Russell Batiste, Jr.

Russell Batiste, Jr.

Russell Batiste, Jr. playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2008
Background information
Birth name David Russell Batiste, Jr.
Born (1965-12-12) December 12, 1965
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genres Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Blues
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Drums
Years active 1980s-present
Associated acts The Funky Meters
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Joe Krown

David Russell Batiste, Jr. (born December 12, 1965[1][2]) is an American drummer based in New Orleans.

Biography

Brought up in a musical family, Batiste started playing drums at the age of four.[1] He also learned to play keyboards, saxophone, guitar and bass, and started to play in the family band when he was seven.[2]

Batiste left college after two years to join Charmaine Neville's band.[2] He joined the funky Meters, the reincarnation of the funk band The Meters, in 1989. The funky Meters without Art Neville currently plays under the name Porter Batiste Stoltz (PBS). (with George Porter, Jr. on bass, and Brian Stoltz on guitar)

As a solo artist, he leads his own band Russell Batiste Jr. and the Orkestra from 'Da Hood and has released two albums under the name.

Batiste also plays regularly with organ player Joe Krown and guitarist Walter "Wolfman" Washington as the Krown Washington Batiste trio. This unit released a live CD Live at the Maple Leaf in 2008.[3]

Batiste has performed with wide range of musicians and bands including Papa Grows Funk,[4] Vida Blue,[5] Harry Connick, Jr., Champion Jack Dupree, Robbie Robertson and Maceo Parker.[1] In 1987 Batiste was in the New Orleans funk band Nuclear Rhythms featuring percussionist songwriter Rosie Rosato, psychedelic funk guitarist songwriter Dirk Billie and bassist songwriter Mark Adam Miller.

Discography

Solo works

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With The Funky Meters

With Porter Batiste Stoltz

[6][7]

With Krown Washington Batiste

References

  1. 1 2 3 Archived February 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 3 "Russell Batiste". Drum Solo Artist. 1965-12-12. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  3. Chris Ryan. "Joe Krown Trio - Krown, Washington & Batiste". Joekrown.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  4. https://web.archive.org/20101127112532/http://papagrowsfunk.com/press/reviews/review3.html. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 New Orleans Music Guide Book, p. 206, Blues Interactions
  7. Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. http://www.joekrown.com

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