Doors 8PM
$10

Melodic, abstract and funky, Backbeat Underground honors the talent and resiliency of jazz artists who adapted to a changing audience by adding elements of funk and soul to their sound, giving birth to an entirely new genre of music that’s vital and relevant today. From Grant Green to The New Mastersounds and Freddie Hubbard to Soulive, Backbeat Underground lays down a smoldering blend of soulful funk and jazz.

Feedel Band are taking Ethiopian music and Jazz, and blending it into a simmering stew of musical genre’s, textures and feeling. They are creating, and in some cases re-creating, the musical language of what has been called EthioJazz. The members of Feedel Band are acclaimed musicians in their own right. Individually, and as part of a larger group, they’ve all performed with numerous well known musicians and artists. Since the bands inception, the reception that Feedel has received is been extraordinary. At FestAfrica 2011, the audience was enamored with their warm and engaging style. While their music is inspired by the sounds of legendary Ethiopian bands like Walias, Ibex and Roha Band, Feedel Band composes and performs their own original music.