These cosmopolitan rockers will bring down the house with their trademark “polyglot rhythmic” music, a panoramic blend of styles and influences deeply rooted in funk.
- Band leader Paul Cebar hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but has spent considerable time in New Orleans, where he draws inspiration from the vibrant, multicultural music scene.
- Cebar’s group was formerly named “Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans” and specialized in jazz and bebop, covering Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday, among others.
- The critically acclaimed Tomorrow Sound Now For Yes Music People (2007) incorporates funk, gospel, and reggae for a dynamic sound The Washington Post calls “full-on, pan-ethnic party music.”
- “They put a lively spin on all sorts of American strains, from second-line to funk to zydeco and they do it with a load of whimsy.”—The Village Voice