The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the ’70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown’s innovations of the late ’60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

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 ...

Multiple music arts grant-award winner Alexandra “Olenka" Gadzik emigrated from the Carpathian Mountains of Poland with her parents and sister in 1977. Growing up in multi-cultural New York City ...

Shanell Alyssa on keys and vocals, feeling the music, as bassist Cliff Schloss and drummer Avery Collins keep it steady in the back. Playing tight enough to get loose, new local band Up on the ...

Hank Flynn hits the streets to see what's going on in and around Philadelphia. Today he is live at the Philadelphia Clef Club ...

The Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience kicked off on Friday with Cannons, a trio from Los Angeles made up of lead vocalist Michelle Joy, lead guitarist Ryan Clapham and keyboardist/bass ...