If You Like Funk: Check Out Vulfpeck

@frogman Wow! Thanks for the great link. The drumming is fantastic. Denard was in the pocket (ala Steve Jordan) for more than 5 minutes before "Gonna give it the drummer..." gets rolling. Skills on display. And the bass player ain't bad either. 
@maxnewid Thanks for the link. Stax! I recommend the Rock and Blues Museum in Memphis for a partial Stax history lesson. I understand Stax has its own museum but I haven't been to it. I remember listening to Alex Chilton's "Big Star" years ago and thinking this must be where Stax lost its way. I happen to like Big Star--but definitely not the Stax sound.
@chazro Man, you are funk machine. BTW you can always post Brecker Bros. IMO

My 17 year old bass player asked me to post this for the consumption of the old funk guys. It is Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles. Most you probably know that Cory Henry also plays with Snarky Puppy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G8jNEbi4YU

Nice!  I'll see you and raise you some music from Snarky Puppy's OTHER keyboard player; Shaun Martin!

Promo - https://youtu.be/aDHaw6L948o

Full tune - https://youtu.be/-TBYB0uC2LQ

a bonus!;) - https://youtu.be/OXa645HKjKc

I'll keep hangin' on this thread til it's gone!  Too bad you didn't call it Funk For Aficianados!;)

@frogman

I have so many of Maceo’s albums - all with great musicians.

i find Jamal Thomas particularly tasty with Jerry Preston of course it helps to have Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley...

The groove is sublime and the drummer is deep in the pocket with time behind the bass groove (late even on the “1”) except for the high hat keeping solid time -young drummers should listen to how fat this groove is...a mile wide!!!! The Rolling stones often play this way with the bass leading the groove and drummer slightly late - it sounds really good and it takes skill from all to create that kind of feel

https://youtu.be/ABLwmYI09Lw

I agree about Jamal Thomas; great pocket.  But, for me, the king will always be Clyde Stubblefield.  With Fred Wesley:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OMj9wwO1yT4

And, of course, the classic “The Funky Drummer”:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQ4AtsFWVM