10 Essential Herbie Hancock Songs That Showcase His Genius Across Jazz, Funk, and Fusion. ... of Hancock’s artistry—from modal masterpieces and post-bop gems to funk-infused epics and ambient ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – They might not be a household name, but funk-fusion jam band Garaj Mahal is a group of players’ players.

a 10-track set of original compositions that harkens on the contemporary synth-laden soul with jazz-funk and fusion modes of expression. The set weaves in texture to create a sonic tapestry that ...

explosive fusion supergroup Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric bring old school swagger to their fresh, exciting, and innovative blend of jazz, pop, and funk. Led by All About Jazz's #19 “Favorite ...

He said he was first exposed to it in the fourth grade, when a jazz trio came to his school and performed. On the last song, he remembers how they turned the music stand around and jammed.

The jazz-meets-funk musician inspired Pharrell Williams, Dr. Dre, and Kanye West. Reporter Jazz fusion legend Roy Ayers, who wrote the song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at 84 after ...

Originally playing more experimental compositions and covers bordering on jazz/funk fusion, Schizophonic gradually refined their repertoire over the past year down to a more basic, funk rock sound.

DJs and producers took funk’s infectious grooves and jazz’s improvisational spirit, flipping them into the sampled loops and boom-bap beats that define classic hip-hop. This fusion laid the ...

sessions that helped push the vibraphonist toward funkafied fusion. Signing with Polydor, Ayers released Ubiquity in 1970, swiftly forming a group named after the album. His burgeoning jazz-funk ...

After the Brides dissolved, I became a member of P-Funk in late ’79.” Was it tough shifting from jazz-fusion to straight-up funk? “Not actually tough because my idea was to fuse jazz and ...

Attend a fundraiser with your dog, revisit an 80s comedy classic, be amazed by an illusionist, listen to a jazz-funk fusion band or interact with a 90s classic film. Friday: Black Tie and Tails ...