The Funky Associates band was founded in 2012 and offers since then the best of Funk music on various stages in Switzerland and France, including an amazing "Music in the Park” performance at the 2013 Montreux Jazz Festival.
The repertoire covers the best funky standards form Maceo Parker, Prince, Chic, James Brown, Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, Steve Wonder, Maxwell, Average White band, James Taylor, Jamiroquai, Tower of Power, Madcon and many others.
The band:
- Vocals : Valérie Genoud, Miguel Gonzalez
- Bass : Anouk Tank
- Drum : Jirka Groenendijk
- Keyboard : Ivan Bedford
- Guitars : Jean-Jacques Emch & Alain Brunetti
- Saxophones : Nicolas Vuilleumier (on Hiatus) & Marc Vanden Eynden
- Trombone : Alberto Oliva
Former members :
Fred Metraux (bass) who played with us in 2012 and 2013.
Päl Forr Austnes (trumpet and Keys) who played with us in 2016 and 2017
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