Hot 5 @ Hill Center: Jazz on a Summer's Eve with Kris Funn - May 17

When: Sun, 05/17/2015 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Cost: Free
Category: Arts and Performances
Partner: CapitalBop

In Corner Store, bassist and composer Kris Funn mingles blues and jazz with hip-hop and gospel, creating a rollicking sound that extends the lineage of American music into a funkier future.

Funn grew up in Baltimore before attending Howard University and settling in the D.C. area; since then he's toured and recorded with jazz stars like Christian Scott, Tunde Adjuah and Kenny Garrett. His bluesy, big-boned bass playing is Corner Store's foundation, and its lighter fluid. From there, the quartet's sound twists upward like smoke, kindled by crackling drums and snaky electric guitar.