MUSICIANS Topaz "a languorous but muscular sound...funk and new-school dub for late night comedowns."                                             -CMJ "this is jazz funk, coming out of acid jazz, but more specifically an extension of the subsect dubbed late 70's future funk... one of America's best bar bands."                                             -Phil DiPietro, The Zone Topaz on Myspace Audio Downloads Live Footage Stanton Moore "Stanton Moore, founding member of the immensely popular steamroller funk band Galactic, grew up in the thriving New Orleans music scene, where he absorbed the rich musical heritage..."                                              -Myspace.com Stanton Moore's Website Photos and Press Purchase Downloads Bio Live Footage Live Footage Papa Mali " "(A) swamp-funk-hoodoo-slide-guitar-choogler... Along with his smoking band, he concocts a back-alley brand of Louisiana parade sass that meets bluesy Austin, Texas grit in a gumbo of the deeply greasy variety; it becomes something joyfully lusty and intoxicating in its own right."                                             -fogworld.com Papa Mali's Website Photos and Press Papa Mali on myspace.com Cyril Neville "A musical encounter with Cyril Neville is going to involve two basic ingredients: funky Afro-Caribbean rhythms and social protest...One is reminded of the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, visionaries who saw things not as they were, but how they ought to be. Cyril Neville shares that kind of vision. And you can dance to it."                                             - Music.com Cyril Neville's Website Live Footage Robert Walter "Instrumental jazz-funk is the name of Robert Walter's game. The top-notch organ/piano player was a founding member of the Greyboy Allstars, with whom he played for five years and toured extensively throughout North America and Europe. Robert Walter is the definitive soul-jazz organist of his generation, he moves swiftly from Hammond organ to Wurlitzer to piano, cutting grooves so deep that audiences can't escape without wiggling freely."                                             -music.com Robert Walter's Website Photos Downloads and Music videos. Downloads Ivan Neville A member of the next Neville Generation, Ivan Neville went with Keith Richards on his first solo tour. The son of Aaron Neville, he has also played in Bonnie Raitt's band and was on The Rolling Stones' Dirty Work LP. His debut album If My Ancestors Could See Me Now for Polydor did land one Top 40 pop hit with "Not Just Another Girl."                                             - Ron Wynn, All Music Guide Dumpsta Phunk's Website Ivan Neville's Website Photos Bio Live Footage Will Bernard A long time Bay Area musician, guitarist/composer Will Bernard first began playing and recording on an international level through his membership in Peter Apfelbaum’s Hieroglyphics Ensemble, whose first recording was on Don Cherry’s “MultiKulti” (A&M 1989) Since then he..."                                             - willbernard.com Will Bernard's Website The Greyhounds "Greyhounds are turning heads by combining raw grooves and fresh melodies with elements of classic funk, old school blues, and straight-up soul..."                                             - myspace.com The Greyhounds's on Myspace.com The Greyhounds website Big Sams Funky Nation "Presiding over his Funky Nation is Big Sam, a big man with an impeccable urban fashion sense, who blows the funk out of his trombone and refuses to let the audience sit still. Between solos and trombone riffs..."                                             - bigsamsfunkynation.com Big Sams Funky Nation website © 2006 Austin Music Film Media Productions