Variety Playhouse · Little Five Points
For over three decades, The Greyboy Allstars have been a cornerstone of American groove music—merging jazz, soul, and funk with the swagger of hip-hop and the improvisational freedom of the avant-garde. Since their early days in the 1990s San Diego scene, the Allstars have created a sound all their own: West Coast Boogaloo, named after their landmark debut album with funk icon Fred Wesley. That record, West Coast Boogaloo (1994), was a defi ning statement—deep, danceable, and drenched in soul—and helped spark the West Coast’s acid jazz and funk revival. Their follow-up, A Town Called Earth, ex