Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

SPECIAL: Night Train steps aside for a two-hour special highlighting the music of one of the great writers of the Great ...

Jazz-funk supergroup Nitecap has released its debut album, Things of That Nature, a 10-track set of original compositions that harkens on the contemporary synth-laden soul with jazz-funk and fusion ...

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 ...

The Birchmere will host an unforgettable evening of smooth, soulful and funky rhythms on Aug. 15, when it welcomes Jazz Funk Soul, featuring three of today’s most influential and accomplished ...

“It’s gonna be unapologetic funk. And it’s gonna be energetic. And it’s gonna be a wild ride, lots of high-energy solos and cool ensemble work.” That’s how percussionist Nate Worth describes funk-jazz ...

A rousing new dance set to Bad Bunny’s hit “Nuevayol” is part of Rhythmically Speaking’s jazzy summer production. The Twin Cities dance company’s “Groovers & Makers 2025: 4 Takes on Jazz Dance” ...

When Lao Tizer takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. on March 6 as part of the 52nd Annual Pittsburg State University Jazz Festival, the audience can expect an electrifying mix of jazz, funk, soul, and world ...

We remember Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer behind "Everybody Loves the Sunshine." He died Tuesday at the age of 84. Jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers died earlier this week ...

Jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers died earlier this week after a long illness. He was 84 years old. NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has the story. ISABELLA GOMEZ SARMIENTO, BYLINE: Roy Ayers started vibing ...