The Grip

Exploding onto the Colorado music scene in 2007, The Grip is an organ trio fusing funk, jazz, neo-soul, and blues into one original mix of tunes. Infectious grooves, talented players, and a blend of classic and modern sounds comprise the sound of The Grip. Their music is always groovy and full of funk to dance to, but ...also keeps a close tie to jazz and blues intellectual roots. The Grippe has shared the stage with jazz and funk heavyweights such as Soulive, The New Mastersounds, Lettuce, Bustle in Your Hedgerow (featuring the Benevento/Russo Duo and Dave Driewitz of Ween), Joey Porter and Dominic Lalli of The Motet, The New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Magic Gravy (featuring members of ALO and The Motet), Garaj Mahal, The Stanton Moore Trio, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Porter Batiste Stoltz, Eric McFadden Trio, The Breakfast and many more. Already, The Grippe was named as the first house band for Hodi's Half Note in Fort Collins, and has performed at the world renowned Fox Theatre (Boulder), the Aggie Theatre, The Goat (Keystone), 320 South, the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Owsley’s Golden Road, and Alto jazz lounge to name a few. Their infectious music will soon be heard all across the Northern Colorado Front Range and beyond with no end in sight for how far the epidemic might spread. Read More