"... these cats are cutting their own groove, shaking the walls and earning their place among the torchbearers of New Orleans funk."   Marc Stone - 90.7 WWOZ & Offbeat 

With soulful grooves and impeccable musicianship, The Soul Project  brings the vibrant spirit of New Orleans everywhere they go.  Crowds can't help but "let loose" to their energetic and original mix of Funk, Jazz, Soul, Blues, and Gospel. 

And after 4 long years of hustling,  the self-proclaimed ambassadors of funk have released “The Long Hustle”, the follow-up album to their 2013 Offbeat Magazine’s  “Best Of The Beat” nominated debut album, “Music For Movers & Shakers.” The release, the first on the Soul Universal Productions label, represents not only the last 4 years of hard work and constant playing, but the complete journey of the Soul Project from its inception in 2001 until the present.  With some retooled tracks [like Celia, Down By The Riverside and What’s the Meter (With You)] that have finally been realized in their intended form, to brand new offerings (What We Got, BedBugs, Spotlight),  compositions from saxophonist David Ludman (Blue Snail) and Jeremy Habegger (Gsus), and the band’s New Orleans-inspired cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird”,  this album has something for everybody.   

Finding inspiration in the music of the masters such as Walter “Wolfman” Washington, the Meters, the Neville Brothers and Galactic, the band has been concocting their own heady brew of funk in the great New Orleans tradition for over a decade. Long-standing residencies on world-renowned Frenchmen Street have enabled the band to hone their unique sound, while festival appearances (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, French Quarter Festival, Jazz in thePark) and regular tours have allowed them to share their music with a wider audience. 

Some Highlights 

• Self Produced Album "The Long Hustle" Released on the Soul Universal Productions label.
• First S.U.P. release, "Blue Snail", Chosen as one of the five top singles of the year by Derrick Freeman, Host of WWOZ's Wednesday Edition of "The New Orleans Music Show " 
• Debut Album “Music For Movers & Shakers” Nominated For “Best R&B/Funk Album” of 2013 at Offbeat Magazine’s Best Of The Beat Awards
• Members of the Soul Project NOLA have appeared with or shared a stage with Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters, Eric Lindell, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Galactic, Fred Wesley (James Brown, The J.B.'s), Bonerama, Henry Butler,  Mumford & Sons, and Jack Daley (Lenny Kravitz), among others.
• Multiple tours of the United States including performances at:  

o New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Acura Stage 

o French Quarter Festival  

o Tipitina’s (NOLA)

o The Blue Nile (NOLA)   

o The Maple Leaf (NOLA)   

o Nectars (Burlington, VT)   

o Bembe (Brooklyn, NY)   

o World Cafe (Philadelphia, PA)   

o Universal Studios (Orlando, FL)   

o The Saint (Asbury Park, NJ)