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Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival’s 2011 DumpstaJam ft. Dumpstaphunk & Friends

A tradition since the very first Bear Creek Music & Art Festival in 2007 is the Saturday night DumpstaJam featuring Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk and all of their friends. In fact, it was hearing recordings of the DumpstaJam each year that convinced me that I HAD to make it down to Live Oak, Florida to experience the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park for myself. (and it sort of prompted me to start this blog)

2011 was my first time to Bear Creek and I was able to capture a thick slice of funk, the likes of which can only truly be experienced late night in New Orleans or late night in these Florida woods…

PART ONE:
(1) Fight The Power [Isley Brothers cover] (w/ Freekbass & Nigel Hall) >
(2) Bass Duel (Freekbass vs. Louis Cato) >
(3) What Is Hip? [Tower of Power cover] (w/ Freekbass, Louis Cato, Nigel Hall, Eric Krasno & horns)
(4) Dr. Funkenstein [Parliament cover] (w/ Jonathan Lloyd, Rashawn Ross, Khris Royal, Ryan Zoidis, Louis Cato on trombone, ??? on sousaphone, & Nigel Hall)

PART TWO:
(1) Miss You [Rolling Stones cover] (w/ Matt Grondin on first guitar solo, Joey Porter, Billy Iuso on second guitar solo, Nigel Hall on just a little organ)
(2) Livin’ In A World Gone Mad (w/ Andrew Block & Skerik)
(3) Higher [Sly & The Family Stone cover] (w/ Eric Krasno, Zach Deputy, Corey Glover, Derrick Freeman, Louis Cato, Nigel Hall, & horns)

FYI, Dumpstaphunk is on the Live Music Archive and you can stream and/or download many live recordings: http://www.archive.org/details/Dumpstaphunk

Past DumpstaJams:
http://archive.org/details/Dumpstaphunk2007-11-17
http://www.archive.org/details/dumpstaphunk2008-11-15.AKG482.FLAC16
http://www.archive.org/details/dumpstajam2009-11-14.matrix.flac16
http://archive.org/details/INevilleDumpstaphunk2010-11-14
http://archive.org/details/Dumpstaphunk2011-11-12

Fiyawerx Productions’ EPIC Jazz Fest Party and Crawfish Boil with Leo Nocentelli, Stanton Moore, Terence Higgins, Nigel Hall, Nikki Glaspie, The Revivalists & more

May 4, 2012 – New Orleans, LA @ The Storyville Hotel

Nikki Glaspie, Nigel Hall, Eddie Roberts & Nate Edgar:
Jesus Children of America [Stevie Wonder cover]

Terence Higgins’ Swampgrease
(feat. Nigel Hall, Ron Johnson, Andrew Block & Roosevelt Collier):
Does Your Mama Know [Rudy Love & The Love Family cover],
Tarantula > Hang It Up, Gimme A Sign (with Brint Anderson),
Color Blind [Frankie Beverly & Maze cover] (with Nikki Glaspie),
Joy & Pain [Frankie Beverly & Maze cover] (with Nikki Glaspie)

The Revivalists:
Catching Fireflies

Leo Nocentelli’s The Meters Experience
(feat. Bill Dickens, Stanton Moore, CR Gruver & Steve Perrilloux) with Big Sam:
Hey Pocky A-Way

Leo Nocentelli’s The Meters Experience
with Big Sam & Eric McFadden:
Fire On The Bayou

The Roots of Music Marching Band:
Intro

The Roots of Music Marching Band:
Don’t Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin cover)

The Roots of Music Marching Band
with Leo Nocentelli, Bill Dickens & Stanton Moore:
Blues For Ben

The Roots of Music Marching Band
with Leo Nocentelli, Bill Dickens & Stanton Moore:
Blues For Ben

Later on Frenchman Street, things got a little cra:

UPDATE: Audio recordings from this party are now available:
Leo Nocentelli’s The Meters Experience & The Roots of Music Marching Band
Nikki Glaspie, Nigel Hall, Eddie Roberts & Nate Edgar
Terence Higgins’ Swampgrease
The Revivalists

Dumpstaphunk closes out Jazz Festival 2012 with The Neville Brothers and Ani DiFranco

Since 2006 Dumpstaphunk has closed out Jazz Fest at Tipitina’s every year on Sunday night of the 2nd weekend. Sadly, 2012 will be the last year of that tradition (per Ivan Neville‘s remarks at this show). 2012 also marks The Neville Brothers‘ “Farewell Tour”. Although no official statement has been made, their recent Hollywood Bowl performance was billed as “The Farewell Tour”, whatever that means.

This all makes this surprise appearance by the brothers even more historic as it is likely the very last time all 4 Neville Brothers will perform together inside this legendary club. Their last performances at Tip’s were in 2004 and 2003, and before that it was 1993.

When all 4 Neville Brothers (Art Neville, Aaron Neville, Charles Neville & Cyril Neville) came out and took over most of Dumpstaphunk’s first set, I was on hand to record it for posterity. With additional video from photographer extraordinaire John “Nunu” Zomot, and an audio recording by CosmicSoul420, you can enjoy the entire six song, 33 minute performance right here.

Keep in mind that this was Art “Poppa Funk” Neville’s fourth performance in 24 hours! The night before he tore it up with The Original Meters at the Howlin’ Wolf. And earlier on this day he played the Jazz & Heritage Festival with The Funky Meters at 2pm and then closed out the Festival with The Neville Brothers till 7pm. Not bad for “74 fuckin’ years old”.

Dumpstaphunk with The Neville Brothers
May 6, 2012 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
Brother Jake, Hercules, Healing Chant, Fever, Mojo Hannah (with James “Hutch” Hutchinson), Shake Your Tambourine (with Mean Willie Green):

Also, early in the second set, Dumpstaphunk invited out Ani DiFranco for this slightly altered Bill Withers cover.

Dumpstaphunk with Ani DiFranco
May 6, 2012 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
Who Is (S)he and What Is (S)he To You (Bill Withers cover):

P.S. If you have time, listen to the recording of the 2007 Dumpstaphunk Tipitina’s performance, which I consider a passing of the torch from The Meters to Dumpstaphunk, as 3 of the 4 original Meters are on hand as guests.

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