Lettuce

Mainly from word of mouth, Lettuce began developing strong followings in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Tokyo. They released their first CD, "Outta Here" in 2001, followed by their "Live in Tokyo" album recorded at the Blue Note in 2003. In 2008, Lettuce released their sophomore effort, entitled "Rage!" Drawing heavily from many of funk's forefathers, Rage! features covers of Curtis Mayfield's "Move on Up" and Charles Wright's "Express Yourself." In 2011, Lettuce played on the Royal Family Ball tour with their brother band, Soulive and accompanied on select shows by Rashawn Ross of the Dave Matthews Band. During this tour, they began playing new songs that would be featured on the upcoming Lettuce album coming out in 2012. Many of Lettuce's members have had success in other areas of the music industry. Krasno and Evans are members of the jazz/organ trio Soulive along with Kininger and Zoidis who play with Soulive as the Shady Horns. Zoidis is also a member of the Rustic Overtones. Coomes is a studio and touring bass player for such acts like Britney Spears and The Game. Deitch is a producer who has worked with the likes of John Scofield and Wyclef Jean, and Smirnoff tours with Robert Randolph and the Family Band. In addition to playing with Lettuce, Ross, has been a full time member of Dave Matthews Band since 2010. Lettuce played with the Soul Rebels Brass Band on Jam Cruise 2013.