Publishing giant BMG has “failed and refused” to pay “Uptown Funk” royalties to the heirs of Gap Band members Robert and Ronnie Wilson after the brothers were credited as co-songwriters of the Mark ...

Delfeayo Marsalis’ Uptown Jazz Orchestra’s most recent recordings have been celebratory, including 2020’s “Jazz Party” and last year’s “Uptown on Mardi Gras Day.” The latest project, “Crescent City ...

Uptown Jazz Orchestra’s mission is to promote the rich cultural legacy of American music through both entertaining and educational performances. Our educational shows are designed to give young people ...

The family of Gap Band members Robert and Ronnie Wilson have filed a lawsuit against BMG for unpaid royalties on the Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson 2014 song “Uptown Funk.” Rolling Stone reports that BMG ...

Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, and proto-rap group The Last Poets? It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz composer ...