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Stanton Moore
Born and raised in New Orleans (and living there still, when he’s not on the road), Stanton Moore
is very much a product of geography, culture and creative networking. He grew up in the thriving
music scene of his hometown that included Professor Longhair, Doctor John, the Meters and countless
other Big Easy mainstays.
In the early ‘90s, Moore hooked up with guitarist Jeff Raines, bassist Robert Mercurio and keyboardist
Rich Vogel and saxophonist Ben Ellman to form the New Orleans-based “steam-roller” funk band known as
Galactic. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in music and business from Loyola University, Moore and
the band made their first record (the widely acclaimed Coolin’ Off) and hit the road to do nearly 200
gigs a year for the first ten years of Galactic’s existence. The band has since released five more
albums since Coolin’ Off, and continues to amass a worldwide audience via recording and touring globally.
Aided by eight-string guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter and saxophonist Skerik (Les Claypool, John Scofield,
Roger Waters), Moore launched his solo career in the late ‘90s with the All Kooked Out!, an album recorded
in New Orleans just after Mardi Gras in 1998 and released later that year. In addition to the Moore-Hunter-Skerik
core, All Kooked Out! also featured a handful of New Orleans horn players, including Brent Rose, Brian Seeger,
Matt Perrine, Ben Ellman, and former Sun Ra trumpeter Michael Ray. Moore extended the solo discography
with the 2001 release of Flyin’ the Koop (Verve/Blue Thumb).
In the midst of Moore’s All Kooked Out! sessions, yet another concept was taking shape. Outtakes from the
session turned into the first Garage a Trois release, Mysteryfunk (1999). In 2000, the trio was augmented
by percussionist Mike Dillon (Les Claypool, Ani DeFranco) and has since released two more albums – Emphasizer
in 2003 and Outre Mer (on Telarc) in 2005 – both with Moore behind the drum kit.
Moore continues his Telarc affiliation with the September 2006 release of III, his third solo recording.
In addition to a trademark sound that Modern Drummer calls “infectious, jazz-meets-Bonham, nouveau
second-line,” III also features organist Robert Walter (Greyboy Allstars, The Head Hunters), guitarist
Will Bernard (T.J. Kirk, Doctor Lonnie Smith), along with a few special guests: Skerik and trombonist
Mark Mullins (Galactic, Bonerama, Harry Connick, Jr., Better Than Ezra).The album was recorded at the
legendary Preservation Hall in New Orleans.
Moore has also been keeping busy with a myriad of side projects. In 2005, he released an educational
project covering his approach to New Orleans drumming called Take It to the Street, comprised of a
book/CD and two DVDs. The project has been very well received and has won numerous accolades,
including 4.5- and 5-star ratings from Modern Drummer magazine and first and second place in the
2006 MD readers poll. The project covers both the traditional and modern approaches to new Orleans
second-line drumming and features the Dirty Dozen, George Porter, Jr., and Ivan Neville. To support
this project, Moore has been traveling the globe performing one-man clinics (sometimes with band support)
and master classes. He has appeared at the Modern Drummer Festival weekend, the Percussive Arts Society
International Convention (PASIC), Drummer’s Collective (NYC) and Drummer Live (the main UK drum magazine’s
festival).
He stays very involved in education, constantly teaching private lessons in New Orleans and on the road.
He was a contributing writer for Drum! magazine and is currently a regular writer for Modern Drummer,
which featured him on their April 2004 cover. Showing a rare versatility, he appeared (within the same
year) on Heavy Metal Grammy nominees Corrosion of Conformity’s In the Arms of God, Irma Thomas’ After
the Rain and Robert Walter’s Super Heavy Organ. In 2005, he launched a signature line of cymbals with
Bosphorus Cymbals and a signature drum stick with the Vic Firth stick company.
Despite some severe property damage and other personal setbacks in the aftermath of Katrina, Moore was
quick to lend a hand to other drummers in New Orleans by donating cymbals and other gear to musicians
whose equipment was damaged by the storm. He has also played a number of benefit concerts in the past
year to help raise money for Katrina victims. He recently spearheaded the Tipitina’s Music Workshop to
work with young and developing musicians in the New Orleans area. The workshop will focus on the
preservation of New Orleans music and culture and will host a rotating cast of well known local and
national musicians to work with the attendees. He continues to play dates throughout the Big Easy as
well as globally with an ever-evolving cast of musicians: John Scofield; Karl Denson; George Porter, Jr.,
and Leo Nocentelli (of the Meters); Charlie Hunter; Warren Haynes; John Medeski and John Wood (of Medeski,
Martin and Wood); Donald Harrison Jr.; Robert Walter; the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars; the Preservation
Hall Jazz Band; Corrosion of Conformity; and Irma Thomas to name a few. (Bio printed from StantonMoore.com)
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