The Louis Satchmo Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp is proud to announce the addition of legendary trombonist Fred Wesley as this year’s Artist-In-Residence. The announcement was made at 10 a.m. on Monday, ...

Fred Wesley & The New JB's are the primary keepers of roots funk music. Wesley, one of the forefathers of funk, is the legendary bandleader, trombonist who helped make James Brown's music what it was ...

ATLANTA -- Trombonist Fred Wesley helped create the blueprint for funk music. His precise, catchy brass riffs and solo performances were core elements on songs by some of funk's most prominent ...

When the Godfather of Soul decided he wanted to be the king of funk in the ’60s, he hired a young trombone player who would not only redefine how that instrument was played but be instrumental in the ...

Legendary trombone player Fred Wesley talks about his beginnings as a musician. Fred Wesley and The New JBs perform every day from July 7 through July 11, with a special evening concert on the Motor ...

With storms in the New Orleans forecast Thursday, Jazz Fest organizers condensed the day's lineup to move many of the headliners up to early afternoon start times and close the Fair Grounds before the ...

Steve Inskeep talks with Fred Wesley Jr., long time sideman and band director for the James Brown Band. Wesley's autobiography is Hit Me Fred: Recollections of a Sideman. (Duke University Press ISBN ...