Nikki Glaspie
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Funk, jazz, soul, blues, gospel, rock |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Red Hot Records, Controlled Substance Soundlabs, DP Records, Dumpstaphunk, MunckMix, Home Grown Distribution |
| Associated acts | Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Ivan Neville Tony Hall Nick Daniels III Alvin Ford Jr Ian Neville |
| Past members |
Raymond Weber Nikki Glaspie |
Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall and Nick Daniels III, Ian Neville on guitar, and Alvin Ford Jr on drums.
Formed in 2003, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk was initially put together by keyboardist Ivan Neville on a whim in order to perform a solo gig at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Ivan called in cousin Ian Neville (guitar), the double-bass bottom of both Nick Daniels and Tony Hall, and drummer Raymond Weber (no longer in the band) to round out the show. The band was voted "New Orleans Best Funk Band" in 2014 by Offbeat Magazine and Gambit Weekly, and performs at some of the worlds's largest music festivals such as Bonnaroo, Voodoo Music Experience, Hangout Festival, Caloundra Music Festival, 10,000 Lakes, High Sierra, Outside Lands Festival, Gathering Of The Vibes, Dave Matthews Caravan, and now playing in their 12th consecutive year at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
"Ivan is the son of Aaron Neville, and he joined his father along with two uncles — Art Neville of the Meters, who defined New Orleans funk, and Cyril Neville — in the Neville Brothers before starting Dumpstaphunk. Their funk follows through on the Nevilles’ distinctive style: a complex of syncopations developed from sudden bass lunges, chattery drumming, hooting keyboard chords and wah-wah guitar."
The New York Times stated, "Dumpstaphunk is the best funk band from New Orleans right now."
From annual performances at New Orleans' Jazz Fest -- "The colossal low end and filthy grooves they threw down from the Gentilly Stage must have set a Jazz Fest record for baddest bass jams ever." (Bass Player Magazine, 2012)—to music rooms and festivals across the nation (Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, All Good, High Sierra and beyond), Dumpstaphunk continues to spread an unmistakably New Orleans groove with hard-hitting performances that dare listeners not to move.
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