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Afrocop is shown here performing a smooth jazz set live at the best bar in in Ballard, the Stepping Stone. The Seattle-based trio plays there on many Saturdays and have been consists of our town's finest talents laying down a cool mix of funk, hybrid jazz and free improvisation on November 17, 02012.

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""The real product of The Stepping Stone is the experience," says Becker, who handled most of the woodworking himself, "which combines music, the elements of Northwest wood and stone, the lighting, and that cozy feeling like you just came home."

Thanks to bands like Afrocop and the two professional-grade record players behind the bar, music is also an indispensable part of the mixture. "That endearing thing, when you walk in and the record is spinning, you can see that's a true amplification of a groove, it's pretty amazing," says Becker."The whole bar's analog."

As the designated house band, Afrocop holds a spot at the back of the bar many Saturday nights—although, like their style, their schedule is mainly improvised. Over the past two and a half years, the group has grown from accenting to defining the tavern's freakishly organic '60s feel.

It's no surprise that this funk outfit jives so well with the bar. After all, the band formed within its walls."

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