Jazz trumpeter and band leader Donald Byrd, whose clean, elegant phrasing made his reputation in the 1950s and ’60s before he began experimenting in the ’70s and ’80s with jazz-funk-R&B fusions on ...

Jazz musician Donald Byrd, a leading hard-bop trumpeter of the 1950s who collaborated on dozens of albums with top artists of his time and later enjoyed commercial success with hit jazz-funk fusion ...

Expect to hear original weekender DJ's playing Anthems from: Fatback Band - BBQ - Chic - Shalamar - The Whispers - Kool & The Gang - Change - D Train - George Benson - Rose Royce - The Gap Band - SOS ...

With its reboot of classic '70s /'80s jazz-funk, Rock Candy Funk Party (RCFP) delivers a sound that's as celebratory as the name suggests. The group is powered by a lineup of world renowned ...

Ahhh, the 80s. Big hair, big synthesizer sounds and programmed beats. That didn't just happen with pop and rock, some of these trends seeped into contemporary jazz, too. This was the decade when much ...

Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...

DOVER, Del. — Jazz musician Donald Byrd, a leading hard bop trumpeter of the 1950s who collaborated on dozens of albums with top artists of his time and later enjoyed commercial success with hit ...

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 ...