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Examples of jazz-funk artists are Roy Ayers , Eddie Henderson , Charles Earland , and Mass Production . The music featured a funk bassline and injections of jazz riffs, but always contained an overall soulful feel¹. Other artists that made music in the 1970s considered jazz-funk by these criteria were Donald Byrd , Gil Scott Heron , Lonnie Liston Smith , Funkanova , Miroslav Vitous , Herbie Hancock , Deodato , Azymuth , Ronnie Laws , Ned Doherty , and Francine McGee . JAZZ-FUNK IN THE UK Several British Jazz-funk artists and bands emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s who broke away from the disco and commercial scene, encouraged by club DJs like Chris Hill, Norman Jay , Robbie Vincent (then on BBC Radio London), and Greg Edwards who had a Saturday evening show commercial radio station Capital Radio . Chris Hill and Robbie Vincent were instrumental in starting the Caister Weekender on the east coast of England. This event started after a break in 1992 at a holiday camp on the south coast, and returned to Great Yarmouth on the east coast, to the Vauxhall Holiday park in 1996 - the weekender continues to pull thousands of soul, jazz, and jazz-funk fans to the camp, three times a year in May, October and on New Year's Eve. Chris Hill signed many artists to his Ensign record label. Some of the best known UK jazz-funk acts include Beggar and Co who reformed twice, first as Light of the World and then Incognito. The prime mover in the bands was J-P Bluey Maunick . Although Light of the World continue to perform in its own right without Bluey. Other British jazz-funk bands include: Central Line, Level 42, Freeze, Heatwave, Hi Tension, Real Thing, Atmosfear, Imagination, FBI, and Gonzalez. Many of the above had tracks compiled on to the 2003 album British Hustle: the Sound of British Jazz Funk 1974 to 1982. Label: Soul Jazz, ASIN: B0000C84NU, Catalogue Number: SJRCD82. The album has extensive sleeve notes charting the history of Jazz-funk in the UK, and provides a good sample of British Jazz-funk. In 2006, it was still available on CD and 12" vinyl. Many national and regional DJs including Gilles Peterson , Norman Jay and Tony Blackburn have and continue to play Jazz-funk tracks on their shows and at club nights. The music has over the years featured heavily in the magazine Blues & Soul . EXTERNAL LINKS SEE ALSO |
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