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"Everything's coming up Maceo," concluded DownBeat Magazine in a 1991 article, at the at the beginning of Maceo Parker's solo career. At the time Maceo was a remembered by aficionados of funk music as back-seat sideman; appreciated by those in the know, but not well known on the music scene of the time. More than a decade later Maceo Parker is enjoying a blistering solo career. For the past ten years Maceo has been building a new funk empire, fresh and stylistically diverse. He navigates deftly between JB's 1960's soul and George Clinton's 1970's freaky funk while exploring mellower jazz and hip-hop.

Throughout the United States, Europe and Japan he has garnered unusual simultaneous respect as both an unrivaled musical legend and a hip, contemporary artist. Today Maceo headlines over 250 performances a year worldwide to sold-out audiences of college fans and old-school music aficionados alike. Over this time he has collaborated on recordings with such diverse acts as, Ani DiFranco, Prince, De La Soul, Jane's Addiction and Dave Matthews Band.

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Try 'Life on Planet Groove'... tis funkeh stuff fer sure

It's hard to keep a staid composure when this man plays.

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for the last two thursday nights i've been at luna lounge, hearing this 25 year old dude who trained w/Maceo. and i'll be back this thursday as well. :)

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I recently saw Maceo live in Melbourne Australia. It was an incredible show, they played for 2&1/2hrs and it included a great version of Georgia on my mind as a tribute to Ray Charles. Incredibly funky band...... Incredibly funky man.

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I recently saw Maceo live in Melbourne Australia. It was an incredible show, they played for 2&1/2hrs and it included a great version of Georgia on my mind as a tribute to Ray Charles. Incredibly funky band...... Incredibly funky man.

I'm jealous. :mad2: He recently played at the Roxy in LA and I missed it.

Welcome to Beatking!

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I'm jealous. :mad2: He recently played at the Roxy in LA and I missed it.

Welcome to Beatking!

Thanks DudeAsInCool.

It is really worth seeing him, his live recordings are great but his live show is extraordinary.

We really don't get enough act like that touring down here is Aus.

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