Karin Thomas

15 funky favorites for bassists in notes & tab from the horn-heavy Oakland soulsters

Want to know what's hip? Well, this three-tune medley is it! Give your students and audiences a taste of some real 'funky' music and don't be surprised if your audience gets up to dance. Including 'Wh...

Want to know what's hip? Well, this three-tune medley is it! Give your students and audiences a taste of some real 'funky' music and don't be surprised if your audience gets up to dance. Including 'Wh...

Want to know what's hip? Well, this three-tune medley is it! Give your students and audiences a taste of some real 'funky' music and don't be surprised if your audience gets up to dance. Including 'Wh...

Want to know what's hip? Well, this three-tune medley is it! Give your students and audiences a taste of some real 'funky' music and don't be surprised if your audience gets up to dance. Including 'Wh...

Rosephanye Powell is known for her ability to bring earthy, rhythmic ostinato patterns to a classical level, and she has done it again with this one. Commissioned and composed for the National Women's...

This new setting of the traditional Latin text is a perfect teaching piece for women's choirs. The strong piano accompaniment combined with tender vocal lines creates much opportunity for musical expr...

Psalm 42 is the inspiration for this breathtaking work from Rosephanye Powell. Strong vocal lines coupled with an arresting piano accompaniment provide multiple opportunities for musical expression.

This exciting new setting for SSA voices begins with Swing Low, Sweet Chariot followed by Deep River then Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. It then gloriously combines all three melodies to Glory, h...

This in an outstanding collection of twelve African-American spirituals arranged for upper voices. Rosephanye and William C. Powell have collaborated with some of the most talented and respected spiri...

The words of Langston Hughes resound more today than ever for justice, truth and freedom. Rosephanye Powell has selected 3 poems by Mr. Hughes and set them to music: 1. I Dream a World, 2. To Sit and...

The words of Langston Hughes resound more today than ever for justice, truth and freedom. Rosephanye Powell has selected 3 poems by Mr. Hughes and set them to music: 1. I Dream a World, 2. To Sit and...

Classic rock ballad from Tower of Power. A nice medium groove provides the setting for some effective dynamic impact points.

We are extremely proud to present a three-piece halftime show based on the unforgettable music of the jazz-funk band Tower of Power. Started over 40 years ago, the band is still going strong and wowin...

Victor López concludes our Tower of Power halftime show with the funky 'Down to the Nightclub,' before a reprise of 'What Is Hip?' After a steady buildup, the show finishes with a short final statemen...

Featuring the trumpet section, the gorgeous R&B ballad 'You're Still a Young Man' offers a nice change of pace as Part 2 of our Tower of Power show.