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although they aren't probably really jazz funk, just jazzy and funky, or from the 80's but they are British.
Anyway, 80's jazz funk is what divides the Weary household, it's what MrsTheWeary was bopping to in nightclubs with names like Barbarellas when I was sat alone in my bedroom listening to Frank Zappa. Y'know, driving off on holiday with Radio 2 on and a jazz funk hit from the 80's comes on and MrsTheWeary is all this reminds me of being a student nurse and I'm all this is what I was avoiding by being home alone.
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I used to attend the "All Dayers" at The Lyceum and once went to Caister for a weekender which was a mix of DJs and live bands. Good music, good people and a lovely, peaceful happy vibe.
I tended to prefer US stuff but the British end was held up by bands such as Freeez, Light of the World, Incognito, Linx, and even The Real Thing and The Average White Band were in there too.
I liked Level 42's "The Early Tapes" but I think they could see there wasn't much commercial value in that stuff and swiftly moved onto their brand of poppy funk. They still sound good today and I caught a concert of there's from a year or so back on YT and they've still got it.
I tended to prefer bands like Morrissey Mullen and Paz who occasionally threw in a jazz-funk song but had stronger leanings towards instrumental smooth jazz. Shakatak were in that vein too but I didn't like them.
Corduroy. Cor, I'd forgotten about them and they were excellent live.
I've always liked Jamiroquai and PB Underground are doing well to keep the soul/funk stuff alive and if you like funk drummers, check out Pete Ray Biggin, the band leader and also the drummer in Incognito and Level 42. Ooh look, we've come full circle! Oh, and the guitarist in PB is Ben Jones and he's the most wonderful funk player (I've mentioned him a good, few times on the forum).
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The is Pete Ray Biggin in the studio and that's his guitarist, Ben Jones - I love this clip
Ben Jones is also in the houseband for The Voice and he's a great talent.
I love the New Mastersounds. They hark back more to the early roots of Jazz Funk, Grant Green kind of Blue note era sounds. A bit of Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff. Probably not exactly the same but they are British working in the US.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p37y3vqP_DM
Wait 'till the slap bass solo comes in.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Vt65NzOQg