Dumpstaphunk's musicians have shared the stage with many legendary figures. Ivan and Ian' the sons of Neville Brothers Aaron and Art Neville respectively' seem to play their instruments flawlessly, and the dirty funk resonates organically from their souls as the offspring and kin of the legendary New Orleans Neville Brothers family. A conservative sample of the impressive list of bands Ivan has either recorded or performed with includes The Rolling Stones' Bonnie Raitt' The Neville Brothers, Gov't Mule' John Mayer, Keith Richards and The X-pensive Winos, to name a few. Trey Anastasio and Dave Matthews have both tapped bassist extraordinaire Tony Hall for their own official side projects, and Nick Daniels, who supplements the bottom as one of two bass players in the band, boasts an impressive list of colleagues including Etta James and Boz Scaggs. Guitarist, Ian Neville has played with the likes of Funky Meters, Lettuce & Dr. Klaw with Eric Krasno of Soulive, and recently sitting in and adding some flavor to the Southern Cali reggae fusion of Slightly Stoopid. Nikki Glaspie, Dumpsta's newest addition, has performed with Beyoncé, Cee Lo Green, Me'Shell Ndgeocello, Vernon Reid, Maceo of De La Soul, Vernon Reid of Living Colour, and numerous Jazzfest cameos with Meters bassist George Porter Jr., Karl Denson and Soulive.
Dumpstaphunk show was awesome!! Also loved the opening band Jamie McLean Band (of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band) and the Sol Roots trio afterparty was a fantastic time! www.dumpstaphunk.com www.jamiemcleanband.com www.sol-roots.com
Also some great photos from the night at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phrazz/sets/72157629322432739/