[1] Although uniquely merging jazz and funk,[2] the music of Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet can also include "New Orleans flavors", solid grooves, swing and hip hop, combined into something both appealing and undefinable.

"[1] A theme in the music is a recognition that traditional jazz having reached a zenith in the early 1960s cannot be contained in reverence.

"[3] Their first album, Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet, was recorded live at the Owl and Thistle in Seattle and was released in 2003.

[6] On the album there are suggestions of Thelonious Monk in its solos and Ornette Coleman in its melodies, yet there is also a hip-hop rhythmic sensibility.

[11] Skerik – tenor and baritone saxophoneDave Carter – trumpetHans Teuber – alto saxophone and fluteSteve Moore – trombone and Wurlitzer electric pianoCraig Flory – baritone saxophone and clarinetJoe Doria – Hammond OrganJohn Wicks – drums