Martha High’s Funky Divas with Fred Wesley & The New JBs; Thursday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle; ...

Trombonist Fred Wesley might as well have copyrighted the term “horny horn.” He and bass superhero Bootsy Collins not only share a superhuman ability to evoke sweaty, funky palpitations—they’re also ...

Fred Wesley & The New JB's are the primary keepers of roots funk music. Wesley, one of the forefathers of funk, is the legendary bandleader, trombonist who helped make James Brown's music what it was ...

ATLANTA -- Trombonist Fred Wesley helped create the blueprint for funk music. His precise, catchy brass riffs and solo performances were core elements on songs by some of funk's most prominent ...

When the Godfather of Soul decided he wanted to be the king of funk in the ’60s, he hired a young trombone player who would not only redefine how that instrument was played but be instrumental in the ...

Dwayne Dolphin performs with Fred Wesley and The New JBs last year in the Netherlands. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in-depth reporting about the Pittsburgh area ...

New Orleans funk giants The Soul Rebels have announced a spring tour, uniting a slew of high-profile festival appearances in a two-month coastal sprint. The eight-piece ensemble will bring its ...

In the late ’60s, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, had a radical break with his orchestra, which quit over a pay dispute. In its place, Brown hired some fiery teenagers from Cincinnati, bassist ...

The Louis Satchmo Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp is proud to announce the addition of legendary trombonist Fred Wesley as this year’s Artist-In-Residence. The announcement was made at 10 a.m. on Monday, ...

That’s how the world was introduced to Fred Wesley, the longtime trombonist and arranger for James Brown. The godfather may have docked his musicians for missing a note, but he paid them the ultimate ...

The popular soul-funk band Soulive arrived at the Newport Jazz Festival with an elder statesman of groove music: trombonist Fred Wesley. Judging from drummer Alan Evans' stage banter, the group was ...