MUSIC Dr. Lonnie Smith Wove the Funk for Seven Decades The Hammond organ virtuoso left our world last month, but his spirit lives on wherever there’s a groove by Matt Rogers October 28, 2021 ...

The inventor of funk was James Brown, and the form’s two mythical inheritor-innovators were Sly Stone and George Clinton. But the documentary makes the case that Billy Preston forged a heady ...

He describes his band, the Isaac Hadden Project. as a funk-rock jam band. The Isaac Hadden Organ Trio, he says, is a mix of jazz-funk and jazz fusion.

By high school, Frost was playing drums in an instrumental group called the Outcasts. But his grandmother played piano and organ in church. When she bought a new spinet, she sent her old upright ...

Delvon Lamarr Organ TrioCold as Weiss(Coalmine)4 out of 5 stars Videos by American Songwriter It’s impossible to avoid using some keywords when labeling the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio’s ...

Frost wasn’t just a hired hand. He was a full member of Grand Funk Railroad that co-wrote songs, and appeared on album covers. Just three years after the group split in 1976, Bob Seger brought ...

Entertainment January Jazzfest spotlights jazz-funk-jam sounds from Organ Fairchild Published: Jan. 14, 2025, 4:23 p.m. Organ Fairchild headlines January Jazzfest Joe Cascio By CNY Jazz Central ...

Born Pam Warren in the Bay area, she grew up with the goal to become the first female DJ on the West Coast, she told the San Francisco Chronicle. After gaining a popular following in the 90s as ...

Seattle-based organist Delvon Lamarr has made an international name for himself with his instrumental trio that delivers an updated take on the classic sounds jazz and funk.

Although they played first, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe was no opening act. The seven-piece funk band offered up a thrilling set that would have been a satisfying concert on its own. Unlike old ...