Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Saturday that Batiste will be remembered as "a proud son of New Orleans, Army veteran, educator, ...

The soulful rhythms of the 1970s are set to echo through downtown Alexandria as legendary R&B and funk band Con Funk Shun ...

Now in its third year, the event honored Morello, Fogerty, Joe Ely, Emmylou Harris and Smokey Robinson for their ...

The Essence Festival comes to New Orleans this July, headlined by GloRilla and Boyz II Men. Here's everything you need to ...

Jazz, a genre that has captivated audiences worldwide since the late 19th century, is being celebrated on International Jazz ...

Yes folks, it’s that time of year again!  The Edlavitch DCJCC’s, JxJ, our region’s leading Jewish film and music cultural ...

The Gold Souls have a lot to say — and now, as a full eight-piece band, they’re channeling their message through feel-good ...

The Eddie Fisher Quintet's 'The Third Cup' is as enjoyable a jazz-soul effort as any of this incredibly fertile period.

Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass lines and steady, infectious drum grooves,” according to one ...

The film traces the birth of funk music to one person: James Brown. The Godfather of Soul, who once said, “I’ve only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk,” pioneered ...

Inspired by Steely Dan and The Brecker Brothers, Derek Frank’s “Barker’s Boogie” is a funk-jazz shuffle tribute to his and ...