Granted, he’s no Kenny G. But smooth sax man Boney James continues to satisfy what looks like a sizable legion of fans. His latest album, “Ride,” remains near the top of Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz ...

A musician at the forefront of revolutionary groove movements is returning to Roanoke on Sunday. Sax man Maceo Parker, famous for his work with James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic and a long solo ...

Maceo Parker is best known as the dynamic saxophonist for legendary soul man James Brown. But, Parker recently entered the world of publishing with his autobiography, “98% Funky Stuff - My Life In ...

JC: On tenor sax, I am using a brass Phil Barone USA piece, from 1998. I don't know the size, but it has 108 on the side. It must be around a 7-star, because it feels very close to my other piece, ...

Khari Allen Lee revved up a Jazz Tent crowd at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. That's hard to do in a midday time slot, but Lee managed the trick on Sunday (April 27), wielding an alto sax in a quartet of ...

Charismatic and dynamic saxophonist/bandleader Lakecia Benjamin, who has played with Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, The Roots and Macy Gray, takes center stage in her ...

When you look back on the last half-century of backbeat-driven, hard-pocket funk, it’s strange that one of the genre’s major innovators was inspired to start playing because of the square, oompah ...