Artist description The brass funk of New Orleans overlaid with tight, professional arrangements

Music Style Jazz/Funk

Musical Influences The Dirty Dozen, Duke Ellington, ReBirth Brass Band

Similar Artists The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Artist History Formed in 1996; comprises brass and percussion players from such bandsas Harry Connick Jr's, Gatemouth Brown, Clint Black, The Dukes of Dixieland, Dr. John

Group Members Barney Floyd, trumpet & flugelhorn Kevin Clark, trumpet Craig 'Sparky' Klein, trombone & vocals Rick 'Neslort' Trolsen, trombone Jason Mingledorff, tenor sax, clarinet Ken 'Snakebite' Jacobs, baritone sax Matt 'Tubop' Perrine, soulsaphone Kerry 'Fatman' Hunter, snare drum Tanio Hingle, bass drum Big Chief Smiley Ricks, percussion & vocals

Instruments Trumpets, trombones, saxes, sousaphone, bass drum, snare drum, congas

Albums The New Orleans Nightcrawlers, 1996; Funknicity, 1997; Live at the Old Point, 2000

Press Reviews "a band called the Nightcrawlers is one of the best in town."---New York Times, January 14, 2001=================="One of the best things going on in pop music is the proliferation of first-rate, post-bop, post-hip-hop, post-everything New Orleans brass bands -- and the Nightcrawlers are definitely one of the best things going. Recorded in front of a boisterous Crescent City audience, this album recalls both the polyphony of classic New Orleans jazz and the funked-out '70s grooves of the Meters. From the sinus-clearing power brass on "Tchfuncta," to the amazing feats of sousaphony on "Martin's Mambo," the 10-man band's intricate jangle sounds both traditional and absolutely up-to-date. --Andrew Rosenblum, Mother Jones magazine

Additional Info Love New Orleans funk and jazz you can dance to? That's what we're talkin' 'bout!

Location New Orleans, LA - USA

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