Martha High’s Funky Divas with Fred Wesley & The New JBs; Thursday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle; ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...