Baked Potato

Using the rich musical landscape of Vancouver, B.C. as their muse, Baked Potato has been wowing audiences throughout British Columbia since 2005 with their unique brand of psychedelic jazzy-funk, aptly titled "Hippy Jazz".
What started out as a weekly drop-in session in Spudly Dudley's smoke filled garden shed with liquid lights, a loop sequencer, a gaggle of instruments and long time friends Joe Hoskins and Scott Russell, this organic musical happening of friends quickly evolved into a revolving collective of some of the finest jam musicians in Vancouver's burgeoning music scene. The line-up was further solidified with the addition of uber-talented multi-instrumentalist Zehya Chelan, who's bumping hot & fluid horn blasts raised the collective bar on the band's sound and grounded them in the dance party genre.
In addition to Joe (drums), Scott (keys), Zehya (sax, flute, vox, percussion) and Spudly (guitar, mandolin), the current line-up also includes Canadian jam icons Jeffrey Kornblum (Slammin Jack, Burt Neilson Band) on percussion and Stephan Fortin (Blue Quarter, Jackfruit) rounding out the bottom end on bass.
Their undeniably energetic live shows are always executed with unbridled energy and tightness, the sounds shifting from spiritual and meditative to jubilant and energetic, from dark dance floor burners to spaced-out waves of ambiance. Their repertoire consists of an eclectic and rich blend of slamming, horn-laden, polyrhythmic originals that seamlessly fuse elements of afro-beat, prog-rock, funk, jazz and psychedelia along with a smattering of obscure covers ranging from Phish to Grant Green to Stereolab.
Baked Potato plays with passion and fire. They love what they do and it pours out of them through their music and stage antics. Whether you're up for a laid back groove or a hard bumping beat, this highly energized funk machine brings the Dance Party!