flux. Flowing change.

funk(y). Earthy, danceable, gospel-influenced. Especially music with complex syncopations at the eighth- and sixteenth-note levels.

Grinding out distinctive, greasy, New Orleans-influenced funk, Flux5 first hit Colorado stages in 2002. Having an organic approach, the original band of musicians mainly played improvisational funk. Early audiences felt a good vibe, saw something good happening on stage and the first Flux5 fans were born. Over the past six years, the band has experienced several changes in its musical direction and personnel to keep things fresh and driving in the right direction. During that time, Flux5 has played a wide array of venues and festivals including multiple shows at State Bridge Lodge, 8150 and Samana in Vail, Sherpa and Yeti’s in Breckenridge, Dulcinea’s 100th Monkey, Owsley’s, The Fox Theatre, Belly Up in Aspen, Mahogany Ridge in Steamboat Springs, Mango’s in Red Cliff, The Keystone Jazz/Wine festival, Vail’s October Fest, and many more.

In addition to headlining their own shows, Flux5 has grabbed a lot of attention from music fans by sharing the stage with the likes of Galactic, Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle, Vinyl, Stanton Moore Trio, and Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, as well as backed New Orleans drummer Stanton Moore on one of his famed drum clinics.

With yet another change of personnel in the Fall of 2008 the band will continue to be anchored by three like minded musicians; Nashville-born guitarist Matt Cheek, the smiling free spirit that lays down the feel good guitar lines that give this group it’s natural and flowing feel, drummer Scott Mattson, a Colorado native raised in the Denver jazz scene, and the final element of Flux5, funk master and band leader Dave Laub, armed with the big fat sound of his tenor sax and his great sense of musicianship.  Dave brings this blend of top-shelf players together. As this core trio continues to lay down the funk they will be joined on various dates by special guest artists that include the likes of Cristian Basso and Scott Kabel of Little Hercules, Breaking and Entering’s Seth Goldstein, and local jazz keyboard legend Tony Guilizzia.

Flux5’s sounds were born with the influences of soul-jazz, rhythm and blues, funk, rock, gospel, acid jazz, and hip-hop. Their distinctive sound embraces all of these traditional influences, while forging ahead and continually pushing stylistic boundaries to achieve a signature sound.

The audience that a Flux5 show attracts is wide and varied. The funk junkies and dedicated jam band goers will certainly all get their groove on, and the jazz buffs can always count on hearing a couple standards played in a fresh, new, funky way. A good time is sure to be had by all live music fans!