Funk was not only music made for dancing, but also to dream in colours as Jimi Hendrix would say about music.
The show includes a selection of psychedelic gems of funk music breaking through to the extrasensory side. During the emerging time of African American expression and black power, funk was the soundtrack for this assertive awareness.
Jimi Hendrix is one of the stars of this style. His blues guitar overdose with the Sandoz-made lysergic opened new ways to funk. Curtis Mayfield, George Clinton and Sly Stone were also three of the greatest pioneers of this formula. Their groups The Impressions, Funkadelic, Parliament and Sly & The Family Stone were the home of some of the inventive musicians of funk music.
Larry Graham (Graham Central Station), the creator of the clapping bass style, the extravagant and not less ingenious bass player Bootsy Collins and the guitarist psych-funk groover Eddie Hazel are some of the most remarkable musicians. Psychedelic funk is not only a men club. Betty Davis, Miles's wife, was a great singer and one of the most outstanding funk performers with her wild stage antics of high octane energy. Plus Isaac Hayes - Mr Shaft-, the Chamber Brothers of “Time Has Come” fame and the New Orleans Voodoo funk masters, The Meters, making hypnotic music that will make you dance your mind and body.
Music:
1- All strung out over you - The Chamber Brothers
2- Friday Night, August 14 - Funkadelic
3- Walk on by - Isaac Hayes
4 - Stop the War - The Impressions
5- Dreams - The Two Things in One
6- Handicapping Son - The Meters
7- Git in There - Betty Davis
8- Let your Love light shine - Buddy Miles Express
9- God made me funky - The Headhunters
10- Sing a simple song - Sly & The Family Stone
11-Tell me What is it - Graham Central Station
12- Africana - The Propositions
13- Listen to me - Baby Huey
14- 9 till 5 - The Meters
15- Unspoken Dreams of Light - Eugene Mc Daniels
16- Music for my Mother - Funkadelic
17- Smiling Faces - The Undisputed Truth
18- Move in the Room - Dawn and Sunset
19- We gotta Live Together- Jimi Hendrix (Band of Gypsys)
Jazz Matters
Jazz Matters is a not-for-profit hobby project that I’m extremely proud of.
It began life in May 2021 as NuDirections, a weekly radio show on a London community station. That spirit of discovery still runs through everything I do.
But today, Jazz Matters has evolved into a global podcast platform for Jazz and World music lovers — reaching over 40,000 open-minded listeners across 57 countries on more than 24 platforms.2025/6 marks a new era. My love of music has always gone beyond Jazz, so I’ve created two distinct but connected spaces here
Jazz Matters: Podcasts, Playlists and Music Videos.
Jazz Lines: Blogs, Interviews, Gallery & Pulse for Who's Shaping the Scene.
I’m also preparing a full digital relaunch from my new studio, from 1st May 2026, then every Jazz Matters podcast, mix, and special will stream exclusively from my website—no third-party platforms and no algorithms. Until then, you can listen here and on 24+ podcast platforms.
Alongside the music, you’ll find in Jazz Lines, my platform for blogs, interviews, gallery, and pulse that links to things that catch my ear and eye. A bold new chapter begins soon. New location. New music player. New studio.
Jazz Matters. Because the music — and everything around it — truly does.
Enjoy the music I love