by Alex Anderson

Hard Proof, the award-winning Austin ten-piece collective are the sole purveyors of African funk in the state of Texas. They don’t just play Afrobeat or world music, but funk and jazz music inspired by the whole sub-Saharan African continent.

Hard Proof will release the cassingle  Soul Thing on September 27.
Hard Proof will release the cassingle Soul Thing on September 27.

The members of Hard Proof: Stephen Bidwell, Drums; Tommy Spampinato, Percussion; Tony Cruz, Congas; Joe Sokolik, Bass; Aaron Sleator, Guitar; Gerardo Larios, Guitar/Keyboards; John Branch, Guitar; Joe Woullard, Bari Sax/Flute; Jason Frey, Tenor Sax; Derek Phelps, Trumpet.

Catch Hard Proof live Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 9 p.m. at The One Stop, 55 College St. in downtown Asheville. Tickets are $10; $8 in advance. 21+. Call (828) 255-7777, or visit www.ashevillemusichall.com.