Graham Good and the Painters will play their first-ever performance in Keystone on March 22 at Warren Station. The band ...
Winnipeg-based Dirty Catfish Brass Band (DCBB) are bringing their horns (and other instruments) to Fort Frances for the ...
The Chicago producer pioneered a blend of house, hip-hop, and Miami bass via string of releases on the city’s Dance Mania ...
Dj Funk, a talented artist who has brought so much joy and inspiration to so many through his music, is now facing the heartbreaking reality of planning for his final farewell,' a statement on the ...
This electrifying soul-funk powerhouse is taking the city’s live music scene by storm, delivering an irresistible blend of Motown classics, funk anthems, and deep-cut gems guaranteed to make you ...
Funk released dozens of singles, remixes and mix CDs over his nearly 30-year career and performed alongside such legends as Bad Boy Bill and Felix Da Housecat at the Out Cold indoor music festival ...
Roy Ayers, who has died aged 84, was a pioneer of jazz-funk in the 1970s, the uplifting groove and messages of his music exemplified by his best-known track, Everybody Loves the Sunshine; although ...
Blige and Tupac. Rolling Stone magazine described Ayers’ music as sound “that wove lush soul, elastic jazz, and tight funk.” “His family ask that you respect their privacy at this time ...
They described Ayers as "highly influential and sought after as a music collaborator." Ayers, often called the "Godfather of Neo Soul," left an indelible mark on jazz, funk, R&B and hip-hop.
The band later produced classics like ... for a live concert album that celebrated their “50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater.” War’s ironic name was born at a time when ...
Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk vibraphonist ... Ayers was surrounded by music from an early age. His father played trombone, and his mother was a piano instructor. At the age of five ...
This 6-minute song could be three times as long and you likely wouldn't notice, so hypnotic is the deep funk that Ayers and his band lay down. The theme of love and togetherness was prominent in ...