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| Webpage: http://www.papagrowsfunk.com | ||||
| Location: New Orleans, LA, USA | ||||
| Description: Papa Grows Funk embodies the soul of New Orleans—fun, funky, unpredictable and energetic. | ||||
| Biography: “One of THE best and most important funky bands in New Orleans. We couldn’t be prouder.” Quint Davis, producer of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Booty shaking party music best sums up the inimitable Papa Grows Funk, one of the most successful funk bands to emanate from New Orleans. Rooted in improvisation, the group of all-star musicians led by Hammond B3 keyboardist and lead vocalist, John Gros, has built its enthusiastic vibe on a long-standing musical tradition that dates back to the hot jazz of the legends, Fats Domino and Louis Armstrong. Like Dr. John and the Neville Brothers, Papa Grows Funk keeps that New Orleans lineage alive while always funkifying towards the future. Papa Grows Funk has fused the individual talents of its members into one unique sound, but still retains the first spark they ignited in the beginning while jamming together at the Old Point Bar. “While we throw in New Orleans classics, now our songs and our groove are all our own,” says John Gros. “We still love playing together and that comes through in our music.” The band plays over 100 shows a year for its international and growing fan base. From the Highline Ballroom in New York City to the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, from the Nancy Jazz Festival in France to the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, Papa Grows Funk has brought their “Mardi Gras in a bottle” music to iconic clubs from coast to coast and renowned festivals worldwide. With no play lists and no rehearsals every Papa Grows Funk performance is its own masterpiece of funk. On any given night, the band might change songs or grooves. But one thing is certain: whether it is jam band college kids or seersucker wearing professionals, five folks or 100,000, after John Gros announces “We’re Papa Grows Funk from the great city of New Orleans,” the crowd is going to go wild. ****************************** Papa Grows Funk John Gros – Hammond B3 organ and lead vocals June Yamagishi- Guitar, backing vocals Marc Pero – Bass Jason Mingledorff – Saxophones, backing vocals Jeffery “Jellybean” Alexander – Drums, backing vocals |
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Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE NEEDLE IN THE
GROOVE ON MARCH 27th ON PRODUCED BY
TOM DRUMMOND OF BETTER THAN EZRA AND THE
LEGENDARY ALLEN TOUSSAINT “One of THE best and most important funky bands in New
Orleans. We couldn't be prouder." New York, NY (January 11, 2012) - Booty shaking party music best
sums up the inimitable Papa Grows Funk,
one of the most successful funk bands to emanate from New Orleans. The group of
all-star musicians teamed up with the legendary Allen Toussaint and fellow ‘who dat’ Tom Drummond of Better Than Ezra to co-produce their new album
of “Mardi Gras in a bottle” and
PGF release Needle In The Groove on March 27 on Funky Krewe Records. Rooted in improvisation and led by Hammond B3 keyboardist and lead
vocalist, John Gros, Papa Grows Funk
has built its enthusiastic vibe on a long-standing musical tradition that dates
back to the hot jazz of the legends, Fats Domino and Louis Armstrong. Like Dr. John and the Neville Brothers,
Papa Grows Funk keeps that New Orleans lineage alive while always funkifying
towards the future. Papa Grows Funk has fused the individual talents of its members
into one unique sound, but still retains the initial spark they ignited in the
beginning while jamming together at the Old Point Bar. “While we throw in New
Orleans classics, now our songs and our groove are all our own,” says John
Gros. “We still love playing together and that comes through in our music.” Playing
over 100 shows a year, Papa Grows Funk will do what they do best and hit the
road this month in support of the upcoming release with more dates being
added. For the 12th consecutive
year, Papa Grows Funk will perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Festival on Saturday, April 28, 2012 on the Gentilly Stage. Hitting venues across the world –
from the Highline in New York to the Fuji Rock Festivan in Japan – Papa
Grows Funk has brought their music to clubs from coast to coast and festivals
worldwide. With
no play lists and no rehearsals every Papa Grows Funk performance is its own
masterpiece of funk. On any given night, the band might change songs or
grooves. But one thing is certain: whether it is jam band college kids or
seersucker wearing professionals, five folks or 100,000, after John Gros
announces “We’re Papa Grows Funk from the great city of New Orleans,” the crowd
is going to go wild. PAPA
GROWS FUNK TOUR DATES Fri,
Feb 10 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s Uptown Sat,
Mar 17 – New Orleans, LA – The Howlin’ Wolf Fri,
Apr 13 – Austin, TX – Antone’s Sat,
Apr 14 – Houston, TX – Last Concert Café’s Spring Fandango Sat,
Apr 28 – New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival May
20 – May 27 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Smooth Jazz Funk
Cruise 2012 http://www.papagrowsfunk.com Papa Grows Funk
is: John Gros -
Hammond B3 organ and lead vocals June Yamagishi-
Guitar Marc Pero - Bass Jason
Mingledorff - Sax Jeffery “Jellybean”
Alexander – Drums For more information,
please contact: Jeff Kilgour / Catie
Monck Tijuana Gift Shop 917.678.4420 /
646.285.1902 jeff@tijuanagiftshop.net
/ catie@tijuanagiftshop.net # # # | ||||
