A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during ...

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His ...

A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster groovers around today ...

P BS’s Independent Lens series tackles the history and cultural impact of funk music in its latest 90-minute documentary, We ...

Kool & the Gang: ♪ Can't get enough ♪ ♪ Of that funky stuff... ♪ Marcus Miller: There's no sad funk song. Kool & the Gang: ♪ Can't get enough... ♪ Miller: Funk's primary purpose is to get people ...

We Want the Funk” starts just as a documentary about funk music should – with musician Marcus Miller slapping that bass.

Filmmakers Stanley Nelson Jr. and Nicole London didn’t want to do a typical documentary on funk music. What they made is a fun, interesting, entertaining ride through the genre.

Directors Stanley Nelson and Nicole London discuss their new documentary We Want the Funk! on Deadline's Doc Talk podcast.