Rock Candy Funk Party

Artist:   Rock Candy Funk Party
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Funk, Rock, Soul, Jazz Fusion

Original line-up:

Tal Bergman:  Drums, Percussion
Ron DeJesus:  Guitar
Mike Merritt:  Bass

Rock Candy Funk Party is an American Jazz Funk Band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2009 by Tal Bergman (Drums), Ron DeJesus (Guitar) and Mike Merritt (Bass).  The band released the debut album We Want Groove in 2013, which reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Jazz Albums Chart and No. 6 on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart.

Title:  The Groove Cubed  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Funk, Rock, Soul, Jazz Fusion
Label:  J&R Adventures
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Gothic Orleans  (1:47)
 2.  Drunk On Bourbon On Bourbon Street  (4:49)
 3.  In The Groove  (6:53)
 4.  Don't Even Try It  (3:45)
 5.  Two Guys And Stanley Kubrick Walk Into A Jazz Club  (4:20)
 6.  Isle Of The Wright Brothers  (0:59)
 7.  Mr. Space  (5:50)
 8.  I Got The Feelin'  (4:38)
 9.  After Hours  (2:30)
10. This Tune Should Run For President  (5:20)
11. Mr. Funkadamus Returns And He Is Mad  (2:42)
12. Funk-O-Potamia  (6:30)
13. The Token Ballad  (4:49)
14. Ping Pong  (3:28)

Personnel:

Tal Bergman:  Drums, Percussion, Programming, Additional Keyboards
Ron DeJesus:  Guitars
Mike Merritt:  Electric Bass, Upright Bass
Joe Bonamassa:  Guitars
Renato Neto:  Rhodes, Clavinet, Piano, Synthesizer

Guest Musicians:

Ty Taylor:  Vocals on Track 4
Mahalia Barnes:  Vocals on Track 8
Tawny Dolley:  Background Vocals on Track 4

The Groove Cubed is the third studio album by Rock Candy Funk Party, was released on October 20, 2017 by J&R Adventures, featuring Ty Taylor from Vintage Trouble and Mahalia Barnes as guest vocalists.