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East Side Funk Fresh instrumental music with roots in San Jose's East Side. Elements of old school jazz funk! Booking/Press: [email protected]

SAN JOSE, CA -- East Side Funk (ESF) represents the return of noted keyboardist Bobby Valderrama to the jazz music scene. In the 1970's and 1980's, the San Francisco Bay Area was bursting with new music and innovative sounds. The experimental 70's ignited revolutions in pop culture and the arts, and music was no exception. In the Bay Area, icons like Tower of Power and Santana became role models for a generation of young musicians and fans, particularly those in working class, minority neighborhoods. As Valderrama explains, “In my corner of the Bay Area was a section of San Jose called the ‘East Side’. I grew up with Black, White, Latino, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Portuguese friends, and the one thing that brought us together was music. There was a certain feel and attitude in our musical expression that revealed both the joy and struggle of life.”

Forty years later, ESF’s debut record “Love Joy Groove” is an original, instrumental jazz-funk project that captures the soulful sound of those storied East Side years. Funky guitar rhythms, relentless grooves, and catchy horn lines (from none other than the horn section from “The Entourage Band”) provide a backdrop for inspired solos by many of the East Side’s legends.

“The purpose of this project is to recreate that same musical expression for old school folks like me, and also for a new generation of music lovers. I think we can all use a little more ‘Love Joy Groove’ in our lives,” says ESF’s founder.

🎵 Last weekend of the Music Series for the season. Don’t miss out on East Side Funk this evening and on Sunday. 🍷The ta...
20/09/2026

🎵 Last weekend of the Music Series for the season. Don’t miss out on East Side Funk this evening and on Sunday.

🍷The tasting room is open from 12-5pm today.

18/09/2026
East Side Funk had two great shows at the 2026 Music Series Evergreen Village Square!! Special thanks to the sponsor - S...
05/09/2026

East Side Funk had two great shows at the 2026 Music Series Evergreen Village Square!! Special thanks to the sponsor - San Jose’s District 8! Such an incredible and active community!

Also, a huge thanks to District 8 for using our soundtrack for this post! https://open.spotify.com/track/1f4NurvZgWsZwjTlWCOYyi?si=rsEkEK-dSL-4fflLNs9_kQ&utm_source=copy-link

We invite you to join East Side Funk at one of the many of the upcoming performances remaining in 2026!
https://eastsidefunk.com/tourdates

03/09/2026

Sat 9/5 5:00pm

04/08/2026

Groovin’ in Sausalito

Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎Gloria Joy, Mike Navarro, Tommy BryantDrop a comment to welcome them to our commu...
04/08/2026

Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎

Gloria Joy, Mike Navarro, Tommy Bryant

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

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