BEAT FUNKTION
Genres: Funk Jazz, Acid Jazz, RnB, Nu Jazz • Sweden

Hip, ultra-funky, stylish, and all-Swedish jazz-funk sextet Beat Funktion pays homage to instrumental early ’70s funk, groove, soul, disco and afro-beat jazz. They keep their dance- floors and concert venues filled by serving up a pulsating ’70s vintage sound with first-rate jazz soloists, relentless bass grooves and elaborate arrangements. Ever since initiating the band in 2007, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and producer Daniel Lantz is the man behind Beat Funktion’s musical approach and powerhouse sound, having equipped the band with the elite among Swedish jazz soloists, such as trumpetist Karl Olandersson, sax player Olle Thunström, guitarist Johan Öijen, bassist Pal Johnson and drum prodigy Jon Eriksson. Percussionists join the band on occasion. Their way of musically combining outstanding jazz improvisation with a variety of commercial genres as funk, rock, pop, disco and reggae has enabled their music to reach out to a broad range of listeners across different genres. After their debut-album read more...