Talley Up

Talley Up at Mac’s at 19 Broadway
* Saturday, February 10, 9:00 pm – February 11, 12:00 am

Psychedelic swampy New Orleans Funk

Talley Up – Jim Talley, Tom FInch, Jen Rund, Jeff Hobbs, David Rokeach

Come join us for a night of live music and good vibes at Mac’s at 19 Broadway in Fairfax, CA! Get ready for Talley Up, a great Fairfax based band hitting our stage at Mac’s 19 Broadway

Talley Up! is celebrating more tha 10 years as the only swampedelic New Orleans funk band in Marin County.

The band features some of the finest players in the Bay Area including bandleader Jim Talley who has performed with Bob Weir, Eric McFadden, Karl Denson, Elvin Bishop, Dan Hicks, Mark Karan, Barry Sless, Pamela Parker, Tracy Blackman, Stu Allen and many others.

Guitarist Tom Finch has been playing in Big Brother & the Holding Co. for over 20 years as well as the Traveling Wilburys Revue, Pamela Parker, the Tom Finch Group and many others.

Bassist Jen Rund leads her band Jenerator with Jonny Mojo (Achilles Wheel) and has played with Lebo & Friends, the Real Sarahs, Matt Hartle, Katie Knipp, the China Dolls, Stu Allen and a bevy of other stars.

Tenor sax player Jeff Hobbs also plays cornet, violin, alto sax, mandolin and appears regularly with a plethora of great artists around the Bay Area.

Drummer extrordinaire David Rokeachs’ resume includes his current position in Taj Mahal’s band and he has performed with funk/soul legends Dr. John, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles as well as the legendary jazz bassist Stanley Clarke..

The band released their first cd entitled Funky Alchemy in 2016. Recorded 24 track live at 19 Broadway in Fairfax by ace live recordist Bob Cogswell the 9 song 74 minute cd showcases the band’s instrumental songs and their amazing alchemy of funky improvisation and telepathic musical interplay. The current focus in the band are the vocals with 3 part harmonies.

They released their second cd Alive in Marin in Oct., 2021. It was recorded live at Terrapin Crossroads from 2017-2020 and includes bonus tracks from their main stage appearance at the Fairfax Festival in 2019.

Mixing funky originals by Jim Talley with New Orleans classic hits from the Meters, Dr. John, Neville Bros., Allen Toussaint, Dumpstaphunk, Jon Cleary, Prof. Longhair, Allman Bros., and Little Feat among others the band constantly stretches the limits of New Orleans funk to find new musical destinations and discoveries.