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Ethiopian jazz warmth, Afrobeat drive, and Latin rhythm — live, in the room, every time.
Mister Groove started as a trio playing a standing residency at Bati Ethiopian Kitchen in Brooklyn, weaving Ethiopian jazz melodies — Yekerme Sew, Haler Fiker — into a rhythm section built on Afrobeat and funk. Expanded to a quartet for rooms like The Shrine, the band keeps the same rule wherever it plays: the pocket comes first, the solos are earned, and the room should move.
The repertoire pulls from Ethiopian jazz standards, Afrobeat, funk, and a growing book of Latin jazz — son montuno, guajira, Afro-Cuban 6/8 — reworked for piano, sax, and drums.
Disguised by day, in search of the eternal super groove — by day, night, dusk, and especially at dawn.
Trio at Bati Ethiopian Kitchen · Quartet at The Shrine
Three equal collaborators, no single leader — each voice shapes where the music goes.
Brings the Latin-jazz book and holds the harmonic center of every arrangement.
Lead voice on the Ethiopian jazz melodies — the sound most people walk in off the street for.
The engine room. Afrobeat grooves and the solos that turn a set into a set to remember.
A short cut from recent sets — trio at Bati Ethiopian Kitchen, quartet at The Shrine.
Mister Groove holds down a standing spot at Bati and plays select dates around Brooklyn & Queens. Follow Instagram for the exact schedule.
For bookings, private events, or press — reach out directly. Trio or quartet available depending on the room.
booking@mistergroovemusic.com