CSC Funk Band – Funkincense
Remember those break records we all bought in the 90’s? They had horn stabs, samples, beats (Super Duper Duck Breaks was always my shit) and I remember a specific sample: […]
Category Archives: jazz
Soundtrack To An Illusion: A Live Mix
Throughout different periods of music, especially in the late 60’s and early 70’s, many different styles of music were inspired by psychedelia. The use of this music mostly facilitated the […]
Big Ups with Euan Fryer
This week again we have another heavyweight in Big Ups. If you’ve bought a record from Jazzman Gerald’s stable of record labels, then you have indirectly dealt with Mr. Euan […]
Big Ups with Marc Hype
The name Marc Hype may not ring a bell, but if you were in the DJ game early, you knew of this talent. Like Big Daddy Kane said: “It’s ’88, […]
Maceo Parker: 98% Funky Stuff
Maceo Parker has a lot to say, and not just in his music. One of the world’s greatest living saxophone players, a man who James Brown told to blow (and […]
Darryl Reeves: Mercury
A few weeks ago I got hipped to a piece of music called The Dillaquarium Mixtape by saxophone player Darryl Reeves. If you have not downloaded this piece of genius, […]
Dust & Grooves x West Elm Valentine’s Day Mix
Photos by Eilon Paz Recently, I was asked to contribute to a very special mix exclusively for Valentine’s Day with Dust & Grooves for West Elm’s Front and Main culture […]
Rest In Peace Donald Byrd
“Donald Byrd word on the track, quite exact, Giving you the format, Jack See we gotta pave the way and display.” -Guru “Loungin’ I didn’t want to believe this today. […]
Freqnik & WDRE: Jazz In The Present Tense Mix
The 90’s sound. The Boom Bap. Acid Jazz. Bringing back some of the Jazz greats and introducing them to a new audience. The Acid Jazz revolution that had records labels […]
Johnny Hammond Smith: His Time Is Now
Photo Courtesy Cheryl Smith For those regular readers of Flea Market Funk, you know full well that I have a sweet spot for the Hammond B-3 and other keyboards. Recently, […]
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