Classic & Contemporary Soul, New Orleans Funk, Swing, R&B and Jazz in the Hudson Valley and Beyond!
Soul Purpose is very happy to be playing for the first time at RMV Cellars in West Park, NY. This is a fabulous setting, great wine and food and outdoors we hope. Have some fine wine and relax , dance if you like, to the grooves of Soul Purpose, with vocals and horns aplenty! This should be a fun afternoon and not to be missed.
This going to be fun!! Soul Purpose is pleased to return to the stage at the great Angry Orchard stage. Soul Purpose will lay down the sounds of a fun, outdoor afternoon sipping cider, dancing and yacking away. This is the Angry Orchard world headquarters and this is part of their Fall Fest activities so not to be missed. You can dance, eat ‘n drink and purchase Angry Orchard stuff, right here in the Hudson Valley. See you there!
Soul Purpose is proud to announce we will be playing at the great Gardiner Day celebration in Magestic Park. A day of fun with games, food, drink, dancing and much more. See what a great town Gardiner is as you play with your friends, children and neighbors. It’s out hope you also hit the dance floor a few times. See you in Gardiner!
This is going to be a great time with Soul Purpose for the Liberty High School, class of 1976’s 50th reunion!
Yes, Soul Purpose will play Your special event too. Contact Sara for the details and off we go to see you at your special event.
Congratulations from Soul Purpose to the Liberty New York High School Class of 1976!!
This always such a splendid Fall affair in the beautiful skiing hamlet of Windham. Soul Purpose will perform outdoors for your dancing and listening pleasure as you explore food trucks, crafts, jewelry, kissing booths and all other fine things you’d expect at a street faire. Let Soul Purpose and Windham, NY kick off your Autumn with a bang!
We, the members of Soul Purpose, are so honored to once again, be performing at the annual Rosendale Theatre Gala. This is a fantastic night of dining, dancing and schmoozing and a great way to show your support of this Hudson Valley treasure. Come for dinner and dancing or just dancing and entertainment. Contact the theatre for further information and booking your reservations. As usual, this event sells out so come on now, act quickly.
845-658-8989
Come on over to our side with Soul Purpose at Gardiner Brewing Company.
Let Soul Purpose at The Chicken Run in Windham, NY be your Labor Day 2026 holiday anchor event. Plan ahead to have a blast at this fine and quite unique restaurant/party place. Soul Purpose will lay down the hot grooves you seek while you enjoy dancing and dining. The food is awesome and if you like steak, this is the bomb! Chicken Run is very family friendly as there is a great camp fire pit and swings and such for the kids and this is as you see, hear and touch Soul Purpose.
Hands Across the Hudson celebrates the volunteers at The Falcon Underground. Soul Purpose is honored to help recognize these wonderful people. Soul Purpose will play your event too when you are in need.
We’re happy to be back at Chadwick Lake! This is a really nice, laid-back summer affair not to be missed. Bring a chair, a friend and get ready to boogie. You can sit, listen and relax too but we really love it when people respond to the infectious grooves that Soul Purpose lays down night after night for your dancing joy. See you at Chadwick Lake Park.
1702 NY-300 Newburgh, NY 12550
It’s an honor and pleasure for Soul Purpose to perform at the Mohonk Mountain House. Have dinner, come on up to either the Lake Lounge or, if we’re lucky and the weather is fine, we’ll be on the lake, dockside. See you at Mohonk the Hudson Valley’s major jewel with one of the hottest and hardest working bands in New York State!
845-255-1000
Soul Purpose, the mighty Hudson River only inches away and there you are kicking back, dancing and grooving. Sounds like fun right? This will be a summer highlight in the Hudson Valley and a show not to be missed. Bring a chair or your blankie and have a great time.
We’re pleased to be back at the Pearl Moon in Woodstock, NY. This is a really nice room for listening and dancing, you decide but we’ll lay down the NOLA funk, R and some B and swing to make you move. No cover, come on in.
Soul Purpose is honored to have been invited to play in Piermont, NY at Flywheel Park, right on the mighty Hudson as part of the Bob Samuels annual summer concert series. This is presented by the Piermont Civic Association and of course is free to the public. Come on out with a blanket or chairs in a beautiful Hudson River park setting and yes, dancing is allowed! Soul Purpose seeks to get you grooving to the sounds of NOLA funk, R and some B, swing and more. Soul Purpose is a dynamic, 7-piece group with the SPHorns. We hope to see you out this time as this show was cancelled recently due to baaad weather.
….corner of Ash St. and Flywheel
Come on out rain or shine under the Big Pavilion at Chadwick Lake Park. You can dance and shake it with Soul Purpose on a nice, hot-hot summer night. We had a blast last year and intend to do the same this year!
Chadwick Lake Park
1702 Rt. 300 Newburgh NY
Soul Purpose is always glad to perform in a new town or region and this night will be that. We hope to see you there for a great summer night of fun, soul, NOLA and beyond. This is the Bob Samuels Summer Concert Series in Flywheel Park. Free, live music near the Hudson River.
Please come to celebrate this nation’s birth, in New Paltz, NY with Soul Purpose, your Hudson Valley, family-friendly and fun, premier, celebration band. Games for the kids, face-painting, food and drink booths. Grab a chair and a blanket and come out for a great night of entertainment and then BAM! Super fireworks! Come out and really see and feel what a great community we live in. Following the fireworks display there will be more music for dancing and fun so stick around and avoid the parking lot exodus for a spell. This is a 250th birthday celebration!
Gates open at 5pm. Rain date July 5th.
NEW START TIME, 6P not 6:30, very sorry about that.
This is a really fun summer night for Soul Purpose in cool courtyard on the main drag of Red Hook New York. Grab a bite and a chair or blankie and sit back, relax and let SP transport your mind, body and soul. Sit, dance, whatevah but you will find soulful joy!
7509 N. Broadway
Red Hook, NY 12571
Mariner’s is one of Soul Purpose’s most fun shows of the season. There’s an element happening next to the Rondout River leading right to the Hudson but you have to first get past the nasty grooves laid down by Soul Purpose. These may be more fun that shooting rapids in a skimpy raft! Great food, drinks, outdoor setting on the water, unparalleled in the Hudson Valley; this is a must reservation for your summer fun so see you there! No reservation needed for the bar and dancing or just hangin’.
845-340-8051
Soul Purpose invites you to Keegan Ales in Kingston, NY to jump start your summer fun. Likely at the outdoor stage, you have a fresh brew, a bite and then bam! you’re boogying down on the dance floor forgetting your worries and cares. We think that is a distinct possibility for you, your partner and family and friends that you bring along too. Don’t delay! Come on out to see the Hudson Valley’s hottest dance and party and fun band. Cool too!
Soul Purpose is pleased to announce this gig at the resorts Casino in Monticello, NY. Come out and dance, boogie and gamble if you dare! Your win will be a big win for Soul Purpose so we hope to see you cash in with us.
888 Resorts World Dr. Monticello USA
845-396-8002
There’s a first time for everything and this is the first show at The Partition for Soul Purpose and we are so happy to have been invited. Come on out to dance, party, eat, drink or whatever you feel like by get down with the Soul Purpose groove for sure! Great food and drinks to keep you going too. See you in Saugerties.
www.partitionbar.com
If you have arrived here. we appreciate your curiosity about Soul Purpose playing at the Hudson Valley gem of a club, Keegan Ales. A great time will be had by all, not a guarantee of course but a prediction based upon an established pattern- it’s always a blast when Soul Purpose plays at Keegans. So, come on out, grab a delicious brew and get up off that thing and hit the dance floor.
Yes, Soul Purpose plays some benefit shows. Let us know what your cause is and we’ll see what we can do.
Mountain Top Cares Coalition is putting this show on in Tannersville, NY. at the Last Chance Antiques and Cafe 6009 Main St. There will be 2 groups with The Greene Room Players “Songbirds” starting things off followed by 2 sets from your favorites Soul Purpose. Come on out for a great cause and dance and boogie for the cause in a really special atmosphere..
Appetizers and refreshments. Gift basket raffles. Great company for a great cause.
$50 per person and all proceeds go to Mountain Top Cares Coalition which helps to provide a supported path to recovery and addiction and is open to family, friends and the general mountain community.
Please see in the Parlor, Soul Purpose, for your listening and dancing pleasure. Soul Purpose is happy to be back at Mohonk and on a Monday at that! Not staying overnight? Maybe plan dinner and then join us after? Soul Purpose is proud to be part of the Mohonk magic.
845-255-1000
Soul Purpose is proud to return to the Towne Crier stage to present a high energy Mardi Gras celebration. If you have not been to a Soul purpose Mardi Gras show at Beacon’s premier music venue, you are in for a great time! Tunes from the NOLA menu as well as a heaping helping of Soul Purpose r ‘n b, soul and swing too. Order tickets soon as this is a hot night in Beacon, NY. There will be a guest band up front too. Starting out the night will be the cool sounds from the group, What, a funk sextet hailing also from the Hudson Valley.
We are so happy to be at Gardiner Brewing on a Sunday afternoon, hanging out with…….you! What a great time and besides, who needs football when you have Soul Purpose cranking out great soul, r ‘n b, swing and NOLA funk? Come on out and get down, relax, eat, drink and groove.
Oh yeah! It’s the Super Bowl, starting at 6:30 when we play our last note! Well, wow, what a great way to slip into watching the game with a pre-game with Soul Purpose! Let us be your official, pregame, tailgate party entertainment.
Soul Purpose and Keegan Ales is an awesome combination for great libations and great soul, r ‘n b, NOLA funk and more. Time after time, this combination makes for a fun and special night in Kingston. So please come on down and have a brew and shake a leg with Soul Purpose!
New Year’s Eve 2025 to 2026! Come on, come out, come on!! What a blast with Soul Purpose this will be! New Year’s Eve in a comfortable, happy, non-commercial space to dance and party away with your friends, loved ones and Soul Purpose. This is a party not to be missed as evidenced by last year’s rollicking event. Please sign on early as this night will be a soul-out event. Beverages and snacks will be available and a midnight toast. Doors open at 8:30pm with music starting at 9pm.
The Muse at 1 Madeline Lane, Rosendale, NY 12472
Get your tickets today: https://events.humanitix.com/new-years-eve-hxv9y9vw
As you saw recently, this is another chance to come out and hang with Soul Purpose at Keegan Ales in Kingston, NY. A gem of a place with fresh-brewed ale, good food and a great time on the dance floor with the Hudson Valley’s award-winning, “Best of Hudson Valley”, Hudson Valley Magazine Best Band category. We look forward to seeing you having a blast with us!
Happy Holidays from your friends at Soul Purpose.
Let’s get right to the point here. If you haven’t been to Keegan’s when Soul Purpose is there you have surely missed a great time! We slipped this one in so you have 2 chances to catch Soul Purpose at Keegan’s in the near future. Great place for fresh-brewed ale, food and dancing and lots of fun! See ya at Keegan’s and be sure to say hi to the band, we’re a friendly bunch.
Come out to West Shokan and help a good cause with Soul Purpose. This is a fun, fundraiser for the Olive Free Library. in a beautiful setting. We hope to see ya there! We will lay down one, one hour set for you to shake your tail feathers while helping this library stay afloat.. Food and refreshments available.
4033 NY28-A, W/Shokan, NY 12494 845-657-2482
Soul Purpose is honored to be invited to entertain at this grand event and for a purpose that we all love so much, The Rosendale Theatre. Grab a ticket and there will be more updates as we get closer but come on out and help raise funds for our local treasure, The Rosendale Theatre.
This will be a great night to have a drink, dine and chat with friends and then dance to the grooves of Soul Purpose who just took home the bronze ChronoGrammie, Entertainment category, 2025. The location is fabulous at Garvin’s in New Paltz, NY.
Updates to follow so stay tuned Soul Purpose fans!
www.rosendaletheatre.org Garvin’s 845-255-7888
Holy s*&t! 5oth?!?! How is this possible or real? What is real? Isn’t that what we were asking back in 1975?
More information to follow but this of course is a private affair and yes, you can hire Soul Purpose for your next, private, affair.
This is an awesome place to be in Warwick, NY. Great charm, food and drink. Enjoy the beer garden while you groove to Soul Purpose or go buy something nice then come back and dance. We hope to see you there and there is shuttle service from Manhattan.
This is an awesome summer park for live music. Come out and hear Soul Purpose shine and feel the get your boogie on! We’re happy to have been invited for this evening in the Town of Newburgh, NY. Grab a chair or a blanket, cooler, the kids and whatever and whomever and off you go for great soul, NOLA funk, and swing. Bam!