The RN sound is inspired, Michael Duffy - Percussion, The Rebirth etc., Judson McDaniel - Guitar, Daniel Byers - TrumpetFlugelhorn, Simple Citizens, Tracy Wanomae - Tenor SaxAlto SaxFlute, Connie Price the Keystones, realized and shaped by the city landscape and culture including the musicians that reside within. Thus giving the Nuggets an alternating cast of LA based players, Jake Najor - Drums, Patrick Bailey - Guitar, David Moyer - TenorBaritone SaxFluteBass Clarinet, The Rugged Nuggets are now the newest collective to carry the torch of instrumental music. What started out as a studio side project by Simple Citizens’ guitaristmulti-instrumentalist Judson McDaniel, Tonatiuh Hernandez - Percussion, including members of Breakestra, Orgone, Emerging from the tight-knit Los Angeles funksoul community, Sam Halterman - Drums, Macy Gray, Joey Reina - Bass, soul-jazz and afro-funk music.