2nd Annual Capital City Homecoming Jazz (Early Show)

The Pharaohs of Funk is a high-energy live music band based in Tallahassee, Florida. Led by co-founders and vocalists Kirk Gavin III and Aaron Watson III (originating from the acclaimed Tallahassee Horns), the group fuses soul, jazz, funk, R&B, and rock.

Detroit-based trumpeter Lin Rountree is a soulful performer with a bent toward smooth jazz and R&B. Born in New York, City in 1971, Rountree grew up in Alexandria, Virginia where he first began playing trumpet around age 11. A talented high school player, he often participated in music programs offered through the Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts. He later honed his skills at Florida A&M, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, and was a member of the school's famed marching band. Also during this period, he continued to develop his love of jazz, studying the music of artists like Miles Davis, Freddie…