Drummer Stanton Moore has announced a tour for the month of March, 2002. These dates are to celebrate the February 26 release of Flyin' The Koop, Moore's debut on Blue Thumb Records. The drummer of the immensely popular “steamroller funk" band Galactic, Moore continues to expand his musical vision with this release and tour.
Joining Moore on this trek across the U.S. are bassist Chris Wood (of Medeski Martin & Wood), guitarist Brian Seeger (New Orleans luminary and a member of Moore & More), and saxophonist Skerik; all appear on Flyin' the Koop. Also joining the band is John Ellis on tenor sax, flute, and bass clarinet.
The album's 12 tracks are groove-driven, jazz-informed, and stylistically eclectic, ranging from rhythmic cookers to straight-ahead jazz launches; from melodic beauties to raunchy funk-rompers. Saxophonist Karl Denson (co-founder of seminal acid jazz band the Greyboy Allstars and leader of Tiny Universe) and the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians also contribute to the disc. Taken as a whole, Flyin' the Koop is one of the strongest New Orleans-based albums of the new decade, and it convincingly offers a compelling look at the next page in the city's illustrious musical history.
In addition to his drumming duties with Galactic, Moore has been devoting his spare time to playing in various other bands, including the New Orleans Klezmer All Stars (a group that mixes traditional klezmer with street beats); his own hometown organ quartet Moore & More; and Garage a Trois with eight-string guitar wiz Charlie Hunter and Skerik.
STANTON MOORE-MARCH 2002
(featuring Chris Wood, Brian Seeger, Skerik and John Ellis)
Fri 3/15/02: Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Sat 3/16/02: B.B. King's, New York, NY
Sun 3/17/02: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Mon 3/18/02: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
Wed 3/20/02: Fox Theater, Boulder, CO
Thu 3/21/02: Filmore, Denver, CO
Fri 3/22/02: Park West, Chicago, IL
Sat 3/23/02: La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
Mon 3/25/02: House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA
Tue 3/26/02: Rio Theater, Santa Cruz, CA
Wed 3/27 - Thu 3/28/02: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Fri 3/29/02: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
Sat 3/30/02: I-Spy, Seattle, WA
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