Major Funk

"This band can really, really play... unexpectedly upbeat, very fresh, and beautifully alive... The overall sound is superb" -Richard Clark (Great Dark Wonder)

"A soul-based take on brassy funk. Stuffed with chinking guitars, blistering brass and feisty vocals." -Bill Buckley (soulandjazzandfunk.com)

"Probably the most danceable band I can think  of." -Angela Drainville, Atlin Arts and Music Festival Producer (Yukon News)

"What can’t be understated is the deliberate nature in which this 7-piece ensemble crafts their hip shaking, feel-good tunes." Cups n Cakes Network

High energy bass-led grooves, soaring vocals, and a tight horn section; this isn’t what you’d expect from a band coming from the Yukon in Canada’s North, but it’s exactly what you get with Whitehorse’s Major Funk. It’s also a great formula to get a crowd moving, and they’ve got this down to a science. Several years of research and development in the studio and on the road has refined the band’s sound into something familiar but fresh, epic but accessible, and dangerously infectious. Most importantly, however, it’s a ton of fun, and it makes you want to dance. It’s all on display in their growing discography of top notch funk-pop music and their unforgettable live shows: a groove-heavy genuinely good time that will stay with you long after the last note. 

Major Funk's two full length studio albums (2021's “Is That You?” and 2023's “The In Between”) were each nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award. Stay tuned for updates as they hit the studio in 2026 to record a new album!

Thanks to the Yukon Government Department of Tourism and Culture's Arts Fund and the Department of Economic Development's Performing Musicians Fund for their financial support of these projects. 

Members:

Jordan Kaltenbruner: vocals

Etienne Girard: bass

Adrian Burrill: vocals and trumpet

Brent Gallant: guitar

Toby Moisey: flute

Logan Bennett: keys

Anders Grasholm: drums