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
I built Jazz Matters as my home for contemporary jazz, nu-jazz, and world music — and now it’s also home to a small number of guest shows and mixes from people I rate.
Expect contemporary jazz, nu-jazz, and global sounds — with tracklists, long reads, interviews, and playlists that go deeper than the usual.
Jazz Matters is a not-for-profit hobby project I’m extremely proud of. It began in May 2021 as a weekly radio show on a London community station, and that spirit of discovery still guides everything I do.
Today it reaches 40,000+ open-minded listeners across 57 countries on 24+ platforms.
In 2026, I’m taking things up a gear with clear sections: JM Studio Notes, the Music Player & Show Notes inc Playlists, Sleeve Notes and Interviews.
A full digital relaunch from my new studio follows — and after that, Jazz Matters podcasts and mixes will be exclusive to this website.
A bold new chapter begins soon. New location. New studio. New player.
Jazz Matters — because the music, and everything around it, truly does.