Maceo Parker has forgotten more about funk than most people will ever know. The veteran saxophonist served lengthy tenures with James Brown, George Clinton and Prince - as close to a funky holy ...

His name is synonymous with Funk Music, his pedigree impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. Maceo Parker is known by aficionados as a James Brown sideman; appreciated ...

Maceo Parker, the iconic saxophone player who got his start in James Brown’s band, brings his show 50 Years of Funk to Ardmore Music Hall on Feb. 19. The show will be a retrospective of his career and ...

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This year’s Savannah Music Festival (SMF) ends with both a bang and a wail, as Maceo Parker, the living legend of funk-jazz returns to town with his top-notch band on April 13 for two full 90-minute ...

feel welcome, Portland. He's likely passing up a lot of money to play the Talent coordinator has been with the festival for about 17 years, and he's been trying to bring Parker and his band to its ...

Former James Brown saxophone player Maceo Parker will bring the funk with tunes both familiar and new at his show Saturday at the Lincoln Center. We caught up with the legend for a quick email ...

If James Brown is the Godfather of Soul, Maceo Parker is the godson. When it comes to funky music, Parker has been there every step of the way – first as an admirer of soul-jazz saxophonists ...

The title of 1994’s documentary My First Name is Maceo says it all. Like other musical legends/icons such as Elvis, Aretha, Prince and Madonna, anyone hearing the first name Maceo knows exactly who it ...

If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. Maceo Parker sits in a Los Angeles hotel room, crunching on a bag of potato skins from a hallway vending machine. Today is the ...

There was no one more instrumental in building the musical canon of hip-hop than James Brown, reportedly the most sampled man in music. No less than 12,168 of his samples (and counting) are currently ...

Maceo Parker doesn't just play funk. He IS funk. He's one of the innovators, being there not just for its conception and birth, but for the child-rearing, shaping and development of the musical form.