Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

Among other things, Big Sam's Funky Nation is a walking, talking, funking class in the history and myriad styles of funk. Classic funk—that most grooving and gritty stepchild of blues, soul and ...