ATLANTA -- Trombonist Fred Wesley helped create the blueprint for funk music. His precise, catchy brass riffs and solo performances were core elements on songs by some of funk's most prominent ...
Martha High’s Funky Divas with Fred Wesley & The New JBs; Thursday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle; ...
Trombonist Fred Wesley might as well have copyrighted the term “horny horn.” He and bass superhero Bootsy Collins not only share a superhuman ability to evoke sweaty, funky palpitations—they’re also ...
New Orleans funk giants The Soul Rebels have announced a spring tour, uniting a slew of high-profile festival appearances in a two-month coastal sprint. The eight-piece ensemble will bring its ...
The popular soul-funk band Soulive arrived at the Newport Jazz Festival with an elder statesman of groove music: trombonist Fred Wesley. Judging from drummer Alan Evans' stage banter, the group was ...
Fred Wesley & The New JB's are the primary keepers of roots funk music. Wesley, one of the forefathers of funk, is the legendary bandleader, trombonist who helped make James Brown's music what it was ...
In the late ’60s, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, had a radical break with his orchestra, which quit over a pay dispute. In its place, Brown hired some fiery teenagers from Cincinnati, bassist ...
Today, Bootsy Collins looks back to his early days with “The JB’s Tribute Pastor P,” the latest single from the legendary bassist’s forthcoming record Album of the Year #1 Funkateer. Set to release on ...
For those of us who never got to see James Brown perform live with his classic 1970s lineups, catching Fred Wesley at Floyd's The Sun Music Hall would have to do. But the show did more than just do.
Dwayne Dolphin performs with Fred Wesley and The New JBs last year in the Netherlands. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in-depth reporting about the Pittsburgh area ...
The Louis Satchmo Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp is proud to announce the addition of legendary trombonist Fred Wesley as this year’s Artist-In-Residence. The announcement was made at 10 a.m. on Monday, ...
It's 7 p.m. April 5, at The Sun Music Hall, Floyd. (Thanks, Paul.) Wesley and the JBs were James Brown's backing band during his heyday. Check out the band's music at its myspace.com page. Trying to ...
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