Maceo Parker News

James Brown may be to blame for refusing to let his band wear frilly shirts on stage, but in their dark lounge suits Maceo, Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley - the Holy Trinity of ex-JBs horn-men - now look like seriously middle-aged representatives of the party machine.

"Maceo! Come here quick, and bring that funky licking stick!" That's how James Brown introduces saxophonist Maceo Parker on the 1974 track Soul Of A Black Man.

Maceo Parker Debuts at Jazz at Lincoln Center November 13 & 14 The Allen Room Maceo Parker, perhaps best known as the second-in-command to the legendary James Brown, helped define funk from its origins.

Brother's Keeper [Shanachie] California saxophonist Karl Denson grew up listening to R&B, funk, jazz, punk rock, pop and soul, in the process becoming convinced that forming a hybrid based on all of these styles was as natural as breathing the air.

The musician now resides in California, but she's coming back to town with her new band Aphrodesia.

To open the 14th annual summer season of the Talcott Mountain Music FestivalSM, Music Director Edward Cumming will lead the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in Summer Groove! Rhythm, Blues & Soul on Friday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows.

The word that best characterises Mattafix is undoubtedly fusion. Marlon Roudette and Preetesh Hirji transcend musical styles and cultures.