Jungle Funk to Perform at the Kennedy Center January 14 at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts

Millennium Stage 6-7 PM FREE

Will Calhoun, drums
Doug Wimbish, bass
Vinx de'Jon Parrette, vocals

Jungle Funk is a super group armed with amazing virtuosity and history. These three pioneers of pop, rock, funk, jazz, and world music are separately and together respected worldwide for their exquisite and innovative sound. They are three men merging old school songwriting with current DJ-influenced grooves. "One wonders whether "DJ-inspired" music can be successfully melded to a more traditional live band concept. There’s only one way to find out: go see them live." (David Adler, allaboutjazz.com)...

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Millennium Stage 6-7 PM FREE

Will Calhoun, drums
Doug Wimbish, bass
Vinx de'Jon Parrette, vocals

Jungle Funk is a super group armed with amazing virtuosity and history. These three pioneers of pop, rock, funk, jazz, and world music are separately and together respected worldwide for their exquisite and innovative sound. They are three men merging old school songwriting with current DJ-influenced grooves. "One wonders whether "DJ-inspired" music can be successfully melded to a more traditional live band concept. There’s only one way to find out: go see them live." (David Adler, allaboutjazz.com)

For those not able to make it, the program will be streamed live at http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/

Jungle Funk appears courtesy of KCC Productions

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