Akita is a seven-piece funk band from Charlotte, North Carolina consisting of Zak Ferrell on bass, Charlie Lampercht on saxophone, Dan Hamalainen on trombone, Sam Farnham on guitar, Patrick Buckley on drums, and Tomi Gulden on keyboard.
Tumbao is a high-energy Neo Latin Jazz band with a sound reflecting the many different flavors of Latin America like Salsa, Bossa, Funk, Cumbia, Latin-Rock, and R&B.