Alexander, founding bassist of the legendary R&B and funk band The Bar-Kays, will record new music next week at the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Gap Band, composed of brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, left an indelible mark on funk, R&B, and soul. Known for their electrifying stage presence and infectious ...

Funk and jazz fusion band Ghost-Note plays the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market on Saturday, Dec. 20. The band released their latest album 'Mustard n'Onions' in 2024.

Sly Stone, the driving force behind Sly and the Family Stone, a multiracial American band whose boiling mix of rock, soul and psychedelia embodied 1960s idealism and helped popularize funk music, has ...

Savannah Stopover Festival and the Park at Eastern Wharf are teaming up to bring in Seattle, Washington's The Dip and Charleston, South Carolina's The Psycodelics for their monthly Riverfront Concert ...

When it was released in spring 2023, The Rumble’s album “Live at the Maple Leaf” was a chance for the Black Masking Indian-fronted funk band to build a bridge between its past and future. Recorded ...

Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our ...

If Santa Barbara has a “house band,” it’s Area 51. The band is a mainstay of public celebrations, such as Summer Solstice, Old Spanish Days, Earth Day, Fourth of July, Summer Concerts at Chase Palm ...