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

The film, co-directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, opens with Miles Davis and Luther Vandross collaborator Marcus Miller playing a little funk sample. Miller can play pretty much any ...

Miller’s bass solo sets the tone for the rest of “We Want the Funk,” which is just as full of musical moments as it is talking head interviews (in some cases, there are literal Talking Heads ...

We Want the Funk!, an expansive, emotive, celebratory documentary looking at one of history's most important musical genres, begins simply. Legendary studio musician Marcus Miller picks up his ...

Funk music has been around since the 1960s ... Robert “Kool” Bell from Kool & the Gang; songwriter-producer Marcus Miller; Nona Hendryx of Labelle; musician-pastor Kirk Franklin; David ...

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 ...