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Jazz-Funk

Funk Engine, formed in 2013 by Sydney Conservatorium jazz graduates, returns with a tight, danceable set that revives jazz-funk for a new generation.

Funk Engineensemble
  • CatalogueMCD 601
  • Released20 Apr 2020
  • Playing time51 minutes 36 seconds

Listen & tracks

3 of 8 tracks have a preview · 8 works · 51:36

  1. 1 Jazz-Funk Anthem Siebe Pogson 7:19
  2. 2 Going the Distance Siebe Pogson 5:45
  3. 3 Kaphunk Siebe Pogson 5:51
  4. 4 Tune In Siebe Pogson 5:59
  5. 5 384 Siebe Pogson 5:35
  6. 6 Feel Dogs Siebe Pogson 5:11
  7. 7 Hunt That Waltz Siebe Pogson 7:18
  8. 8 Home Coming Siebe Pogson 8:38

Sonically, Jazz-Funk draws on the old-school funk of the 1970s, yet the production and arrangements are contemporary, taking a cue from American outfit Lettuce, who helped carry the style into the present.

The 2020 session also marks a shift for the band: bassist and composer Siebe Pogson steps forward as MC and lyric writer, adding a vocal edge to eight original pieces that work as both groove music and careful listening.

Videos:

Funky Salt

Concert

Going the Distance

Reviews

It's hard not to like this very hip album. A new generation of young musicians, mostly graduates from the Sydney Conservatorium, have rediscovered jazz-funk, an idiom that ran out of puff in the mid-1980s, making it sound fresh and contemporary again. Funk Engine's third album has eight compositions by electric bassist Siebe Pogson, who anchors a tight rhythm section. Pogson's compositions reveal a deep knowledge of the idiom, and his immaculate bass playing, beautifully recorded, is at exactly the right level in the sound balance. The various time-feels basic to jazz-funk are given a solid workout, resulting in an album that is danceable and highly listenable as well. ★★★★

— Eric Myers, The Australian

Artists

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Funk Engine

ensemble

Sydney-based jazz-funk group Funk Engine was formed in 2013 by Sydney Conservatorium jazz graduates led by bassist and composer Siebe Pogson.

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Siebe Pogson

composer

Siebe Pogson is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and bassist from Sydney, leader of the jazz-funk group Funk Engine and a composer for Australia’s only electric viola da gamba ensemble, Elysian Fields.

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Details

List price
$15.00 AUD
Total playing time
51 minutes 36 seconds
Release date
Category
Jazz
Genre
Jazz & Improvised
Musical work copyright
© 2020 Funk Engine
Sound recording copyright
℗ 2020 Move Records
Catalogue
MCD 601
EAN
9314574060126

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