Funk Trek

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Funk Trek
Origin Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Genres Jazz funk, jazz fusion, soul jazz
Years active2008–present
LabelsFunk Trek Records
MembersTom Murnan, Daniel Pflug, Jared Dietz, Jake Reisdorff, Blake DeForest, Don Halverson
Past membersJay Egger, Alain Hernandez, Rob Barr, Andrew Wahl, Mike Lovejoy, Cameron Blazek, Kevin Pflug
Website www.funktrek.com

Funk Trek is a funk/jazz fusion band formed in 2008 in Omaha, Nebraska by cousins Tom Murnan and Daniel Pflug, with guitarist and friend Andrew Wahl. Funk Trek has released four studio albums, the most recent being Plasticity, released in 2019. [1]

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References

  1. "Keep on Trekkin: Funk Trek adapts and keeps the music alive | Omaha Magazine".