Night Train gets funky tonight with some classic and contemporary jazz funk. We’ll hear John Scofield with Medeski, Martin & ...

While it is generally agreed that the birthplace of jazz is New Orleans and that it was first performed there in the early 1900s, it’s not the only music style to come out of the Crescent City.

Big Sam’s Funky Nation will perform Saturday, Sept. 30. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Jazz'SAlive Big Sam’s Funky Nation is bringing its raucous, brass-fueled funk to San Antonio as a headliner for the ...

This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

Corey Paul’s dream of leading a live funky jazz ensemble that nodded to the intergalactic noir-western series “Cowboy Bebop” seemed like a far-out fantasy. Now it’s a reality, and the show’s hitting ...

“It’s gonna be unapologetic funk. And it’s gonna be energetic. And it’s gonna be a wild ride, lots of high-energy solos and cool ensemble work.” That’s how percussionist Nate Worth describes funk-jazz ...

Iconic New Orleans funk pioneers The Meters will reunite for their first show in nearly a decade during Jazz Fest 2026.

Friday Night Flicks celebrates the release of their debut EP, Welcome to Violence, with a show at the Pocket on Aug. 19; courtesy of the band Formed in 2018, Friday Night Flicks combine eccentric ...

The NOLA Funk Fest 2023 is gearing up for a three-day event from October 20-22 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The festival is set to showcase 18 of the city’s best local funk acts performing across ...

A daylong celebration of jazz and wine may not be what you would expect to stumble upon on a Saturday afternoon in Nederland. The eclectic, bohemian mountain town at the top of Boulder Canyon is more ...

North Sea Jazz Festival 2025 article by Giovanni Guadalupi, published on January 16, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Live Review articles ...

The music world is mourning the loss of legendary funk and jazz musician Bernard “Nard” Wright who died May 19 after being hit by a car while crossing the street in Dallas where he lived. The Queens, ...