New Orleans Music
"When African-Americans were introduced to brass marching band instruments in 19th centrury New Orleans, they did something remarkable with them over time, engendering no less than a new musical form, jazz, where, as Baby Dodds said, "every man in the band has his own rhythm to keep" and improvisation is the norm. That's an extreme over-simplification of the process, for sure; but there's no way to neatly sum up the confluence of influences that became New Orleans music."
"My bias is for the visceral, syncopated, funk-infused second line grooves which arose in the streets of that humid, atmospheric, sub-sea level city through the marching, parading, and general struttin' of brass bands, Mardi Gras Indian gangs, and associated revelers. The repercussions linger to this day. Both jazz and funk were born in those streets, went separate ways at times and came back to intertwine again and again. To my mind, the music of the Home of the Groove is at its finest when those streams merge." ( excerpt from the Home of the Groove Blog ) - -
IT'S A FACT: VERY LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE TO HELP THE TAX PAYING LOUSIANA FOLKS RETURN TO THEIR HOMES. SADLY, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE TRAGIC SITUATION THAT THE CRESCENT CITY RESIDENTS FACED. PEOPLE ARE STILL SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THE INCOMPETENCE OF OUR SYSTEM. WE SHOULD ALL DEMAND THAT OUR GOVERNMENT TAKES COMMAND OF THE LOUISIANA REBUILDING PROCESS - FOLKS, PLEASE, SEND DONATIONS TO YOUR FAVORITE NOLA CHARITIES THIS YEAR -
THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO ALL DRUMMERS & PERCUSSION PLAYERS - To Mother Africa, to the New Orleans' Musicians & all Native Tribes worldwide.
TODAY ( 10/16/09 ) WE ALL NEED TO UNITE TO HELP OUR BROTHER//PARTICIPANT RICHIE HAYWARD ( LITTLE FEAT ) IN HIS FIGHT WITH CANCER. PLEASE, DONATE WHATEVER YOU CAN TO:
http://www.richiehaywardbenefit.com/contributions.html ------------- MISSISSIPPI BLUES TRAPSMITH SAM CARR ( SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II ) PASSED AWAY (RIP)... SADLY, SOME OF OUR GREATEST HAVE RECENTLY DEPARTED: MAX ROACH, STAN LEVY, EARL PALMER, MITCH MITCHELL, BUDDY HARMON, FRANCIS CLAY, BUDDY MILES, DEWEY MARTIN, CHICO CHISM, SPENCER DRYDEN, LOUIE BELLSON, BOBBY DURHAM, URIEL JONES, RASHIED ALI... they will be greatly missed.
- THE CONGO SQUARE PROJECT FOUNDATION presents "DRUMMERS UNITED (with a little help from our friends)" Volume 1 - Part of a musical organization set up by maverick LA drummer/producer Fabian Jolivet to DIRECTLY aid The New Orleans Musicians Clinic, Sweet Home New Orleans, The Congo Square Drummers, Preservation Hall Foundation, The Reverend Lois Dejean's Youth Assistance Foundation & The Mardi Gras Indians Hall of Fame
THE MUSICIANS AND PRODUCER INVOLVED HAVE DONATED THEIR TALENT, TIME AND ALL OF THEIR PERSONAL FUTURE INCOME GENERATED FROM THESE MUSICAL PROJECTS TO HELP THE CRESCENT CITY'S MUSIC COMMUNITY. MAHALIA JACKSON, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, BABY DODDS, PROFESSOR LONGHAIR, VERNELL FOURNIER'S HOMETOWN, THEE CRADLE OF MODERN DRUMMING. "GOVERNMENTS HAVE DELIVERED ONLY EMPTY PROMISES. WHAT THEY HAVE FAILED TO DO SO FAR, WE MAY BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE BY UNITING OUR EFFORTS TO HELP RE-BUILD THE NOLA COMMUNITY TOGETHER. IT'S A FACT THAT EVEN WITH SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS THIS ONE, WE MAY AT LEAST BE ABLE TO SHOW LOUISIANA HOW MUCH WE TRULY CARE AND RESPECT HER RICH HERITAGE & PRICELESS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTIRE WORLD.
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After Hurricane Katrina hit NOLA with devastating force, we decided to make this a long term benefit FOUNDATION to help the NOLA Musicians in need, we have been recording all over the world non stop for the past 3 years. From LA to Paris, New Orleans to Buenos Aires, Bath to Calcutta. Finally, our first double album, "SACRED GROUND" & "SAINTS AT CONGO SQUARE", are completed. Please, visit THE CONGO SQUARE PROJECT FOUNDATION (MySpace) page for more information - Includes "THE EAST COAST GANG SESSIONS', directed by Soul Brother N1 Steve Jordan (what a kind, positive musical force he is), featuring performances by Levon Helm (The Band), Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf), Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar (Carole King), Teresa Russel (Levon Helm's Band) & Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan). With engineer Niko Bolas (Assisted by Steve Geuting), recorded at Skyline Studios, NYC. *Drum Catering courtesy of the legendary Artie Smith. We would also like to thank ALL involved. MAD DOG STUDIOS (Burbank,CA) Dusty Wakeman/Eric Corne/Samur K; THE MUSIC SHED STUDIOS (NOLA) Chris Finney & Chris Bailey; REAL WORLD STUDIOS (UK) Peter Gabriel/Owen Leech/Tchad Blake/Eleanor Household; SKYLINE STUDIOS (NYC) Johnatan Mover/Ron Allaire/Steve Geuting/Jeff Rainome/Heather Smith; THE COMPOUND STUDIOS (CA) Anthony Arvizu; PLANET 2 PLANET (NYC) Kirk Yano; LEVON HELM'S STUDIOS (Woodstock) Geanine Kane/Levon Helm/Justin Guip/Tony LoBue; THE BOAT STUDIOS (LA) Adam Moseley/Danny Kalb; Iggy Elisavetsky, etc... Mona Amer, Bethany Bultman & Beth Fisher at The NOMC. Our unconditional supporters Levon Helm, Justin Guip, Eleana & Jimmy Cobb. Ben Jaffe at Preservation Hall, MODERN DRUMMER/RHYTHM & DRUMHEAD Magazines, online Magazine LA2DAY (Megan Karash), Sweet Marti Ladd at "The Wild Rose Inn" (Woodstock) etc... This is a project that includes Musical Ensembles, Street Performers, Beat Poetry & some superb Drum Circles. Featuring a variety of hand, tap dancing, spoons, washboard, classical percussion and drum set solos by thee greatest percussionist in the world. Including performances by Louie Bellson (Duke Ellington), Earl Palmer (Little Richard), Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck), Dr. Lonnie Smith (Little Johnny Taylor), Jimmy Cobb (Miles Davis), Airto Moreira (Juan Carlos Jobim), John Boudreaux (Sam Cooke), James Gadson (Bill Withers), Clayton Cameron (Tony Bennett), Ayo Adeyemi (Babe Olatunji), Clem Burke (Blondie), Andrew Newmark (John Lennon), Luther Gray (Bamboula 2000), 'Smoky' Johnson (Fats Domino), Santa Davis (Peter Tosh), Richie Hayward (Little Feat), Deacon Jones (John Lee Hooker), The Young Guardians of The Flame (Mardi Gras Indians) featuring Mar-Keith Tero & Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Johnny Vidacovich (Mose Allison), Stanton Moore (Galactic), Joseph 'Uganda' Roberts (Professor Longhair), Herlin Riley (Wynton Marsalis), Tanmoy Bose (Ravi Shankar), Idranil Sen (Bengali Star), Freddy Staelhe (Dr. John), Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull), John Densmore (The Doors), Hani Nasser (Ry Cooder), Pete Lockett (Peter Gabriel), Doane Perry (Jethro Tull), Issam Houshan (Sting), Ndugu Chancler (Santana), Phil Bloch (Terry Evans), Keith Carlock (Steely Dan), Johnatan Mover (Mick Jagger), Richie Morales (Chick Corea), Michael Shrieve (Santana), Pernell Saturnino (Dee Dee Bridgewater), Barry Altschul (Sam Rivers), Chester Withmore (Tap Dancer), Michael Tempo (James Harman), Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits), Ruben & Cougar Estrada (Los Lobos), Thomas Bloch (La Scala de Milan), Bill Bruford (King Crimson), DJ Bonebrake (X), Willy Munoz & Hugo Foca Machado (Afro-Uruguayan Candombe), Nathan Chasing Horse (North Lakota Nation), Phil Fixico (Seminole Maroon Nation), George Edwards (Billy Fender), Chuck E. Weiss (Willy Dixon), Don Heffington (Lucinda Williams), Joseph Mitchell Jnr. (LA Philharmonic), Washboard Chaz, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Simon Kirke (Free), Uncle Lionel Batiste & Benny Jones Snr. (The Treme Brass Band), Bunchy Johnson (Dave Bartholomew), Barry Langley (Pow-Wow Nation), Francisco Mora Catlett (Max Roach), Marshall Allen (Sun Ra), Peter Erskine (Weather Report), Terri Lynne Carrington (Lester Bowie) - 'La Mora' Danys Perez (Oyu Oro) & Francisco Mora Catlett leading the superb Afro-Cuban Troupe: 'Palenque'. Featuring: Ramon 'Sandy' Garcia Perez, Erick Barberia, Jose Francisco Barroso, Susana Arenas Pedroso, Reynaldo 'Ry' Gonzalez Fernandez, Rogelion Kindeland Nordet, Roman Diaz, Nadia Dieudonne, Daniel 'Dani' Beabrun, Salim Washington - Evelyn Glennie (Classical), Josiah Cie Frazier (Preservation Hall Jazz Band), Ira Coleman (Tony Williams), Warren Bernhardt (Bill Evans), Javon Jackson (Art Blakey), Levon Helm (The Band), Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan), Teresa Russel (Levon Helm's Band), Steve Jordan (Eric Clapton), Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf), Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar (Carole King), Jerry Jumonville (Dr. John), Sam Carr (Sonny Boy Williamson), Floyd Lee (Frank Frost), The Reverend Lois Dejean's Gospel Choir (Mahalia Jackson), Mike Watt (Iggy & The Stooges), Pete Mazich (The Secondmen), Willie Cole, David Kunian, Jake Sasslow, Greg Skaff, Hayes Greenfield, Ed Schuler, Joel Polluck, Captain Crab, The New Birth Brass Band, Frank Oxley Jnr., John Richardson, Walter Valencia, Neil Benitez, etc...
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CHEERS TO RICHIE & DRUMMER'S UNITED FOR ALL YOUR GREAT LOVE ... VIA ALBERT'S PEEPS, AS HE'S ON TOUR W/BILL WYMAN IN THE UK. WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT HALLOWEEN WEEKEND. OUR BEST TO RICHIE.
A good drummer is able to create a pocket for the rest of the band. It's that place where the music is awesome, it's what makes peoples heads nod and dance. Creating a groove, and subsquential pocket for the rest of the band to work in comes from solid time. It gives the band the confidence in them not having to worry about time issues, and concentrate on what they do. Thank u, Erudite
SUPPORT THEE CRADLE OF MODERN MUSIC... KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE DONATE Make checks payable to NOMC and mail to: NO Musicians Clinic c/o The Foundation for the LSUHSC 2020 Gravier Street Room 729 New Orleans, LA 70112 - Golden Circle of Musician Supporters: Allen Toussaint-Bonnie Raitt-Bruce Springsteen-Dr. John-Elvis Costello-Fabian Jolivet-Huey Lewis and The News -Lillian Boutte-Maria Muldaur Page McConnell-Cassandra Wilson-Pearl Jam-Rolling Stone Magazine, etc...
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" IMPOSSIBLY beautiful woman and equally glorious music! A landscape of beautiful sandy beaches mixed with a steady diet of be-bop, folk, afro-latin, soul, blues & gospel music gave MAYA the ingredients to create her own sound which resonates through a variety of genres." - Featuring Deacon Jones (John Lee Hooker); Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan), Frank Luther (Levon Helm); Skip Edwards (Lucinda Williams); Jerry Jumonville (Dr. John); Tony Gilkyson (Chuck E Weiss); Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar (Carole King); Jimmy Cobb (Miles Davis), Marcy Levy (Eric Clapton); The Reverend Lois Dejean's NOLA Gospel Choir, Sir Tony Martin, etc... " - Produced by Fabian Jolivet - 
