ECHO Street

After touring the world for several years as Damian Marley’s guitarist, Jason Bryant decided to dedicate his time to studying Buddhism. Four years later he emerged with a deeper perspective and passion to play Reggae, Funk, and R&B. He then moved to Santa Cruz and met Peter Sawyer, songwriter and guitarist for San Francisco’s improvisational rock icons Seconds On End. The pair became good friends and began writing songs together. Combining their melodies and lyrics with Bryant’s ethereal voice convinced the two that they should form a band; thus, Echo Street was born. Soon after formation, Echo Street enlisted R&B/gospel keyboardist and vocalist Elliott Nguyen (Creme Brûlée). Nguyen is classically trained as an opera singer and capable of bringing serious funk on keyboards. Latin/Reggae/Funk drummer extraordinaire Jeremy Hoening (deSol, High Beamz) locks in with bassist Murph Murphy ( Stu Allen, Freddy Jones, Tracorum, Guitarmaggedon). Hoening and Murph create a big groove for the band and audience to ride on. The addition of the multi-talented Yuliya Eydelnant on vocals gives the band a seamless vocal blend. Echo Street focuses on creating unique stage shows featuring relentless, danceable grooves interweaving Reggae, Funk and R&B. Echo Street’s unique fusion of Reggae, Funk and R&B has built up a loyal following in Santa Cruz with the band playing The Catalyst, Moe's Alley, The Crows Nest, The Santa Cruz Music Festival, The Cannery, Whole Foods Green Fair, and UCSC’s Rock and Roll On The Knoll festival and are now starting to book shows throughout Norcal. http://echostreetmusic.com - Reggae, R&B, World from Santa Cruz, CA