Defunkt
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Past
NOV
23
2023
Eeklo, Belgium
muziekclub N9
I Was There
DEC
07
2019
Biel, Switzerland
Le Singe
I Was There
DEC
04
2019
Stuttgart, Germany
BIX Jazzclub & Lounge
I Was There
DEC
01
2019
Kassel, Germany
Theaterstübchen
I Was There
NOV
29
2019
Salzburg, Austria
Jazzit
I Was There
DEC
14
2018
Wetzlar, Germany
Kulturzentrum Franzis
I Was There
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Christoph
January 10th 2018
....still best in funk great show!!! But please never again in the Scala Leverkusen! Old people sitting at tables when the funk burns?! Better play at the jazz festival in leverkusen or best at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld Cologne!
Leverkusen, Germany@Scala Club Leverkusen
About Defunkt
Led by trombone player Joseph Bowie — the son of a St. Louis-based music teacher and the brother of big band arranger Byron Bowie and late trumpet player of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago Lester Bowie — Defunkt created some of the most adventurous sounds of the last quarter of the century.
Formed in 1978, Defunkt initially took a danceable approach to jazz. Although their first three albums — Defunkt, Razor's Edge, and Thermonuclear Sweat — made them leaders of New York's radical underground music scene, their inability to achieve commercial expectations led them to disband in 1983, with Bowie retreating to the island of St. Croix.
Reorganized after Bowie's return to New York in 1986, Defunkt recorded an additional six albums, including A Blues Tribute: Jimi Hendrix & Muddy Waters and In America, between 1988-1993.
Beginning in 1996, Bowie sought a way to combine the big band jazz of the 1930s and '40s and the dance rhythms and grooves of the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Expanding Defunkt with the addition of more horn players and background vocalists, Bowie introduced the Defunkt Big Band with a six-week stint at the Knitting Factory in New York.
Formed in 1978, Defunkt initially took a danceable approach to jazz. Although their first three albums — Defunkt, Razor's Edge, and Thermonuclear Sweat — made them leaders of New York's radical underground music scene, their inability to achieve commercial expectations led them to disband in 1983, with Bowie retreating to the island of St. Croix.
Reorganized after Bowie's return to New York in 1986, Defunkt recorded an additional six albums, including A Blues Tribute: Jimi Hendrix & Muddy Waters and In America, between 1988-1993.
Beginning in 1996, Bowie sought a way to combine the big band jazz of the 1930s and '40s and the dance rhythms and grooves of the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Expanding Defunkt with the addition of more horn players and background vocalists, Bowie introduced the Defunkt Big Band with a six-week stint at the Knitting Factory in New York.
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Genres:
R&b/soul, Soul, Rnb-soul, R&b, Funk
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Bandsintown Merch
Circle Hat
$25.0 USD
Live Collage Sweatshirt
$45.0 USD
Rainbow T-Shirt
$30.0 USD
Circle Beanie
$20.0 USD
Concerts and tour dates
Past
NOV
23
2023
Eeklo, Belgium
muziekclub N9
I Was There
DEC
07
2019
Biel, Switzerland
Le Singe
I Was There
DEC
04
2019
Stuttgart, Germany
BIX Jazzclub & Lounge
I Was There
DEC
01
2019
Kassel, Germany
Theaterstübchen
I Was There
NOV
29
2019
Salzburg, Austria
Jazzit
I Was There
DEC
14
2018
Wetzlar, Germany
Kulturzentrum Franzis
I Was There
Show More Dates
Fan Reviews
Christoph
January 10th 2018
....still best in funk great show!!! But please never again in the Scala Leverkusen! Old people sitting at tables when the funk burns?! Better play at the jazz festival in leverkusen or best at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld Cologne!
Leverkusen, Germany@Scala Club Leverkusen
About Defunkt
Led by trombone player Joseph Bowie — the son of a St. Louis-based music teacher and the brother of big band arranger Byron Bowie and late trumpet player of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago Lester Bowie — Defunkt created some of the most adventurous sounds of the last quarter of the century.
Formed in 1978, Defunkt initially took a danceable approach to jazz. Although their first three albums — Defunkt, Razor's Edge, and Thermonuclear Sweat — made them leaders of New York's radical underground music scene, their inability to achieve commercial expectations led them to disband in 1983, with Bowie retreating to the island of St. Croix.
Reorganized after Bowie's return to New York in 1986, Defunkt recorded an additional six albums, including A Blues Tribute: Jimi Hendrix & Muddy Waters and In America, between 1988-1993.
Beginning in 1996, Bowie sought a way to combine the big band jazz of the 1930s and '40s and the dance rhythms and grooves of the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Expanding Defunkt with the addition of more horn players and background vocalists, Bowie introduced the Defunkt Big Band with a six-week stint at the Knitting Factory in New York.
Formed in 1978, Defunkt initially took a danceable approach to jazz. Although their first three albums — Defunkt, Razor's Edge, and Thermonuclear Sweat — made them leaders of New York's radical underground music scene, their inability to achieve commercial expectations led them to disband in 1983, with Bowie retreating to the island of St. Croix.
Reorganized after Bowie's return to New York in 1986, Defunkt recorded an additional six albums, including A Blues Tribute: Jimi Hendrix & Muddy Waters and In America, between 1988-1993.
Beginning in 1996, Bowie sought a way to combine the big band jazz of the 1930s and '40s and the dance rhythms and grooves of the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Expanding Defunkt with the addition of more horn players and background vocalists, Bowie introduced the Defunkt Big Band with a six-week stint at the Knitting Factory in New York.
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Genres:
R&b/soul, Soul, Rnb-soul, R&b, Funk
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