The composer was known for his often-sampled 1976 album "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" and a career that spanned six decades.
The rhythm tends to be more complex than that of soul music. Jazz funk adds electric instruments and effects to more traditional acoustic instruments such as sax and trumpet that feature in jazz.
Mike Gill, of the Mobile Funk Unit, holds his sousaphone before playing in the annual True/False March March parade on Friday ...