Soul Funk Roundup : Ryan Cross Brings It!

Soul Funk!

What is it?
 

Ryan Cross, bass player, has assembled a night of miscellaneous jazz, funk, soul, R&B - a conglomeration of styles and people gathered here every session for your dancing and listening pleasure. There's always surprise guests and top notch singers and players and the most beautiful crowd you'll encounter on the West side on a Tuesday night.

The pix below are a sampling of recent guests who have soul-funked Harvelle's.

The one and only Nikki Grier.

Robert Miller, Ryan Cross and Dennis Hamm

Tricia Battani shakes her groove thang. Ryan Cross on bass.

Rachel Sierra gives it her all, Tom McNally (lft) on guitar.

Dennis Hamm works it out.

Dezmond Meeks and Keyrei join Tricia Battani on stage.

Tom McNally takes the lead. Rachel Sierra on the right.

Soul Funk! : 4th Of July @ Harvelle's

Soul Funkin' : The Night In Pix

The Beautiful and talented Nahisha Pettit

Reign Morton & Niambi Sims with Nahisha 

Niambi, Ryan Cross, Nahisha, Dennis Hamm

The trio - Robert Miller, Ryan Cross, Dennis Hamm

Jimmy Reed on sax

DJ Chris Brazil

Robert Miller

Dennis Hamm

Ryan Cross

Brandon Coleman

This past Tuesday's Soul Funk session, Ryan Cross introduced the audience to Nahisha Pettit, a soulful singer with amazing vocals and beauty to spare. Dressed in a sexy tinseltown blue dress she led the crowd through a warm set of songs incorporating Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" which filled the dance floor and put everyone in an amazing mood.

Backed by Robert Miller on drums, Dennis Hamm on keys and supported by back-up singers Niambi Sims and Reign Morton, Nahisha rocked Harvelle's and made Soul Funk a night to remember. Later on, keyboardist Brandon Coleman dropped some beautiful science on an extended version of MJ's "Human Nature" with Jimmy Reed on tenor saxophone, who made the crowd swoon with his beautiful melodic playing.

This Saturday, a special edition of Ryan Cross' Soul Funk will be gracing the stage of Harvelle's. If you're in Santa Monica and celebrating the 4th, stop by and get soul funked.

Ryan Cross Brings Da Soul Funk!!