Ernie Johnson From Detroit is a 9-piece, Cincinnati based band that blends afrobeat, funk, and jazz with 70s psychedelia and hard rock to create a high-energy, hypnotic, and danceable sound. The band’s horn-heavy arrangements and relentless rhythm section allow for a variety of styles and a layering of dynamics in their improvised jams.

“…Ernie Johnson From Detroit, a swaggering, horn- and bass-driven 9-piece syndicate hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio. Their sound is part lo-fi garage funk on 45s, part cocaine-fueled 1970s cop TV show theme song, and part Kung Fu film soundtrack RZA might have sampled circa ‘95, all lined up in white mechanic jumpsuits and ready to rage. Ernie Johnson From Detroit delivered haymakers of freight train funk energy when we needed it most…”

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