About Uncle Shoehorn's Big Easy & New Yorleans Horns
Uncle Shoehorn's Big Easy brings the magic of New Orleans to life. For 25 years Uncle Shoehorn has paid homage to the indelible mark made by New Orleans heritage music, boosting any and all material that is heavy on the "groove".
A Big Easy show delivers infectious and irresistible grooves from New Orleans legends like:
The Meters, Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Trombone Shorty, Galactic, Professor Longhair, Pres. Hall Jazz, Dirty Dozen Brass, Fats Domino, Rebirth Brass Band, Allen Toussaint and many more!
Uncle Shoehorn also proudly BOOSTS grooves from other sources - wherever the
groove is strong. This includes:
Soul and R&B Classics from artists like James Brown, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Commodores, Billy Preston, Sam & Dave, Sly & The Family Stone, Etta James, the "Blue Eyed Soul" of Van Morrison, and many others.
Roots, Rock, Rhythm & Blues from artists like BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, Little Walter, Lowell George, Ry Cooder, Delbert McClinton, Butterfield Blues Band, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and many others.
Big Easy Style "Voodoo'ed Dead" - The only band to have created funky-fried horn arrangements for several sets worth of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band material, bringing a GROOVE-INFUSED twist to make the Deadheads shake their bones! Big Easy "Dead" Parties always fill the room with happy hippie heads!
