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Some Favorite Artists
Professor Longhair: The famous New Orleans piano style begins with Fess.
The Meters: Art Neville (Poppa Funk) and three teenagers creating a
new style of music - New Orleans Funk - in the late 60's and
early 70's as studio musicians for Allen Toussaint. And they're still makin' it funky.
The Neville
Brothers: The first family of New Orleans Funk and true survivors. A Neville Brothers show can take you all the way from Aaron's first R&B hit "Tell It Like It Is" to the blistering Uptown funk of "Nevillism".
Henry Butler: a modern piano master extending the legacy of Professor Longhair, James Booker and others.
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen:
An English white guy comes to New Orleans, immerses himself in the music and creates one of the funkiest bands on the planet.
Ivan
Neville's Dumpstaphunk: As Ivan told the audience one night in San Francisco, "Just when you thought it couldn't get
any funkier ... it gets funkier." It does,
indeed. Two insanely funky bass players: Nick Daniels and Tony Hall.
Joe Krown: "New Orleans piano, keyboard and B3 organ music at its finest." It's a real treat to catch the Joe Krown Organ Combo with 2Funky herself, Casandra Faulconer on bass.
Skipper-Just-Frost: A New Orleans Funk band from Denmark.
Whoda thunk it? Søren "Blackfoot" Frost, the drummer, is amazing.
The list goes on and on ...
N.O. Music Blog
Home of the Groove This blog has a wealth of information on the history of New Orleans R&B and funk. It also has links to many other music blogs and sites.
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Upcoming Gigs by New Orleans artists in the San Francisco Bay Area
July 6, Sunday: Allen Toussaint at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco.
August 9, Saturday: Papa Grows Funk at The Independent in San Francisco.
August 10, Sunday: Marcia Ball at Rancho Nicasio in Nicasio.
August 15, Friday: Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol.
Live Webcasts from Tipitina's:
Check the Tipitina's web site for upcoming shows that will be available on the web.
Films
Make It Funky! A film about the history of New Orleans Funk. Made before Katrina hit, it has interviews with many different artists, and features performances from a concert staged for the film in the spring of 2004.
New Orleans Music in Exile A film about the impact of Katrina on different artists from New Orleans. On DVD 8/7/07.
Books
The Brothers: An Autobiograpy by the Neville Brothers and David Ritz. A fascinating account of the growth of the New Orleans music scene through the eyes of four brothers who helped create it.
Backbeat: Earl Palmer's Story by Tony Scherman. A New Orleans jazz musician who became the session drummer on many early R&B and rock-and-roll hits.
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