VIDEO: Bear Creek Music Festival’s 2014 Orchestra At Large Super Jam

Bear Creek Orchestra At Large 2014

Bear Creek 2014 Orchestra At Large
November 16, 2014
Live Oak, FL @ Bear Creek Music Festival – Purple Hat Stage

01. Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock cover)
02. The Chicken (The J.B.’s cover)
03. Superstition (Stevie Wonder cover)
04. Will It Go Round In Circles (Billy Preston cover)
05. If You Want Me To Stay > It’s A Family Affair (Sly & The Family Stone covers)
06. Chameleon (Herbie Hancock cover)

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George Porter Jr – bass, vocals, drums
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – drums
Grant Green Jr – guitar, vocals
Brandon “Taz” Neiderauer – guitar
Oteil Burbridge – bass
Roosevelt “The Dr” Collier – steel guitar
Khris Royal – sax, keys
Jennifer Hartswick – trumpet, vocals
Farnell Newton – trumpet
Carly Meyers – trombone
Pee Wee Ellis – sax
Skerik – sax
Corey Fonville – drums
Nicholas Payton – keys, trumpet
Eric Vogel – bass

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Bear Creek Orchestra At Large 2014

Funk It’s Bear Creek 2014 Highlight Video

Umphrey's McGee with Oteil Burbridge

Funk It’s Bear Creek Music & Art Festival 2014 Highlight Video:

Funk It’s Bear Creek Music & Art Festival 2014 Highlight Video:
01. Orgone – Nobody’s Fault But Mine [Otis Redding cover]
02. Earphunk – She Don’t Wanna Hear From You (with Brandon “Taz” Niederauer)
03. Zach Deputy – Put It In The Boogie
04. Turkuaz – Bubba Slide
05. Break Science – Take It To The Floor
06. Soulive – Eleanor Rigby (with Talib Kweli) [The Beatles cover]
07. Soulive – El Ron
08. Umphrey’s McGee – Bridgeless (with Oteil Burbridge)
09. Mingo Fishtrap – Talkin’ Bout New Orleans [The Meters cover]
10. The New Mastersounds – ??? (with Bernard Purdie & The Heard horns)
11. The Budos Band – Ride or Die
12. The Main Squeeze – Dr. Funk
13. Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds – Borderline
14. The Fritz – ???
15. The Floozies – Shakedown Street Remix
16. St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Sugar Dyed
17. Yojimbo – I’m A Pirate (with Khris Royal)
18. Alecia Chakour Band – I Miss You Knockin’ At My Door (with Bernard Purdie)
19. Locos Por Juana – ???
20. Nicholas Payton Trio – Two

Break Science at Bear Creek 2014

21. The Nth Power – Only You
22. Chris Robinson’s Soulive Revue – Hot Stuff [Rolling Stones cover]
23. Lettuce – Salute
24. DumpstaJam – Rock Steady [Aretha Franklin cover] (with Jennifer Hartswick, Skerik, Farnell Newton & Carly Meyers)
25. DumpstaJam – Drum Battle > Mighty Mighty [Earth Wind & Fire cover] (with Nikki Glaspie, Nigel Hall, Nick Cassarino, Oteil Burbridge & Nate Edgar)
26. The Heard – Shake Everything You’ve Got (with Simon Allen, Nate Edgar & Eric Bloom) [Maceo Parker cover]
27. Curtis Harding – Freedom
28. Nicholas Payton Trio – Six (with Pee Wee Ellis)
29. Play On Brother – Who Dare Knock?
30. Oteil Burbridge & Roosevelt Collier Band – Good To Your Earhole [Funkadelic cover]
31. Bear Creek Orchestra At Large – The Chicken [The J.B.’s cover]
32. Bear Creek Orchestra At Large – It’s A Family Affair [Sly & The Family Stone cover]
33. The Nth Power – Faithfully
34. Alecia Chakour Band – Surely
35. See-I – ???
36. Catfish Alliance – Do My Thing
37. Tauk – ??? (with Skerik)
38. The Main Squeeze – Off The Wall [Michael Jackson cover]
39. Lettuce – A Message From The Meters (with George Porter Jr & Khris Royal) [The Meters cover]
40. Dumpstaphunk – Bustin’ Out (with Skerik, Jennifer Hartswick & Farnell Newton) [Rick James cover]
41. Orgone – Ain’t No Use (To Cut You Loose) (with George Porter Jr) [The Meters cover]

The Main Squeeze at Bear Creek 2014

Funk It’s Bear Creek Music Fest 2013 Videos

Here it is. A massive slap of funk upside your head. This highlight video will give you a glimpse into this “funky festival in the fall”. Featuring clips from 39 different performances over 3 days and 4 nights, this 27 minute collage represents the work of one man armed with 3 video cameras and 1 mic. With any event bringing together this many talented musicians and acts you can never experience all of it, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t try.

Funk It’s Bear Creek Music & Art Festival 2013 Highlight Video:

Funk It’s Bear Creek Music & Art Festival 2013 Highlight Video:
01. Bernie Worrell Orchestra – Red Hot Momma [Funkadelic cover] (with Freekbass)
02. Jennifer Hartswick Band – Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place) [Talking Heads cover]
03. Lee Fields & The Expressions – Ladies
04. Profit – Yes We Can [Allen Toussaint cover] (with Rachel Murray & Nigel Hall)
05. Robert Walter’s 20th Congress – Corry’s Snail and Slug Death
06. Galactic – Sunday Araq (with Bernie Worrell)
07. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe – The Hen
08. Bootsy Collins & The Funk Unity Band – Bootsy? (What’s the Name of this Town)
09. Chali 2na & The House of Vibe – Comin’ Thru
10. The Roots – Fantastic [Slum Village / J Dilla cover]
11. Bear Creek Allstars – Them Changes [Buddy Miles cover] (Dumpstaphunk with George Porter Jr, Eric Krasno & Neal Evans)
12. Bear Creek Allstars – For My Friend [Bill Withers cover] (Lettuce with Nigel Hall & Alecia Chakour)
13. Bear Creek Allstars – Shake Everything You Got [Maceo Parker cover] (Ian Neville, Andrew Block, Matt Grondin, Eric Vogel, Joey Porter, Joe Tatten, and ?? on drums)
14. The Nth Power – Jazz Fest 420
15. Toubab Krewe – Keme
16. Ron Haynes’ Game Changers – A Few Good Men [Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band cover]
17. The Revivalists – Chase’s House
18. Monophonics – Sure Is Funky
19. The New Mastersounds – On The Border
20. Space Capone – A-Rod

Galactic with Bernie Worrell

21. The Motet – Gettin’ To Know You [Parliament cover] (with Nigel Hall)
22. Jennifer Hartswick Band – You Got The Love [Rufus & Chaka Khan cover]
23. Galactic – Dollar Diva (with Maggie Koerner & David Shaw)
24. Zach Deputy – Cellular Phone (with Roosevelt Collier)
25. Robert Walter’s 20th Congress – Honky Tonk [Miles Davis cover]
26. The Pimps of Joytime – Dank Janky
27. Antibalas – Beaten Metal (with Skerik)
28. Brownout – Into The Void [Black Sabbath cover] (with Skerik)
29. Kung Fu – Scrab
30. Bonobo Live Band – Sapphire

The Roots at Bear Creek Music Festival

31. George Porter Jr’s Runnin’ Pardners – Ride Your Pony [The Meters cover]
32. Mike Dillon Band – Monk Meets Fela (with Weedie Braimah)
33. Skerik’s Orchestra At Large – Improvisation (with Mike Dillon, George Porter Jr, Brian J, Ryan Zoidis, Igmar Thomas, Natalie Cressman, Cheme Gastelum, Khris Royal, Lucas Ellman, Weedie Braimah & ?? on keys)
34. The Legendary JC’s – Lifted Me (with George Porter Jr & Mike Dillon)
35. Roosevelt Collier & Nigel Hall’s Gospel Surprise – How I Got Over (Nikki Glaspie, Nick Cassarino, Nate Edgar, Weedie Braimah, James Casey, Natalie Cressman, Alecia Chakour, Jennifer Hartswick & ???)
36. Zach Deputy – Home
37. Dumpstaphunk – I Wish You Would (with Natalie Cressman, Igmar Thoms, James Casey, Skerik & ???)
38. Lettuce – Last Suppit
39. Zach Deputy, Jesus Coomes & Simon Allen – After Party Jam Session Improv

Several other videos from the festival have already been posted at http://www.youtube.com/user/thefunkitblog and many more will follow, so stay tuned.

Also, check out Bee Getz’ masterful written review over at JamBase.

Bootsy Collins at Bear Creek Music Festival

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