Though the New Mastersounds mine the rare groove and early soul-jazz territories of Jimmy McGriff, Grant Green, Jack McDuff, and The Meters, they do so with a strong compositional sense that makes their take on the classic organ/guitar funk sparkle with life and freshness. Led by guitarist Eddie Roberts, the New Mastersounds' energized funk has been delighting music-lovers around the world since the band formed back in 1999.
As a band, and as individuals, they have since collaborated or jammed with an impressive array of musicians DJs and producers, including: Lou Donaldson (Blue Note), Corinne Bailey Rae (EMI), Quantic (Tru Thoughts), Carleen Anderson (Young Disciples / Brand New Heavies), Keb Darge & Kenny Dope (Kay Dee Records), John Arnold (Ubiquity), Mr Scruff (Ninja Tune), Snowboy (Ubiquity), Fred Everything (2020vision), Andy Smith (Portishead), James Taylor (JTQ), LSK (Faithless), Lack of Afro (Freestyle), Page McConnell (Phish), Karl Denson (Lenny Kravitz / Greyboy AllStars), Melvin Sparks (Blue Note Records), George Porter Jr (The Meters), Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker (JB's), and Art Neville (Neville Brothers, The Meters).
