Formed in 2016, The Shady Recruits is a5-piece band based out of Greenville, South Carolina with afunky, jazzy, and at times heavily improvisational fusion of what they describe as “tasty tunes”.Influenced by the likes of Funkadelic, Frank Zappa, Soulive, Steely Dan, and so many others, the bandplays an eclectic, high-energy mixture of originals andcovers guaranteed to keep you dancing all night.While still relatively in its infancy as a band, The Shady Recruits have been fortunate to share stages withsuch acts as The Marcus King Band, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, and Dumpstaphunk.

Led by drummer JackRyan of the Marcus King Band, The Shady Recruits are an “all-star lineup” of sorts,consisting of musicians from several prominent local and regional bands. The ensemble includes fellowMarcus King Band member and Greenville native Justin Johnson on hornsand vocals,Chris Spies onsaxophone,bassist David Katilius of jamtronica rockers Scrumptious and Phish tribute outfit AdamKnight’s Buried Alive, along with keyboardist Marcus White of Chattanooga who adds a musical tour-de-force, splitting his time between the Recruits and touring with Atlanta funk/improv giants VoodooVisionary, as well as leading his own projectkillakeyz_band

....and a surplus of surprise special guests is always a unique part of The Shady Recruits performances.