Martin Arceneaux, aka DJ Quickie Mart, collected vinyl 45s for years. He played with nearly every bonafide funk band in New Orleans. He suffered through Katrina’s aftermath and continued playing gigs ...

Expressive, versatile, and dripping in history - the fizzing frequencies of funk and the seductive sounds of soul are ever-alluring; and when all these sounds merge on a festival lineup, you can bet ...

The Victoria Jazz Society has unveiled the headliners for its popular Funk ‘n Soul in the Township series, returning to Bullen Park in Esquimalt as part of the 2026 TD Victoria International JazzFest.

These funk and soul classics from 1977 helped connect dance music’s past to its future and reflect the genre's impressive range.

It’s arguably some of the hippest music around. Music from artists like Grant Green or Herbie Hancock, along with other musicians that made up the Bluenote Records roster of the mid to late1960s. File ...

It all came together in a matter of hours, according to Eugene musician Frank Visconti, trumpeter and manager with Natsukashii Soul, a brand-new jazz, R&B and funk quintet performing regularly in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the great architects of modern R&B, funk, and soul, The Commodores deserve a place near the top of the conversation. Emerging in the early 1970s from Tuskegee, ...

Though New Orleans’ jazz legacy is a well-documented and widely recognized phenomenon, local funk pioneers, for one reason or another, are not acknowledged nearly as much as their musical predecessors ...

Craig Charles' new weekday show on 6 Music promises to offer an afternoon party that everyone's invited to. He'll be bringing some of the good times and great tunes that he's been beloved for every ...