THE BAND
The band, certainly
one of the best to come out of New Orleans, is co-led by natty piano
wizard Amasa MillerAmasa
Miller
has been hailed as "one of the most sought after pianists in the city, and one
of the freshest contributors to the New Orleans tradition." A New York transplant,
he got hooked on New Orleans music after hearing the piano playing of Professor
Longhair, Dr. John and James Booker. He has played with Aaron Neville, Linda
Ronstadt, Steven Stills and Maria Muldaur, among others. He has recorded with
Bob Dylan , Lil Queenie, Pfister Sisters , Peter Stampfel , Spider John Koerner
and Makoto Kubota of Japan. His musical influences are as varied as his talents,
from classical to pop, from country/western to jazz and back to rock-and-roll,
from the piano playing of Abdullah Ibrahim to tango, klezmer and Gypsy swing.
To put it simply, this cat can play it all!
Line
up:
Charmaine Neville: vocals
Amasa Miller: keyboards
Jefferey Cardarelli: bass
Gerald French: drums