This evening of soulful style is just the appetizer for a summer of classic soul, rhythm and blues and Latin music not only in Fort Greene Park on Tuesdays but also in Sternberg/ Lindsay Park in Williamsburg on Wednesdays and in Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Thursdays through the end of July.
Whether singing doo-wop or signed to Motown, black boybands have been integral to pop, infusing it with soul, rhythm and blues.
While the music was indisputably jazz, it suggested an almost bewildering array of influences — fusion, funk, soul, rhythm and blues, Brazilian samba and Cuban son, pop balladry, chanted vocalese — with lyrics sung in Spalding's three languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
The virtual James Brown, an homage to one of the most celebrated and innovative forces in soul, rhythm and blues, and funk music, will reside in a section of the museum that will be called the Artists Journeyy.
Mr. Scofield has just released a good new record, "A Go Go" (Verve), and he was playing tunes from the album, compositions that looked to great soul rhythm sections of the 1960's, the Meters and Booker T and the MG's, for clues.
For Midsummer Night Swing the perpetual twister Chubby Checker will help Lincoln Center celebrate its 50th anniversary (July 8), and on July 16 and 17 the New Orleans revue the Ponderosa Stomp will offer up a bit of soul, rhythm and blues, rockabilly and funk, with performances by William Bell, Harvey Scales, Joe Clay, Carl Mann, the Collins Kids and more.
STOCKHOLM — The sisters Melody and Safoura Safavi blend Iranian soul rhythms with reggae, rock, ska, and flamenco, singing in their native Farsi, plus English, Spanish and Swedish.
Field recordings of Swan River water creatures and marshes meld with surprising harmonies and minimalist soul rhythms.
Much like GRiZ, Gramatik mixes old style blues and soul rhythms with modern urban flare and electronic bass music sounds.
The music was eclectic sonic gold weaving from American 60's soul to rhythm and blues to African rhythms and Latin beats.
MUSIC AND DANCE ENGLEWOOD Bergen Performing Arts Center Will Downing, soul and rhythm and blues.
