Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles — North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, 2017

Live concert film of Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles, recorded on 7 July 2017 at the North Sea Jazz Festival inside the Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands. A keyboardist and organist rooted in gospel and a former member of Snarky Puppy, Cory Henry leads his own funk band, the Funk Apostles, moving between Hammond organ, synthesizers and deep soul grooves. This full concert captures a festival set driven by Sharay Reed’s bass work and Henry’s own vocals. The recording documents a stop on the group’s 2017 touring run, with a repertoire that blends original material and reinterpretations, including a cover of Prince’s “Controversy.” Released through the festival’s archive, this live video will interest fans of contemporary funk as well as listeners coming from jazz and soul. The full concert highlights the keyboard improvisation that built Cory Henry’s international reputation. Rotterdam, 2017: a video record of one of the defining funk and jazz-funk artists of the 2010s, performing live before a European festival audience.