Concerts Newport Jazz 2008: Soulive With Fred Wesley WBGO August 26, 2008 • The popular funk band teams up with James Brown's arranger and trombonist in a collaboration between two different generations of groove musicians. Hear them perform a set of originals and classics. Newport Jazz 2008: Soulive With Fred Wesley 1:16:28 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93980030/93873030" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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From left: Fred Wesley Jr., DJ Socalled and David Krakauer of Abraham, Inc. Jacqui Causey hide caption toggle caption Jacqui Causey Music Interviews Abraham, Inc.: Klezmer With A Funky Hip-Hop Beat May 26, 2010 • Clarinetist David Krakauer is known as both a classical virtuoso and a hard-rocking player of klezmer, the instrumental music of East European Jewry. His new band, a 10-member group called Abraham, Inc., has audiences dancing in the aisles and features legendary trombonist Fred Wesley Jr. and beat architect DJ Socalled. Abraham, Inc.: Klezmer With A Funky Hip-Hop Beat Listen · 6:14 6:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126387111/127140631" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Fred Wesley: 'Recollections of a Sideman' January 25, 2003 • Trombone star Fred Wesley, Jr. is best known for his work as a sideman with James Brown in the 1960s and 70s, but Wesley is also a legendary R&B, soul and funk veteran, whose musical career spans five decades. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Wesley about the twists and turns of a long and storied career, which he explores in an autobiography called Hit Me, Fred, and subtitled "Recollections of a Sideman." Fred Wesley: 'Recollections of a Sideman' Listen · 15:35 15:35 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/931841/939007" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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