Ghost Funk Orchestra

APPEARING: BROOKLYN MARATHON @ BABY’S ALL RIGHT

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Seth Applebaum - guitar/bandleader, Billy Aukstik - trumpet, Jeremy Stoddard Carroll - bass, Stephen Chen - bari sax, Mario Gutierrez - drums, Romi Hanoch - vocals, James Kelly - trombone, Megan Mancini - vocals, Joshua Park - guitar, Brian Plautz - flute/sax

Ghost Funk Orchestra is the brainchild of composer/multi-instrumentalist Seth Applebaum. What started as a one-man recording project has now evolved into a 10-piece powerhouse live band. It’s a sonic kaleidoscope that defies genre specification, but draws heavy influence from the worlds of soul, psych rock, salsa, and beyond. Their unique blend of genres has attracted praise from the likes of NPR, Bandcamp, KUTX, Brooklyn Vegan, Earmilk, and more. Local NY blog Post-Trash described their sound as a ‘psych odyssey of traditional sounds delivered in a non-traditional fashion.’ Bandcamp’s Editorial Director J. Edward Keyes praised the band’s ability to ‘leave no funk-adjacent genre unexplored.’ Experimentation is the key, and unpredictability is what has been attracting folks from all corners of the globe to see what GFO pulls off next…