He also learned to play keyboards, saxophone, guitar and bass, and started to play in the family band when he was seven.
Batiste left college after two years to join
Charmaine Neville
Charmaine Neville (born March 31, 1956) is a New Orleans-based jazz singer.
Biography
Raised Catholic, she is the daughter of Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers.
She is the lead singer of the Charmaine Neville Band, a jazz and funk ba ...
's band.
He joined the funky Meters, the reincarnation of the funk band
The Meters, in 1989. The funky Meters without
Art Neville
Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans.
Neville was a staple of the New Orleans music scene for over five decades. He was the founder of the funk band ...
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
Walter "Wolfman" Washington (December 20, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer and guitarist, based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. While his roots were in blues music, he blended in the essence of funk and R&B to cre ...
as the ''Krown Washington Batiste'' trio. This unit released a live CD ''Live at the Maple Leaf'' in 2008.
Batiste has performed with wide range of musicians and bands including
Papa Grows Funk,
Vida Blue
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. (born July 28, 1949) is a former American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball between and , most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won thr ...
,
Harry Connick Jr.,
Champion Jack Dupree
William Thomas "Champion Jack" Dupree (July 23, 1909 or July 4, 1910 – January 21, 1992) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer. His nickname was derived from his early career as a boxer.
Biography
Dupree was a New Orlean ...
,
Robbie Robertson
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson, OC (born July 5, 1943), is a Canadian musician. He is best known for his work as lead guitarist and songwriter for the Band, and for his career as a solo recording artist. With the deaths of Richard Manuel i ...
and
Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many o ...
.
In 1987 Batiste was in the New Orleans funk band
Nuclear Rhythms
Nuclear may refer to:
Physics
Relating to the nucleus of the atom:
*Nuclear engineering
* Nuclear physics
* Nuclear power
* Nuclear reactor
* Nuclear weapon
* Nuclear medicine
* Radiation therapy
* Nuclear warfare
Mathematics
* Nuclear space
* ...
featuring percussionist songwriter
Rosie Rosato
Rosie may refer to:
Geography
* Rosie, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Rosie River, Northern Territory, Australia
People and characters
* Rosie (given name)
* Rosie the Rocketeer (aka "Rosie"), a Boeing spaceflight test dummy
* Rosie th ...
, psychedelic funk guitarist songwriter
Dirk Billie , bassist songwriter
Mark Adam Miller and guitar and keyboard player David M. Brown.
Discography
Solo works
* 2000 ''Orkestra from 'Da Hood'' (Russell Batiste Jr.)
* 2003 ''The Clinic'' (Russell Batiste Jr.)
[New Orleans Music Guide Book, p. 206, ]Blues Interactions
P-Vine Records is an independent record label based in Tokyo, Japan.
History
It was started in 1976 by Blues Interactions, a firm founded in 1975 by Yasufumi Higurashi and Akira Kochi, as a record label focused on black music. The label name c ...
With The Funky Meters
* 2003 ''Fiyo at the Fillmore, Vol. 1'' (Fuel 2000)
With Vida Blue
* 2002 ''
Vida Blue
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. (born July 28, 1949) is a former American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball between and , most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won thr ...
'' (Elektra)
* 2003 ''
The Illustrated Band
''The Illustrated Band'' is the second album from Vida Blue, featuring Phish keyboardist Page McConnell along with bassist Oteil Burbridge and drummer Russell Batiste.
The album features four long tracks performed alongside The Spam Allstars, ...
'' (Sanctuary)
* 2019 ''
Crossing Lines
''Crossing Lines'' is a German-French-Italian-American action crime thriller television series created by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer. The series premiered on June 9, 2013, at the screening for the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd editi ...
'' (ATO Records)
With Porter Batiste Stoltz
* 2005 ''Expanding The Funkin' Universe'' (Ouw)
* 2008 ''Moodoo'' (High Steppin' Productions)
With Krown Washington Batiste
* 2008 ''Live at the Maple Leaf'' (Independent)
* 2010 ''Triple Threat'' (Independent)
* 2013 ''Soul Understanding'' (Independent)
References
External links
The funky Meters official website
Porter Batiste Stolz official website
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1965 births
Living people
African-American drummers
American funk drummers
American male drummers
Rhythm and blues musicians from New Orleans
20th-century American drummers
20th-century American male musicians
20th-century African-American musicians
21st-century African-American people