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 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, JamBase, Wire, Far Out, and more.
Over the years they’ve had the honor of sharing the stage with the likes of Os Mutantes, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Grace Potter, Marco Benevento, La Luz, and The Budos Band, as well as playing such legendary festivals as Montreal Jazz, LEVITATION, Treefort, Telluride Jazz, Otis Mountain Get Down, and BRIC’s NYC Winter Jazz. UK’s Far Out Magazine notes, ’Ghost Funk Orchestra has steadily climbed in global popularity and sonic grandeur over the past decade.’ 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…