Watch Bernie Worrell Get Funky With The Joe Marcinek Band In One Of His Last-Ever Performances

Funk fans everywhere have been mourning the loss of Bernie Worrell, the legendary Parliament-Funkadelic and Talking Heads keyboardist who recently passed away. Worrell may have been most publicly known for his roles in those famed bands, but Worrell was a true musician’s musician, eager to explore new improvisational territory in any number of situations.

At the start of 2016, Worrell was invited to sit in with the Joe Marcinek Band at their High Noon Saloon performance in Madison, WI. Marcinek continues to put together some truly interesting ensembles for his performances, and the band was tighter than ever when the Wizard of Woo came to town. Thanks to newly-shared footage from the band, we’re able to share this glorious “Red Hot Mama” from the performance, clocking in at over 20 minutes with some great work all around.

Check out the exciting “Red Hot Mama” from one of Worrell’s final performances, on January 2nd, 2016.

The full Joe Marcinek Band lineup for this performance was:

Bernie Worrell – Keyboards
Janis Wallin – Bass
Pete Koopmans – Drums
Joe Marcinek – Guitar
Jonathan Hoel – Sax
Andrew Traverse – Trumpet

RIP Bernie.

[Video by Joe Ramos/Ramos Media Services]