Bonerama
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Bonerama is a brass band from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bonerama was formed in 1998 by trombone players Mark Mullins & Craig Klein, who then and up until late 2006, also were members of Harry Connick Jr's big band. Adding trombone player Steve Suter, Brian O'Neill and Rick Trolsen, and sousaphone player, Matt Perrine, guitar of Bert Cotton, and drummer Chad Gilmore (New Orleans drummers Russell Batiste, Doug Belote and Kevin O'Day have also been playing with Bonerama for periods of time).
Bonerama trombonist Brian O'Neill, had a heart attack and died while on a solo piano gig in New Orleans, in December 2005.
Bonerama released their debut album in 2001, to positive reviews from OffBeat magazine, Gambit Weekly, and The Times Picayune. Had their first tour of the East Coast to sold out venues. Rolling Stone editor, David Fricke, in his "On the Edge" column, wrote about them as "the ultimate in brass balls".
[edit] Discography
- 2004 Bonerama : LIVE FROM NEW YORK
- 2001 Live at the Old Point - has been a top-seller at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for three straight years.
[edit] External link
- Official site, often confused with bonerama.com, a gay porn site .
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