Jazz music is blossoming in Berkeley this summer. New nightspots and festivals such as Anna’s Jazz Island and the Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival (August 18-21) are enriching a thriving straight-ahead ...

Ramsey Lewis, pianist and composer whose smooth, funky jazz covers of pop hits sold in their millions – obituary He played for presidents and won three Grammys with his irresistibly swaying rhythms ...

If you are looking for Reading’s best kept secret you need go no further than the Railway Arches on Caversham Road. Situated under the arches of the uninspiring railway bridge is The Funky Jazz Club, ...

In straight-ahead jazz and more experimental realms, it’s a given that times are tough: Album sales are negligible, musicians are underpaid and underexposed, and careers are increasingly punishing, do ...

A whole album of ABBA tunes reinterpreted by Nils Landgren's Funk Unit could be a reason to take notice. Previous albums by the group have shown an unrelenting sense of groove with some fine playing ...

Hammond organist Vel Lewis collaborates with saxophonist Marion Meadows on SMOOVEE, a smooth jazz track debuting as the #1 Most Added recording at ...