Drawing inspiration from great session bands like Booker T & The MGs, The Meters, Funk Brothers, The Wrecking Crew, the heart and soul of Rhythm Posse is the rhythm section. The Posse got it’s start in 2010 as the stage band for the Stage Fright – Tribute to the Last Waltz production. Since then they have performed on their own as a quartet, and also with additional horns, vocalists, musicians in tribute acts to: The Blues Brothers, Little Feat, The Meters.

Sue Orfield is a tenor saxophonist and vocalist based in the Chippewa Valley. A prolific recording artist, she has contributed to hundreds of albums throughout her career and continues to perform and tour internationally.

Matthew R. Sayles is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and founder of Philville Records, an independent label he formed in 2000 in Marquette, Michigan.

Trivergence is a new musical project spearheaded by Minneapolis musicians Tyler Lustek (keys), Dan Carpel (bass), and Jorge Benuelos (drums).

Trivergence looks back upon jazz fusion, hip-hop, funk and R&B classics to retell their stories thru a contemporary lens, focusing on music by the likes of Robert Glasper, Michael Jackson, Sade, D’Angelo, Roy Hargrove, and Herbie Hancock among others.