Aug 24, 2015
Maceo Parker Makes It FunkyWords:Joann D. Ball | Photos: Philamonjaro StudioMaceo Parker is a soul and funk legend. Hes best known for bringing the noise for James Brown, George Clinton and Prince. His trademark saxophone percussion style has been a hip-hop samplers delight. For the last two decades, he has been music director of his...
May 13, 2014
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the Februrary 14th show.The Valentine's Day show wasn't exactly about love, in fact it wasn't necessarily about anything.NFTJU host Paul Abella interviewed Shawn Maxwell about his new band -- a 10 piece band with two bassists, two french horns, two saxophones...
Mar 3, 2014
Photos by Heidi Peters, additional reporting by Des PetersMaceo Parker has been on the front lines of funk from the days of James Brown through the P-Funk revolution and remains something of a hero to today's modern day funk crusaders.His set on Saturday night at Evanston's SPACE touched on all these spaces and more,...
Oct 3, 2012
For a concert junkie like me, Prince had been a "bucket list" artist for as long as I can remember. With an unpredictable live performance schedule, seemingly disconnected with the conventional tour routing and promotion infrastructure; there is legitimate concern that a casual fan might miss him on a swing through their city. Luckily I...
Oct 3, 2012
Shed your arena-sized expectations and get lost in world of late-night funk...Download Entire Show (.zip mp3)
Sep 27, 2012
Stay tuned for more Welcome 2 Chicago recaps. Here are the details from the third night...PrinceWednesday, September 26, 2012United Center - Chicago, ILControversy, Let's Go Crazy > Delirious > Let's Go Crazy, 1999, Little Red Corvette, Take Me With U*, Raspberry Beret, Cream#, Cool / Don't Stop Til You Get Enough#, Joy In Repetition#, Let's Work, Extraloveable, U...