George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville and John “Papa” Gros @ Tipitina’s – February 2011 || Photo by Jimmy Grotting
Whenever George Porter Jr. assembles a highly-polished group of local musicians for a one-off super jam, it’s best to take heed and get yourself in the building.
From a super jam with Anders Osborne in February to his Jazzfest-highlighting 2 a.m. improvisational masterpiece with Adam Deitch, Brian Stoltz and Marco Benevento in May to his weekly Thursday night freakouts at The Maple Leaf, every time George loosens up the format with a band of highly-talented buddies, magic tends to unfold.
Add that to the fact that Thanksgiving Eve is one of the biggest party nights of the year and Wednesday’s show should be a funk-i-fied blowout of epic proportions. Get Tryptophunk’d Wednesday night before you get Tryptophan’d with the family on Thursday.
The Trio at Bear Creek 2011
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Wesley Hodges writes about music for Live Music Blog: NOLA and NolaVie. For more information on NolaVie, go to nolavie.com.
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