Tuesday Night's Soul Funk : Too Much!!!

Too much fun! Too many good cocktails, too many amazing musicians, too much!!!

That describes last night.

Soul Funk, Ryan Cross' Tuesday night residency always gets me out of the house, and puts me in a good mood. Brandon Coleman (keys) and Gene Coye (drums) set it off with Ryan on the bass, jamming deep grooves and tearing it up for the folk who got their early.

The evening unfolded as the stage became a blur of players, singers and musicians sharing their amazing talents with the very entertained crowd. The photos hardly do the night justice, as it's high auditory component was the key!! Esperanza Spalding, Nayana Holley, Kiki, Jacob Lutrell, Todd Washington, Crystal Star Knighton, Wildflower and Kamasi Washington (and many others!) provided an incredible night of music.

Thanks for bringing it Ryan!! And special thanks to Mika and Jessica - Harvelle's staff members - for making it a very cool Tuesday night.

Esperanza Spalding

Crystal Star Knighton

Jacob Lutrell on vocals and keys

Kiki, Nayanna and Crystal Star Knighton

Esperanza

Kiki

Brandon Coleman

Alfredo Rivera with Esperanza

Kiki!!!

Crystal Star Knighton

Todd Washington

Nayanna Holley

Wildflower

Didn't catch this guy's name,

but he pounded the skins into utter submission!

Soul Funk Tuesday : Full Of Grace

Chase all your blues away.

The Soul Funk night at Harvelle's is every Tuesday.

Ryan Cross brings his big show through and fills the room with beautiful music, dope beats and sexy women. The atmosphere is upbeat - and that's the way it swings at this impromptu jam session.

This past Tuesday, it was ALL funk ALL jazz ALL soul ALL night long! Mr. Cross was nowhere in the place, but Brandon Coleman and Gene Coye were there to bring it! And it was brought! The MC (and on bass) was Ian Martin.

Add to the mix a plethora of talented guests stopping by and jamming! Among them, guitarist/vocalist Todd Washington, House Of Vibe/Toledo Show drummer Pete Antunes, an awesome singer/drummer known as Kiki, Harvelle's fave - vocalist Nichelle Monroe, James Allen who also took a turn on the drums, a horn player named José kicked some serious (br)ass, as did Kamasi Washington - also on sax. There were quite a few others, who's names I didn't catch. 

It was an incredible night of beautiful people and beautiful music. Ryan's gonna kick himself for missing it!

Nichelle Monroe center stage with sax slingers Kamasi and Joe 

and the back of Todd Washington

Nichelle captures the moment digitally

The brass - Kamasi Washington on the far right

Pete Antunes plays mad crazy drums

Todd 'T-Maxx' Washington

Kiki on the mic

The one and only Brandon Coleman

Gene Coye, Ian Martin and Brandon Coleman

The captivating Nichelle Monroe

Kiki on the drums