2023 Lineup / Soul/R&B/Funk

Bay Area soul singer/songwriter and guitarist Noah exudes a whole lot of soul and blues. He and his tight group of seasoned musicians, known as Noah and the Arkiteks, will take you down memory lane of great soul vocalists Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett and Al Green; and then, switch it up and funk things up with nods to Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and James Brown.

Brass sensation The Soul Rebels started with the idea of expanding on the pop music they loved on the radio and the New Orleans brass tradition they grew up on. The eight-member collective serves up an eclectic live show that blends funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz and rock, rolled up in a party atmosphere.

Widely recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, Pete Rock headlines the Sobrato Organization Main Stage on Friday night (Aug. 11) with his group the Soul Brothers for a raucous throwback to the conscious ‘90s hip-hop scene.

Patrice Rushen is one of the most sought after R&B artists in the music industry–a three-time Grammy Award nominee who has composed scores for movies and television. Her song “Forget Me Nots” was famously sampled by Will Smith and earned her a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1983.