"Raveille" is a pumped-up electro house jam that samples the U.S. Army's very famous wake-up call. By Kat Bein Good morning, America, and happy Independence Day to you. As you roll out of bed and get ...

With so many jazz and funk bands taking Syracuse by storm, we wanted to shine the spotlight on the horn section for a hot second. Though they're loud, they're sometimes forgotten behind guitarists and ...

Amid this volatile sociopolitical era, folks are searching for programming and platforms that provide a veritable spa for the mind and soul. The album’s name was inspired by Goode’s birthday and ...

We Want the Funk!, an expansive, emotive, celebratory documentary looking at one of history's most important musical genres, begins simply. Legendary studio musician Marcus Miller picks up his bass ...

Northampton-based funk sextet Fat Bradley’s new self-titled five-song extended play (EP) recording is an acid jazz fusion of instrumental kaleidoscopic funky rock that grooves along with frantic ...

Jazz funk is a style of music that grew out of jazz, but brings in elements of soul music and rhythm and blues. While jazz often features a swing beat, jazz funk is backed by a groove rhythm that is ...

It’s time for some funk again. It came to mind when I wrote recently about rock artists many Millennials won’t know. That ...

From the time he took to the road as an 18 year old performing in front of 25,000 fans with Con Funk Shun, to sold out gigs with Huey Lewis & The News, to four-star productions like “Book of Mormon” ...

Randy Brecker's latest recordings are only mainstream because they are generously laced with R&B soul and multifaceted Latin funk. In all other aspects, Brecker, who performs with his younger brother ...