Last night, John Legend teamed up with the NSO and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings in a moving tribute to one of the great soul singer of all time, D.C. native Marvin Gaye.

FRIDAY: Anyone in need of a little funk infusion tonight would do well to check out Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at Black Cat. The DCist staff list today was full of sentiments like “I’ve heard great things about these guys,” and Jones’ background suggests she probably has more than a passing understanding of the world of soul: She was born in Augusta, Georgia (hometown of James Brown) and spent her teens in Brooklyn, NY….