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JAZZ SERIES 2026-27
Gulf Coast Jazz Collective
Groove Theory: The Jazz Funk Experience
When jazz plugged in, turned up, and found the beat, something irresistible was born.
Jazz Funk – the electrifying fusion of jazz’s harmonic sophistication with the deep, body-moving groove of funk and soul – produced some of the most exciting music of the 20th century, from Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters to Maceo Parker, Grover Washington Jr., and beyond.
The Gulf Coast Jazz Collective throws out the rulebook for one night, trading quiet introspection for raw, rhythmic power in a concert designed to get under your skin and stay there.
Featuring several special guest artists who live and breathe jazz funk, this concert will be the most danceable night in the history of Jazz at the MACC – and more proof that jazz has always known how to move you!
