I thought this bill was reversed with NM headlining, but we entered to the funky stylings of these instrumental Brit-soul ravers. NM have been positively reviewed in this blog before, a sweaty late night at a Gathering of the Vibes. Drums, bass, funky hollow-body guitar (like Wes Montgomery), and keys started the evening. The two female singers from Turkuaz came on stage for a few soul numbers. NM have been tour warriors, spreading their brand of instrumental soul grooving for well over a decade.
Turkuaz have been part of the regional jam funk scene for a while. Made sense for them to headline, given the sheer size and scope of their sound. Baritone sax, sax, trumpet/keys, lead man on guitar/vocals, another guitar/keys, captain crunch colored bass, two drummers, and the ladies made up the ten piece outfit. One drummer was part of the Snarky Puppy collective of Brooklyn jazz funksters. Songs flowed freely with booty shaking funk abandon. The ladies had an almost familial knack of shimmying in perfect unison. Turkuaz is a leader of the jam-jazz-big band genre, if there is such a category.
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