The freshest band to hit the Northeast in years, The Ill Funk Ensemble creates a live hip-hop and soul experience complete with tight rhymes, four-part vocal harmonies, and one of the sickest rhythm sections around.

Combined, the five members of the band have over 80 years performance experience, are accomplished in jazz, rock, funk, classical and hip-hop and have shared the stage with Naughty by Nature, Tower of Power, Young MC and The Fabulous Thunderbirds to name a few. With a combination of style, grace and professionalism that is rare in today's music industry, Ill Funk takes pride in their ability to appeal to an audience of any range, while providing a top-notch stage show and an authentic R&B and hip-hop experience that will leave your clients and customers talking about the show long after they leave.

Reviews for their debut album, Catching Wreck, have been fantastic: "...(a) genre-busting, generation-bridging mix of rap and soul." "...capable of channeling a kind of 21st century mash-up of Kool & the Gang and the Isley Brothers." - Nippertown.com "(It) feels like I'm one of the first to hear a truly GREAT CD before the rest of the world turns it platinum!" iTunes.com

The Ill Funk Ensemble has a history of creating a party wherever they play, performing not only tracks from Catching Wreck, but also classic hip-hop and soul songs from the past 40 years. Simply put: The Ill Funk Ensemble is a true original, unequaled in its talent, and the next evolution of hip-hop.