Founded in Woodstock, New York in 1999, the roots of jazz and funk trio Soulive
came to life when brothers Alan Evans (drums) and Neal Evans (bass keys, Hammond
B3 organ, clavinet) were members of jam band Moon Boot Lover. The duo then took
a musical detour, forming the short-lived hip-hop group the Elements before
deciding to form a jazz organ-led trio. Inviting their friend Eric Krasno
(guitar) to jam with them, they felt the chemistry was there and they officially
formed Soulive. That jam session was released as the trio’s first EP - Get Down
(1999) – and the group began a tou...