Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Even if you don’t know psychedelic French jazz-funk legends Cortex by name, you have probably know have probably heard elements of their 1975 album Troupeau Bleu. Tracks from it have been sampled by ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer, and all-around musical genius, left an indelible mark on the world of jazz-funk, soul, and R&B. His music, with its hypnotic grooves and rich ...

In 1973, pianist and arranger Alain Mion, alongside drummer Alain Gandolfi, gave birth to the French Jazz-Funk band Cortex. Often regarded among pairs with the likes of Chick Corea and his Return to ...

Jazz-funk supergroup Nitecap has released its debut album, Things of That Nature, a 10-track set of original compositions that harkens on the contemporary synth-laden soul with jazz-funk and fusion ...

There was a time when Frenchmen Street was the go-to neighborhood for live music. And, while it still boasts several iconic venues, the street has become so popular that some feel it's lost its ...