With George Clinton announcing his retirement, Big Sam’s Funky Nation is ready to fill up the void for those who need to free their mind so their ass will follow. The New Orleans-based act, led by Big ...

Big Sam’s Funky Nation will perform Saturday, Sept. 30. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Jazz'SAlive Big Sam’s Funky Nation is bringing its raucous, brass-fueled funk to San Antonio as a headliner for the ...

Confined to his home like everyone else during a long quarantine last year, Sam "Big Sam" Williams has not stopped working on new music. A fixture on the New Orleans music scene as trombonist and ...

The musical stylings of the Beatles, Jimmy Buffett, big band and dance are coming to La Jolla starting next month in the annual Concerts by the Sea series. Howard Zatkin, the series chairman, hopes it ...

Papa Grows Funk embarks on an indefinite hiatus this weekend, following a series of parties and farewell concerts in New Orleans. On Friday, the band hosted a free "fan appreciation party" at ...

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