These recordings along with the Eric Dolphy and Booker Little Memorial Album—Live at the Five Spot (Prestige/OJC 353, 1992) make up the highly documented last appearances of Dolphy and Little at New ...

A powerhouse NYC based 11-member Blues band w/horns serving up a bowl of Funky Gumbo and a Hearty Helpin' of New Orleans Mardis Gras, rock, brass, R&B, jazz and gospel. The Funky Fritters are one of ...

The unmistakable sounds of New Orleans will resonate in Mexico City this month as the acclaimed documentary Make It Funky! takes center stage at a special screening hosted by Mexico’s Horizonte 107.9 ...

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 ...

In 1973, Herbie Hancock found himself at a crossroads. For a couple years, the keyboardist had been leading a band called Mwandishi — named after a Swahili word meaning “writer” — that played ...

In any given week, New Orleans boasts more live music than just about anywhere. During the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, music venues kick into overdrive. Here is a sampling of this coming ...