The funkified jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood plays fusion music by way of the downtown New York avant scene of the 1990s. John Medeski's fuzzy keyboards are equally indebted to the Meters, Jimmy Smith, and Sun Ra; and Chris Wood and Billy Martin pr…

The acid jazz outfit Groove Collective was formed in downtown New York City in 1990 by flutist Richard Worth DJ Smash and rapper Nappy G all three staples of a nomadic dance club called Giant Step In time the trio was joined by keyboardist Itaal Shur…

Acid-jazz collective Brooklyn Funk Essentials was first conceived in 1993 by producer Arthur Baker and bassistmusical director Lati Kronlund by the following year the group was a staple of the New York City club scene with early lineups also includin…

A New Orleans musician in every sense of the word drummer Stanton Moores main gig is with his enormously popular funk band Galactic but he also plays with a wide variety of other musicians in both club and studio settings Growing up in New Orleans Mo…

Drums Tuba tapped a variety of musical traditions and experimentation to forge its eclectic identity The New York-based trio carried its message home by combining rock Afro-beat jazz punk electronica New Orleans brass band traditions and funk into a…

Taking influence from James Brown and Tito Puente Five Degrees of Soul combines traditional Latin jazz with 70s funk Though all members of the group are American born their heritage spans from Mexico to Argentina and El Salvador Building a strong fan…

An acid jazz band that focuses more on jazz than groove-oriented dance music the Greyboy Allstars came together in 1993 when noted rare-groove DJ Greyboy aka Andreas Stevens met up with Karl Denson a saxophone player who was then touring with Lenny K…