Concert Under the Stars@ Villa Milagro: The Hip Replacements

The Jazz standards canon has remained largely unchanged since the 1970s. The Hip Replacements, long-time area musicians, decided it was time to reimagine it for the 21st century.

This is a post-genre jam band playing funk-rock-jazz mashups of recent hits. The group reinvents songs from artists such as Sam Smith, Sting, Lewis Capaldi, Maroon Five, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Silk Sonic, The B-52’s, John Mayer and The Weeknd and many more.

The band includes Gary Staples on Piano, Michael Mathews on Sax, Ken Papa on Guitar, Al Kratzer on Bass and Ruben Arilola on drums. These boys have a collective 250 years of playing experience under their belts and they are far from finished!