Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk - Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Size: 166.3 MB
Time: 71:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues, R&B, Funk, Soul
Art: Front

01. Deeper (Live) (7:54)
02. Make It After All (Live) (5:57)
03. Fire And Brimstone (Live) (7:09)
04. Greatest Place On Earth (Live) (5:15)
05. Where Do We Go (Live) (7:56)
06. Ichy Boo (Live) (6:30)
07. Meanwhile (Live) (6:48)
08. When The World's At Peace (Live) (4:49)
09. Justice (Live) (7:03)
10. Soul Vaccination (Live) (6:57)
11. Dancin' To The Truth (Live) (5:22)

Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk is well enough established to not simply to be referred to as the next generation of the Neville Brothers and the Meters. Although, that’s a pretty heady proclamation for any fan of New Orleans music.

The band is comprised of Ivan and Ian Neville, bassists Nick Daniels and Tony Hall and drummer Raymond Weber. Ivan plays keyboards and sings and looks very much like his father, Aaron Neville, the most commercially successful of the Neville Brothers band. Ian is the son of Art “Papa Funk” Neville, the founder of the Meters, perhaps the most influential funk musicians after James Brown. Ian plays guitar.

Crystal Bay’s musical promoter Devil Dog Productions is a longtime conduit for “NOLA” to Tahoe. In recent years, Reno’s Jelly Bread has been paired with Dumpstaphunk, and for good reason. Each band member contributes vocally and the music has a funk foundation.

“For what we do, Dumpstaphunk is the epitome,” said Jelly Bread’s Dave Berry. “It’s top shelf. They do what we aspire to do. It’s so inspirational to play with them, and they’re really cool guys, too. Every time we rub elbows with them, there is nothing but respect.”

Ivan Neville has not only performed at Crystal Bay and Squaw Valley, he’s also been in Tahoe with the super jam group Dragon Smoke and as a featured artist at Snowlive. While Devil Dog is able to book the gigs, Neville has another reason to visit the area. Poker players should beware of the keyboardist known for his good hands.

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Tom Hambridge - The NOLA Sessions

Size: 123,4 MB
Time: 52:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: New Orleans Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Blues Been Mighty Good To Me (4:09)
02. Bluz Crazy (3:59)
03. This End Of The Road (5:47)
04. I Love Everything (2:54)
05. What You Leave Behind (3:06)
06. Little Things (3:16)
07. Whiskey Ghost (4:38)
08. Save Me (4:15)
09. A Couple Drops (3:53)
10. Masterpiece (5:14)
11. Me And Charlie (5:11)
12. Trying To Find It (3:40)
13. Faith (2:22)

Tom Hambridge is a two time Grammy Award winning producer, songwriter, and drummer. He also has six Blues Music Award nominations and shares his 2011 BMA for “Song of The Year” with Buddy Guy. Hambridge has produced Guy’s last four albums including 2015’s “Born To Play Guitar”. Guy’s newest album “Blues Is Alive & Well” also produced by Hambridge should be released any day now. Other recent Hambridge productions include albums for Kenny Neal and Mike Zito.

This new album is inspired by New Orleans and the creative depth of its local legends including the late Allen Toussaint, guitarist Sonny Landreth and organist Ivan Neville. All of the songs are written or co-written by Hambridge. Also guesting are the McCrary Sisters and The Naughty Horns.

On “Blues Been Mighty Good To Me”, written with Richard Fleming, Hambridge plays drums and shares the vocal with the iconic pianist Toussaint on one of the last recordings made before his passing in 2015. This is a great song that should receive considerable attention.

Slydeco guitar wizard Landreth enables the rockin’ side of vocalist Hambridge on four tunes; “This End of The Road”, “Little Things”, “Whiskey Ghost” co-written with Gary Nicholson, and “Me and Charlie” (dedicated to Buddy Guy’s bus driver Charlie McPherson). These are performed as just a trio with Hambridge on drums and bassist Tommy MacDonald. These are so good one has to wonder whether Hambridge might produce a future project for Landreth.

“What You Leave Behind”, written by Hambridge for his old friend John Flynn, features the B-3 mastery of Ivan Neville; guitarist Shane Theriot; bassist Calvin Turner Jr. and The Naughty Horns. On “Save Me”, co-written with Bobby Whitlock, McKendree is added on organ; David Torkanowsky on piano; and background vocalists The McCrary Sisters. On “I Love Everything” Hambridge’s daughters, Sarah and Rachel, replace the McCrary Sisters. “Masterpiece” is a fabulous song about a father reflecting on the beauty of his son. Neville plays again on “A Couple Drops”.

New Orleans guitarist John Fohl, formerly of Dr. John’s Lower 911 joins Hambridge and MacDonald on “Blue Crazy” with Kevin McKendree on piano; on the contemporary country ballad “Trying To Find It” with McKendree, and guitarist Rob McNelley; and on the closer “Faith” with Nathaniel Smith, cello.

Hambridge usually keeps busy by making others sound better. This is a fabulous album by him that should garner airplay in several different radio markets including Blues and Americana. ~Richard Ludmerer

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Ryan Montbleu - For Higher

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:15
Size: 103.6 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:01] 1. Yeah Man
[3:36] 2. Heartbreak Road
[3:59] 3. Away We Go
[4:39] 4. Head Above Water
[7:06] 5. Here But I'm Gone
[5:00] 6. Burning And Hiding
[4:53] 7. Sweet, Nice And High
[3:24] 8. Just Perfect
[5:15] 9. Dead Set
[3:18] 10. Full Grown Man

Produced by Galactic's Ben Ellman, For Higher was recorded at Fudge Studios in New Orleans for two long days and nights in May of 2011, on the heels of Jazz Fest. Ben assembled an all-star session band featuring George Porter Jr. on bass, Ivan Neville on keys, Anders Osborne on guitar and Simon Lott on drums. The end result is a handful of originals (including one co-write with Eric Krasno of Soulive) and some choice, deep covers.

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