Artists
Grammy Award winning chamelonic virtuoso of the acoustic and electric bass, Christian McBride often works with bands that he assembles that are not his regular working bands, calling these “A Christian McBride Situation”. The performance at the JAS June Festival will… (Read More)
Bootsy Collins is best known as the bassist for Parliament/Funkadelic and leader of Bootsy’s Rubberband in the late 70’s. Bootsy got into music long before he became a part of Parliament/Funkadelic. Growing up in Cincinnati OH, he started playing guitar and… (Read More)
“Sock it to ‘em Dr. Tackett!” Mixmaster Wolf exclaims in the opening track of Breakestra’s Live Mixtape Part One. Dr. Tackett is the musical golden child Miles Tackett and he plays some sick bass. Mixmaster Wolf sings and fronts the eight… (Read More)
when Gabriel Roth of Daptone Records happened upon him performing his Black Velvet act at the Tarheel Lounge in Bed Stuy. Roth recognized his raw talent and directly brought him into the Daptone “House of Soul” Studios for a session… (Read More)
Cowboy & Indian is an Austin based folk rock group whose members consist of a dynamic and versatile talent. Equal part songwriter and musician, each member brings a kinship and unique voice that is an undeniable shining virtue, add salt of… (Read More)
In a world of war, poverty, ecological disasters, dissent and conflict in the social fabric of society, Marvin Gaye found himself looking to the heavens in 1971 and asking the heartfelt question What’s Going On? And with that Gaye created the… (Read More)
“Jazzy Jeff” Townes was born in West Philadelphia in a very musical household and developed a love of music at an early age. Jeff was just 10 years old when he started spinning records at parties using his family’s basement as… (Read More)
With roots based in New Orleans, dj Uplifter has taken a deep respect for music as an art form and translated it into his unique style of djing. With his extensive knowledge of rhythms and beats, he blends the traditional Jamaican… (Read More)
One of the best all-around DJs in the music scene today, DJ Vajra (pronounced “VAHJ-rah”) has earned a place among the industry’s elite. Whether it’s through competing in some of the biggest battles in the world, dropping a killer mix set… (Read More)
Formed in 2003, Dumpstaphunk was initially assembled by keyboardist Ivan Neville on a whim to perform a solo slot at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Ivan immediately selected the unique double-bass attack of both Nick Daniels and Tony Hall… (Read More)
His iconic albino looks are unforgettable. His songs are used relentlessly in films and TV commercials, video games and played in music stores everywhere. Just one bar of “Frankenstein” will get fists pumping and heads bobbing. Likewise, “Free Ride” is a… (Read More)
The members of Egress have taken the rock music mold, raised it high above their heads, and smashed it into hundreds of little pieces. The Dallas, TX based quartet infuses elements of Rock, Reggae, Funk, Hip-Hop and Latin into a wondrous… (Read More)
Originally from Iowa City, IA, recently relocated to Fort Collins, CO, Eufórquestra has been touring more than ever and is continuing to take its cutting edge music in different directions. Their self-proclaimed “Afro-Caribbean-Barnyard-Funk” brings a rhythmic wall of sound, integrating such… (Read More)
Whether you’re in a crowded club or overflowing dance floor, every Funktion show feels like a house party you were personally invited to. Maybe because the 7-man band swarms any stage like eager party-goers themselves – ready to throw down with… (Read More)
It’s incredible that GALACTIC has never made a carnival album yet, but now it’s here. To make CARNIVALE ELECTRICOS, the members of GALACTIC (Ben Ellman, harps and horns; Robert Mercurio, bass; Stanton Moore, drums and percussion; Jeff Raines, guitar; Rich Vogel… (Read More)
For all of their critical acclaim since their 1999 debut, Garage a Trois actually came together as an afterthought. The unholy jazz/funk/R&B trinity of Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter and Skerik first convened in New Orleans in the spring of 1998 –… (Read More)
George Clinton is one of the greatest innovators of urban based soul, rock and funk over the last forty years. Now George has created his own label, The C Kunspyruhzy that will release George’s first studio album in ten years, followed… (Read More)
Few bass players in the history of modern New Orleans music are as storied as George Porter Jr. During the course of a career spanning four decades, Porter has not only made a deep impression with his work in the Meters… (Read More)
Global Noize is an organic, free-spirited sonic brew of some of the best elements of jazz, funk, electronica and world fusion – it is music without borders. A collaboration between Jason Miles and DJ Logic, Global Noize creates a thrilling mix… (Read More)
How do you explain on a piece of paper the elements that make a band truly exciting and genuinely unique? Sometimes, a good starting point is simple geography. When Grand Ole Party sets the stage for their live show, the placement… (Read More)
Formed in 2003, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk was initially put together by keyboardist Ivan Neville on a whim in order to perform a solo gig at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Ivan called in cousin Ian Neville (guitar), the double-bass… (Read More)
“It’s all worth it for me when people take something away from what they hear in my music,” replied singer/songwriter, Jessica Sonner, during a recent interview. Living between the snowcapped mountains of Colorado the big city of Chicago home these days… (Read More)
Johnny Sketch And The Dirty Notes
Artist Information Biography Formed in 2001, the legend of Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes is a noble tale of friends, funk and fortitude. It is the coagulation of classically trained musicians breaking the confines of the genre in… (Read More)
Jon McLaughlin’s music stays with you long after he walks off stage. Clearly, his skill as a performer can only be described as “unique”. His combination of song and conversation makes even a large audience seem intimate. As a young pianist… (Read More)
Jonny Lang started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, after his father took him to see the Bad Medicine Blues Band, one of the few blues bands in Fargo, North Dakota. Lang soon started taking guitar lessons from Ted… (Read More)
At age 9, K’NAAN was doing what most American kids were doing. He was hanging out on his neighborhood street corner, MC’ing for his friends, dropping Nas and Rakim verses, dreaming of a day when he would posses the lyrical skills… (Read More)
Kool & the Gang is a highly successful American jazz/R&B/soul/funk/disco group. They originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. They went through several musical phases in their career. They started out with a purist jazz sound, then became practitioners… (Read More)
Heineken, Van Gogh, Kraak & Smaak. The three most famous things to come out of Holland. Ever. In that order. Ok so maybe a bit of an exaggeration but the last three years have been an incredible ride for the band… (Read More)
Leo Nocentelli was one of the original members of the Meters, a groundbreaking funk group based in New Orleans from the mid-‘60s to the mid-’70s. The band, playing mostly instrumentals, stayed at the forefront of the music scene in the Big… (Read More)
One of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling independent hip-hop artists of this era, Lyrics Born is not the type to sit still. While recording his fourth solo album, completing new projects, and making decisions at Quannum Projects, he still averaged… (Read More)
