St. Paul and the Minneapolis Funk All-Stars

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Upbeat and funky . . . sounds like Prince himself is playing.

—St. Paul Pioneer Press

 St. Paul is one of my favorite artists and bass players. . . . Get ready to feel the funk!

—Victor Wooten

One of the best musicians to emerge from the Twin Cities, Paul “St. Paul” Peterson appeared in Purple Rain as a teenage wunderkind, playing keys with the Time on hits such as “Jungle Love” and “The Bird.” He was hand-picked by Prince to be the lead singer of the Family—the first group to sing “Nothing Compares 2 U”—on Prince’s Paisley Park label.

In the tradition of Motown’s Funk Brothers, St. Paul assembled a who’s-who crew of the Minneapolis sound to form St. Paul and the Minneapolis Funk All-Stars, showcasing musicians who wrote, produced, performed on, or sang on some of the biggest hits from the heyday of electro funk-rock in the Twin Cities. Its membership includes musicians who have played with Prince, the New Power Generation, the Time, the Family, and more.

Paul Peterson—bass
Jason Peterson DeLaire—keyboards, saxophone
Elisa Fiorillo—vocals
Matthew Fink—keyboards
Oliver Leiber—guitar
Kirk Johnson—drums
Holmer O’Dell—guitar