2010 release, a Funk fiesta from the Jazz bassist and former NBA pro, Some lucky-ass fans got a glimpse into his alter-ego, Tiz, onstage, but most of US knew him simply as a gentle giant of music and life. Tiz is the six-foot-eight (in platforms and full fro) swaggering funk master whom led the Fonkie Planetarians along the hallowed yet greasy pathways trod by Funk purveyors Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, Cameo, et al. In fact, major players George Clinton and George Duke have joined in the Fonk Record festivities, as well as the late Ali Woodson from the Temptations and you know it doesn't get any funkier than Motown.