Turbo Street Funk

Turbo Street Funk defy convention; whether they’re playing a festival, pub, concert hall, or even on a busy street corner, the infectious sounds of Turbo Street Funk always sound at home. With a performance style rooted in the New Orleans horn band tradition, Turbo Street Funk combine Top 40 hits with top notch originals in an incendiary show that gets people moving. Formed in 2011, Turbo Street Funk started as a professional busking band, performing on the streets of Toronto four days a week each spring and summer while members of the band attended university. The band quickly drew the attention of Canadian jazz legend, Richard Underhill, who introduced them to fellow “Shuffle Demon” and music producer, George Koller. With George at the helm, Turbo Street Funk released their debut album, To The Street, in May 2014 at Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Since To The Street's release, Turbo Street Funk has grown from a street savvy busking crew to a collection of dynamic showmen, performing at festivals across Ontario including the Mariposa Folk Festival, Beaches International Jazz Festival, Cavalcade of Lights, Echoes of Mariposa, JAZZ.FM91's Jazz Lives at Koerner Hall, Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival, Sudbury's Northern Lights OktoberFest, Hamilton Blues & Roots Festival, Cultura Festival, TEDX YorkU, David Suzuki Homegrown Park Crawl, as well as opening for Terra Lightfoot and Boris Brott at the PANAM Supercrawl in Hamilton. "These guys are exuberant, highly entertaining and loads of fun. You don’t want to miss them." - Mariposa Folk Festival