LATE-NIGHT SHOWSaturday April 27th, 2019 [1:00AM 'til 6:00AM]*Technically Sunday Morning, April 28th, 2019*at THE MAISON (Frenchmen St., New Orleans) BOOM BOOM ROOM PRESENTS **BLUE PLATE SPECIAL** featuring: WILL BERNARD (Guitar - TJ Kirk) STANTON MOORE (Drums - Galactic) JOHN MEDESKI (Organ - Medeski Martin & Wood) ANDY HESS (Bass- Gov't Mule, Black Crowes) SKERIK (Saxophone - Les Claypool) + DJ LOGIC BOOM BOOM ROOM PRESENTS **BLUE PLATE SPECIAL** is going to be a mind bending formation of sound, featuring master musicians stemming improv from funk, jazz and psychedlic rock roots. This show is ONE NIGHT ONLY - you don't want to miss this! LATE-NIGHT SHOW Saturday April 27th, 2019 [1:00AM 'til 6:00AM]*Technically Sunday Morning, April 28th, 2019*at THE MAISON (Frenchmen St., New Orleans) WILL BERNARD Guitarist Will Bernard, a Berkeley, CA native and Brooklyn NY transplant studied guitar and piano from an early age with Dave Creamer, Art Lande and Julian White later developing and interest in classical music composition. Since then, Bernard has participated in a host of boundary stretching groups, ranging from jazz, hip-hop and world music to experimental music, with many stops in between. In the 90’s Bernard recorded and performed with many projects under the direction of acclaimed producer Lee Townsend and worked with groups ranging from the Hindustani-influenced Jai Uttal to the political hip-hop group the Coup. The most commercially successful of these projects was the group T.J. Kirk (with Charlie Hunter). STANTON MOORE Born and raised in New Orleans, Stanton Moore is a dedicated drummer and performer especially connected to the city, its culture and collaborative spirit. Driven and inspired by the thriving music scene of his hometown which includes such greats as Professor Longhair, Doctor John and The Meters, Moore’s name is now mentioned amongst these Big Easy mainstays. In the early ‘90s, Moore helped found the New Orleans-based essential funk band Galactic. Their first album, 1996’s widely acclaimed Coolin’ Off, led to an intense tour schedule of nearly 200 gigs a year for the next ten years. Building on their fan base by adding an esteemed list of all-star collaborations to the six albums that followed, Galactic continues to amass a worldwide audience via recording and touring globally. Moore launched his solo career in 1998 aided by eight-string guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter and saxophonist Skerik (Les Claypool, John Scofield, Roger Waters). The group recorded All Kooked Out! featuring a handful of local New Orleans musicians as well. JOHN MEDESKI FAMED KEYBOARDIST JOHN MEDESKI IS NOT EASILY CONTAINED TO ASINGLE PROJECT OR GENRE; HE IS CREDITED ON OVER 300 WORKS TO DATE, MOST NOTABLYAS ONE THIRD OF THE GROUNDBREAKING TRIO, MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD.Equally comfortable behind a Steinway grand piano, Hammondorgan or any number of vintage keyboards, Medeski is a highly sought afterimproviser and band leader whose projects range from work with John Zorn, TheWord (Robert Randolph, North Mississippi Allstars), Phil Lesh, Don Was, JohnScofield, Coheed & Cambria, Susana Baca, Sean Lennon, Marc Ribot,Irma Thomas, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and many more.Classically trained, Medeski grew up in Ft.Lauderdale, FL where as a teenagerhe played with Jaco Pastorius before heading north to attend the New England Conservatory. Hereleased his first solo piano record, A Different Time, on Sony’sOkeh Records in 2013, and current projects include a new album in the workswith his band MadSkillet (Terrence Higgins, Kirk Joseph, Will Bernard), andHUDSON (a collaboration with Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield & LarryGrenadier), plus a documentary on Medeski Martin & Wood. ANDY HESS Andy Hess is an American bassist and former member of Gov'tMule, having joined the band in 2003. Previously, he was The Black Crowes'bassist from February 2001 until their hiatus early the following year.Music groups: Gov't Mule (2003– 2008), The Black Crowes (2001– 2002) Hello, I’m a bass player living in New YorkCity. I’ve been very fortunate to play and work with many wonderful musiciansand producers since arriving here in the early 90’s. I’ve spent a good amountof time touring all over the world in the last 12 years and continue to do so,but when I’m home I play gigs around New York City and do some studio work as well. ANDY HESS (has playeds with…)John Scofield Band / Doyle Bramhall Ii / Rosanne Cash /William Bell / Robben Ford/ The Black Crowes / The Michael Landau Group / Adam Levy /Bernie Worrell / Leo Nocentelli / Zigaboo Modeliste / Bill Sims Jr./Gov't Mule / Freedy Johnston / Shawn Colvin / Sunny Ozell / Alice Smith/ Jeff Golub Band / Steve Kimock / Joan Osborne / Kevn Kinney / Gabriel Gordon / Will Bernard / John Medeski / Aaron Lee Tasjan / Greg Allman / Jim Keller / Henry Butler / Brian Mitchell Band...And Many Other Fine Folks...... SKERIK Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet. He is also an original member of both Les Claypool's Fancy Band and Frog Brigade and has toured with and played with numerous others in a variety of genres. LATE-NIGHT SHOWSaturday April 27th, 2019 [1:00AM 'til 6:00AM]