It's wonderful to hear that someone else is venturing into an area of music that I did ,also, about 1yr. ago.
Check out:
Greyboy All-stars
Soulive (my personal favorite, check out their first or last 2 albums, the middle 2 suck)
Karl Denson
Groove Collective
Brooklynn Funk Essentials
Liquid Soul
The Slip
Lettuce
Joshua Redman
Masters of Groove
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Papa Grows Funk
Jimmy Smith
etc.
If you go to Amazon check out the Jazz jam band section. Then look at the favorites lists on the right side of the screen.
This should get you going.
Check out:
Greyboy All-stars
Soulive (my personal favorite, check out their first or last 2 albums, the middle 2 suck)
Karl Denson
Groove Collective
Brooklynn Funk Essentials
Liquid Soul
The Slip
Lettuce
Joshua Redman
Masters of Groove
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Papa Grows Funk
Jimmy Smith
etc.
If you go to Amazon check out the Jazz jam band section. Then look at the favorites lists on the right side of the screen.
This should get you going.