“Old school funk, jazz, and R&B”


Fresh instrumental music with roots in San Jose, CA's East Side.

Bobby Valderrama - piano
Don Thomas - drums
Les Thomas - guitar
John Calderon- bass
Jesse Dominguez - sax
Martin Rossip - sax
Manny Angel - trumpet
Paul Degen - sax / flute

East Side Funk is an 8-piece ensemble which plays original material that combines elements from Latin, Jazz, Funk and R&B to create music that is inspiring, improvisational, and fun to listen to.