Lettuce
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Lettuce is a genre-blending American funk band formed in 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts, by a group of musicians who met while attending a Berklee College of Music summer program. The group’s name originated from their early days asking club owners to “let us play,” eventually shortened to “Lettuce.” Combining funk, soul, jazz, R&B, and jam-band energy, Lettuce built its reputation on tight musicianship, extended improvisations, and horn-driven grooves. Its founding lineup includes Adam Deitch (drums), Erick “Jesus” Coomes (bass), Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff (guitar), Ryan Zoidis (saxophones), Eric “Benny” Bloom (trumpet), and Nigel Hall (vocals, keys). Past contributors include Eric Krasno, Neal Evans, Sam Kininger, and Rashawn Ross. Their debut album, Outta Here (2002), revived 1970s-style funk for modern audiences. Subsequent releases such as Rage! (2008), Fly! (2012), and Crush (2015) showcased their evolving mix of deep grooves and improvisational interplay. The group earned a Grammy nomination for Elevate (2019), followed by Resonate (2020) and Unify (2022). In 2025, Lettuce announced their next studio album, Cook (out December 3 2025 via Lettuce Records), promising a bold fusion of funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop textures. They remain festival favorites worldwide—appearing at events like Bonnaroo, North Sea Jazz Festival, and Jam Cruise—and are widely celebrated for their live synergy, dynamic horn sections, and improvisational prowess. Over three decades, Lettuce has come to represent the modern torchbearers of American funk, carrying forward the legacy of James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, and Tower of Power while continually expanding its musical language.
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Funk, Jazz, Soul, Jam Band
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