Upcoming: Meter Men @ Grand Ballroom

With  

Special Guests TBA

Friday March 22, 2013
7pm Doors 8pm Show

Grand Ballroom
(At The Manhattan Center)
311 W 34th St, New York, NY
(212) 279-7740

Tonight: 50% OFF Meters Experience Presents "Icons Of Funk" feat. Leo Nocentelli, Fred Wesley & Stanton Moore

50% with code "BBKingFunk"

The Meters Experience Presents

Icons Of Funk

Ft. Leo Nocentelli, Fred Wesley & Stanton Moore

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Leo Nocentelli ( The Meters)

Guitarist, composer, founding member of the internationally known group The Meters!
In their 41-year history, The Meters have grooved their way around the globe. They have toured with such talents as The Rolling Stones, and have been the rhythm for such diverse artists as Dr. John, Paul McCartney, Robert Palmer and Patti Labelle. Considered by many to be the founding fathers of funk, The Meters created a unique sound that lasted through the sixties and seventies and was reborn in the late eighties. Their trademark sound blends funk, blues, and dance grooves with a New Orleans vibe.
http://www.nocentelli.com/ 

Fred Wesley (JB Horns. / P Funk)
Trombonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and author known worldwide as one of the architects of funk music. Fred's work with Godfather of Soul James Brown in the 1970s established him as the world's funkiest trombone player. Today he fronts his own jazz-funk band, the New JBs, passes his expertise along to students and younger musicians around the world, and lends his fire to assorted artists across a broad musical spectrum.
http://www.funkyfredwesley.com/

Stanton Moore (Galactic)
Stanton Moore is a rock drummer raised in Metairie, Louisiana. Most widely known as a founding member of Galactic, Moore has also pursued a solo recording career (beginning with his 1998 debut All Kooked Out!) and recorded with bands as diverse as jazz-funk keyboardist Robert Walter and heavy metal act Corrosion of Conformity. He also travels internationally to teach New Orleans drumming, writes a regular column for drumming magazines, and releases instructional books and videos.
http://www.stantonmoore.com/

and Bill Dickens & Mark Rechler

The Meters nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Dominic Massa

 

New Orleans funk music icons The Meters are among this year's nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and for the first time fans can vote online for who should make the final cut.

The nominees were announced Thursday morning and include singer/songwriter Randy Newman, who grew up in New Orleans and whose rendition of "Louisiana 1927" remains a classic, as well as Public Enemy, N.W.A., Donna Summer, Deep Purple, Albert King and the Marvelettes.

From now through Dec. 5 fans can cast votes for this year's Hall of Fame class.  The top five artists, as selected by the public, will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2013 inductees, the Hall said.

"James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone and Parliament-Funkadelic all coasted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yet one of the true cornerstones of funk is still waiting for induction," says the Hall of Fame in its nomination.

"The Meters were not only the leading instrumental unit to emerge from the great musical gumbo of New Orleans, they were also one of the tightest and hardest-grooving ensembles R&B has ever seen."

Formed in 1965, the band included original members Art Neville (keyboards and vocals), Leo Nocentelli (guitar), George Porter Jr. (bass) and Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste (drums).  Later Cyril Neville joined the band on percussion and vocals.
In its nomination, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acknowledges the band's legendary status as house band for Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint's recording label, and then its own releases, including the classic "Cissy Strut."

They also became known for their session work with Paul McCartney, Robert Palmer and LaBelle and recordings with Dr. John (also a recent Hall of Fame inductee).
"With the explosion of hip-hop, the group became familiar to a new audience when its records were sampled countless times by the likes of Run-D.M.C., N.W.A., Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys," the Hall said.  "Meters songs have been covered by everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Grateful Dead illustrating the far-reaching influence of these masters of funk."

If inducted, the Meters would join a long list of other New Orleans and Louisiana honorees: Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Lloyd Price, Earl Palmer, Dave Bartholomew, Mahalia Jackson, Professor Longhair and Jelly Roll Morton.  Just last year, legendary recording engineer Cosimo Matassa was also honored with a special Hall of Fame award.

Upcoming: Metermen @ BB King's

THE METERMEN

ZIGABOO MODELISTE
LEO NOCENTELLI
GEORGE PORTER JR.
With guest keyboardist PAGE McCONNELL (Phish)

November 1, 2012

Showtime @ 8:00PM
Doors Open @ 6:00PM

Tickets $40.00 in advance, $45.00 day of show

It's no stretch to say that The Meters singlehandedly defined New Orleans funk. Performing and recording their own music throughout the latter half of the '60s and into the '70s, this seminal group laid the foundation for what is now a ubiquitous genre, influencing countless funk musicians with their earthy, down-home style. Tracks like "Cissy Strut," "Look-Ka Py Py," "Sophisticated Sissy," and "Chicken Strut" are staples of the funk genre, and the band's work backing artists like Dr. John, Robert Palmer, Lee Dorsey, and even Paul McCartney is instantly recognizable. The Meters' sound also provided a jumping off point for much of the hip-hop of the '80s and '90s, with rap luminaries like LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Run DMC, Ice Cub, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, and more sampling the band's tracks.

Formed in 1965, the original Meters lineup featured keyboardist and vocalist Art Neville, drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, and bassist George Porter Jr. After a few months playing under the name Art Neville & The Sounds, the band was hired by famed producers Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn as the house band for their Sansu Enterprises label. The Meters did most of their backing work for this label. They also performed and recorded on their own, releasing Top 40 instrumental hits on both Josie Records and Reprise Records well into the '70s. Although they never truly broke into the mainstream, by the middle of the decade, The Meters were a huge hit among the music intelligentsia.

The Meters broke up in 1977, and all of their members went on to find significant success elsewhere in the music business. Neville gained fame as part of The Neville Brothers, Modeliste toured with Ron Wood and Keith Richards, and both Nocentelli and Porter started new bands and became in-demand session players. In recent years, various iterations of the original Meters lineup have reconvened for numerous one-off shows, including full reunion performances in 2005 and 2011. Tonight at B.B. King Blues Club, Modeliste, Nocentelli, and Porter reunite as The Metermen and join forces with Phish keyboardist Page McConnell - a musical titan in his own right - for a historic two-night run.
Zigaboo Modeliste Website
Leo Nocentelli Website
George Porter Jr. Website
Page McConnell Website

This Weekend: George Porter Jr. @ Sullivan Hall & Mexicali Live

50% Discount: Zigaboo Modeliste Plays the Highline Tonight

Full Price:

$15.00

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$7.50*

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Revered New Orleans drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste rose to prominence as a member of the internationally acclaimed funk group The Meters. Since then, he has performed and recorded with musical icons like Keith Richards, Robert Palmer and Dr. John. His beats have been sampled by countless hip-hop acts including Run DMC, NWA, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and Queen Latifah. He has also released numerous solo albums, the latest being New Life, which came out in 2011. This all-star funk revue surrounds Zigaboo with Andy Hess (Gov't Mule, John Scofield), Brian Mitchell (Levon Helm, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Al Green), Jonathan Batiste, Jamie McLean (Dirty Dozen Brass Band) and Norbert Stachel (Tower of Power, Robert Waters) for a concert that will take you to new levels of funk.