Funk Knuf

"Funk Knuf is “2 % Jazz . . . and 98% Funky Stuff!!” (Maceo Parker)

FUNK KNUF (funk enough) is Colorado’s funk experience, playing fun and solid funk music with a horn section full of monster players!

Funk Knuf pays tribute to the best funk music from Brand New Heavies, to Liquid Soul, and Jaco Pastorious to Lettuce. You’ll hear Tower of Power, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Galactic, King Hector, some Greyboy All Stars, and much more! 

The band is managed by Geno Treppeda on drums (from BiG BaNG!).  Lead vocals are provided by Beth Avedis, who's expansive vocal talents are only outshined by her amazing stage presence and magnetic personality. Their monster horn section includes John Battista on tenor sax, Dave McLoughlin on trumpet, and Doug Carmichael on alto, bari sax, and flute. The band’s rhythm section includes Rich Benge on guitar and Bill Capsalis on bass.

Funk Knuf plays corporate events, festivals, venues, private parties, and more. Pricing is negotiable depending on travel, back-line, sound, and other variables. We are happy to make you happy and are willing to work with different budgets.

"In Praise of Funk Knuf 

Being a fan of funk music makes it easy to love Funk Knuf. I’ve watched the group change and grow over the years. Their current iteration is the most powerful yet. Seeing them in a small club in Louisville last spring was a wonderful wakeup from the COVID stupor. The rhythm section of Geno Treppeda (drums) and Bill Capsalis (bass) was both thunderous and intricate. The horn section, Johnny, Doug and Dave, will evoke memories of the original Tower of Power. Rich Benge on guitar is smoking hot. Their lead singer, Beth Avedis, is a perfect foil to the other members with her powerful and soaring vocals. She gets the crowd moving and dancing. Get out and see all of their Front Range performances. It will make your ears and feet happy."
-David Perry, Local and World Wide Music Traveler

"I just have to say that this band exceeds all expectations on delivering a great Funk, R&B and blues sound that is 100% thorough bred dance music. Why...because they are all hot musicians . . . There are Few things that I love more in life than a bad ass horn section that owns the grooves and can solo like its pay day! And they have it. i Hype not. Come on down. Cool big bands are an endangered species in our age of digital streaming and we should support them and we’ll be the happier for it. Cheers!" - Suter Du Bose, President, Caffe Sole 
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