Funkuponya explores the boundaries between funk and jam with a scintillating combination of keyboard and guitar. The members of the band claim influences ranging from John Scofield, Martin, Medeski, and Wood to Galactic and Jimmy Smith. These varying styles are juxtaposed against hard, syncopated grooves that invoke the spirit of New Orleans and the Funky Meters. The songs on this ambitious debut explore jazz idioms; crystalline guitar meshes with lingering keyboard over layers of drums, percussion and bass. Polished guitar mingles with stratospheric keyboards to keep the listener on their toes; the lover of guitar and keyboards will find much to chew on in the tracks of “Funkuponya,” all the while, the no-nonsense rhythm section keeps these compositions honest and forward-moving. Truly something you have to hear to experience!