Bonerama is a brass funk rock band from New Orleans.
Bonerama was formed in 1998 by
trombone
The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...
players Mark Mullins and Craig Klein, who, from 1990
Bonerama brings the bayou to the Garage
take5, July 4, 2008 up until late 2006, were also members of Harry Connick Jr.'s big band. Shortly thereafter, they added trombone players Steve Suter, Brian O'Neill, and Rick Trolsen, sousaphone
The sousaphone ( ) is a brass instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than ...
player Matt Perrine, guitarist Bert Cotton, and drummer Eric Bolivar. New Orleans drummers Russell Batiste, Stanton Moore, Doug Belote, Chad Gilmore, Terence Higgins, and Kevin O'Day have also been playing with Bonerama for periods of time. Later, Charlie Wooton and Nori Naraoka electric bass
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...
replaced Matt Perrine before his return to the band in 2013. 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. On January 2, 2008, Bonerama performed the national anthem at the 2008 Sugar Bowl
The 2008 Allstate Sugar Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) for the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the 74th Sugar Bowl. It was played on January 1, 2008, in the Lo ...
. On February 5, they released a joint EP with OK Go, entitled '' You're Not Alone'', to raise money for New Orleans musicians displaced by the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. After the departure of Rick Trolsen and Steve Suter in early 2009, trombonist Greg Hicks joined the band.
Discography
* ''Live at the Old Point'' (Bonerama, 2001)
* ''Live from New York'' (Mule Train, 2004)
* ''Bringing It Home'' (MTP, 2007)
* ''Shake It Baby'' (Bonerama, 2013)
* ''Hot Like Fire'' (Basin Street, 2017)
* ''Bonerama Plays Zeppelin'' (Basin Street, 2019)
References
External links
Facebook fan page
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Musical groups from New Orleans
American jazz ensembles from New Orleans
Jazz-funk trombonists
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