by John Gros | Apr 30, 2021 | News
After college, I was very much into the New Orleans funk thing. But all I was playing was wedding & tuxedo high-society gigs, where you played a little of this and a little of that – some jazz, some dance music, and then you went home. I was doing well and...
by John Gros | Apr 28, 2021 | News
When songwriting, I write using various instruments: piano, organ, guitar, bass or voice. Each instrument brings something different out of me. Since I’m not very proficient at either, writing on guitar and bass forces me to keep things very simple. Composing at...
by John Gros | Apr 27, 2021 | News
“Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” is a song written to honor Huey “Piano” Smith, the famous early New Orleans rock ‘n’ roll artist, pianist, songwriter and bandleader. Huey wrote the timeless songs “Rockin’ Pneumonia” and...
by John Gros | Apr 23, 2021 | News
New Orleans is not a pop culture. We’re an indigenous, Jazz, R&B, funk, roots culture. Our music, food and culture is alive and breathing today. And that’s why people want to come to New Orleans, because they can’t experience what we have in...
by John Gros | Apr 21, 2021 | News
The older I get, the easier it is to get lost in the moment during a show. By opening yourself to it, you invite your band mates and the audience to join in. They leave a lasting emotional impact. It’s another reason why people come back for more.
by John Gros | Apr 19, 2021 | News
New Orleans as a city and a culture is the central force in my music. It is the sound that shaped my childhood memories of family celebrations. I have been hearing the sounds and rhythms of Fats Domino, Dr. John and the Meters since I was a young boy. So when I began...
