A funky quintet based out of Richmond, Virginia, the Modern Groove Syndicate has created a unique sound guaranteed to make your head spin, soul stir, and ass shake. Their genre defying sound is a veritable gumbo of funk, jazz, latin, soul, hip-hop, and whatever else they might have been listening to that day.
What began as a trio in the beginning of 1998, then a quartet by the fall of the same year, and finally a quintet in the summer of 2001, the Modern Groove Syndicate is primarily an instrumental group relying heavily on composition, improvisation, and their own unique brand of energy and individual talents to get their point across.
While the groups influences are all over the map, one can hear elements of P-Funk, John Cage, Brecker Brothers, the Crusaders, Jimmy Smith, and the Meters within their sound. Five musical powerhouses coming together to take the listener on a journey the likes of which he or she has never experienced before, that is the Modern Groove Syndicate.
The Modern Groove Syndicate has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with a wide variety of Bands. Some of them include - Cracker, The Tom Tom Club, The Samples, Dr. Didg, Agents of Good Roots, Ulu, Jimmies Chicken Shack, Eddie From Ohio, Zen Tricksters, Ike Willis & Project Object, Lake Trout, Schleigho, and Moon Boot Lover. MGS includes members of national recording acts such as Agents of Good Roots, Moterico, and Buzby.
