Stanton Moore
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
If you're about my age, the debate was always between John Bonham and Neil Peart as to who was the greatest drummer. A little later Carter Beauford from The Dave Matthews Band came along, and I thought he might enter the conversation. Then I heard Stanton Moore. Bonham was all power, Peart was speed, Beauford combines the two. But Moore wins on creativity. The rhythms are all over the place, but still rock solid. Listen to "Tang The Hump" on the Spotify sampler below and you'll see what I mean. Moore plays with New Orleans Funk monsters Galactic, but he also has a couple of side projects. Sometimes called The Stanton Moore Trio and other times just Stanton Moore, his solo work is a great mix of Jazz and New Orleans Funk. The latest album, Conversations, is predominantly the former, Flyin' The Coop is the more the latter. They all mix the two and they're all great.
Artist's Info
Website: stantonmoore.com
See him live: Tour dates
Record company: Royal Potato Records
See Also: Galactic, Midnight Disturbers
Genre: Jazz, Funk
If you like this, look into: Dumpstaphunk, Jon Cleary, Carl Denson's Tiny Universe
Bio (From the artist's website)
Born and raised in New Orleans, Stanton Moore is a dedicated drummer and performer especially connected to the city, its culture and collaborative spirit. Driven and inspired by the thriving music scene of his hometown which includes such greats as Professor Longhair, Doctor John and The Meters, Moore’s name is now mentioned amongst these Big Easy mainstays. In the early ‘90s, Moore helped found the New Orleans-based essential funk band Galactic. (more)
Spotify sampler
Recordings
Most Recent
CONVERSATIONS (2014): Conversations is the first straight jazz date led by drummer Stanton Moore, who is best known as the kit man for NOLA jam-funk powerhouse Galactic. He is no stranger to jazz; he plays it in hybrid form with the Garage a Trois quartet but they play lots of other music too. Here Moore is in the company of two New Orleans jazz veterans: bassist James Singleton and pianist David Torkanowsky.
Others
All Kooked Out! (1998)
Flyin' the Koop (2002)
III (2006)
Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) (2008)
Groove Alchemy (2010)
