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Jazz-funk emerged in the early 1970s, when the groove of funk, soul and R&B met jazz improvisation. Off-beat drumming, ostinato bass lines, and the electric colours of the Rhodes, clavinet and analog synths turned clubs into dance floors. Herbie Hancock paved the way with Head Hunters in 1973, while Miles Davis’s On the Corner (1972) set a template built on a handful of riffs perfect as a basis for solos. Melodic lines remain free to be improvised over lean structures, keeping the jazz spirit alive while speaking the language of the dance floor. In this section you’ll hear the modern energy of Soundoctrine’s Phantasmagoria and the contagious pulse of Afro Funky 70s Groove, perfect for getting you moving without losing the jazz soul.