PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bruce Smith has a new mission — using music to help restore Portland’s national reputation. The percussionist with one of the most successful funk bands to ever come out of the ...

PBS has announced the spring slate for its documentary anthology strand ‘Independent Lens,’ including a new documentary on funk from acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Nelson. Kicking off the ‘Independent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass ...

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. had just premiered his 2019 “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” at the Sundance Film Festival when, as he was out on the dance floor, the topic of his next film came up. “We ...

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 ...