Passionate, soulful and dynamic, Mount Kujo is a Melbourne, Australia based band, blending Psychedelic Funk, Jazz, Latin and Afro-beat techniques into a vibrant, eclectic and sexy sound.
Using exciting and spellbinding arrangements of polyrhythms, unexpected tonal changes and explosive horn sections, this vibrant collective of diverse musicians will have audiences transfixed from the first note.
Mount Kujo are a dedicated road band from Australia, never shying away from regional tours, festival invitations (Dragon Dreaming, Tanglewood, Port Fairy) and music venues (Night Cat, Northcote Social Club, Toff in Town, Gaso, 24 Moons, Stay Gold, Espy) and really thrived during the familiarity and creativity of residencies at Bar 303, Bodriggy and Bar Oussou.
In 2020 the jazz collective released "Live at Bar Oussou", followed by the release of their first studio album 'Mount Kujo' in November 2022 and closely behind that, not wanting to rest on their laurels, the band released an exciting offering, ‘Cosmic Cliffs’, in February 2023 on digital and vinyl.
The band have also graduated their artistic vision into mixed media, with a neo-noir video clip for their cinematic jazz single, ‘Mr Pink’ celebrating Melbourne’s more shadowy corners.
The results of these efforts are apparent in the way Mount Kujo has become more than just a band to expect riveting orchestration and engaging dance shows from; it's become a musical fraternity with an ever-developing philosophy, working in real time to achieve artistic goals, taking their steer from other communal projects such as Funkadelic, Pink Floyd or Snarky Puppy.
The group approaches each concert as a chance to live-tweak their compositions and are always eager to lock into the energy of the animated groove of dancing crowds. The band’s dedication to musicality, composition and genre fusions have resulted in their sound becoming increasingly unique, recognisable and a crowd favourite.
Mount Kujo’s cosmic vision of compelling dancefloor jazz, constant experimentation and band members from all over the world, make them one of the hottest and most interesting bands coming out of Australia right now.