Before Robert "Sput" Searight counted in the band, he looked at us and said, "All right, buckle up!" On four, Ghost-Note ripped a hit so funky that every face in the room reflexively assumed and ...

A ghost note in music is known as a “muted note” or “dead note”: Dallas’ band Ghost-Note, however, is a very different proposition, creating music that bursts with vibrancy and life. The Snarky Puppy ...

Nate Werth and Robert “Sput” Searight have built their band Ghost-Note around their instrument of choice: percussion. But the duo’s mission is also, in Werth’s words, decidedly “anti-drum solo.” Werth ...

“It’s gonna be unapologetic funk. And it’s gonna be energetic. And it’s gonna be a wild ride, lots of high-energy solos and cool ensemble work.” That’s how percussionist Nate Worth describes funk-jazz ...

“It’s gonna be unapologetic funk. And it’s gonna be energetic. And it’s gonna be a wild ride, lots of high-energy solos and cool ensemble work.” That’s how percussionist Nate Worth describes funk-jazz ...

Festival season is coming, which means getting outside and enjoying live music in the sunshine — including the upcoming Jazzin’ at the Vanity fest. The free outdoor festival will take over Detroit’s ...

There have been a lot of words to describe good funk music. Dirty. Gritty. Grimy. When done right, funk should make your face scrunch up, your head nod and your body move in ways even you might not ...