Walking a Harlem block with Dr. Lonnie Smith was always—like his stage show—a predictably unpredictable cadenza of zigs and zags, a herky-jerky check-in with the pulse of the people. Particularly if ...

If you head into Normal Heights' long-time watering hole Rosie O'Grady's on an upcoming Tuesday night, chances are excellent that you'll have a funky good time. A few of San Diego's most-wanted ...

Locally-based Hammond organist Kris Yunker will host the second installment in his series of "Funk Nights" at the Stone Church in Brattleboro Wednesday at 8 p.m. Yunker, who has played in various ...

Keyboard player Jon Lord performing with British rock group Deep Purple, circa 1975 - Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images We all know the sounds of the mighty Hammond organ when we hear them, from the ...

There has been in the last number of years a Renaissance of sorts for the jazz organ. Sam Yahel, Peter Goldstein, and Tony Monaco, all have made their mark in the jazz organ arena. The road pioneered ...

VAIL, Colorado – Imagine early American jazz legends Grant Green and Lou Donaldson having a fight in a Hammond Organ shop while James Brown holds their coats and the Vail Valley might have some idea ...

Cory Henry, a three-time Grammy Award winner as a member of jazz-fusion band Snarky Puppy, is embracing a new era with a group billed as Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles. The Indy Jazz Fest performer ...