Stanton Moore entrant e-blast text:

Thank you for your participation in our Stanton Moore drum and accessory giveaway. We had over 5000 entrants! The Grand Prize winner was Phil Sollar of San Mateo, CA. Here’s Phil with his four-piece Gretsch Catalina Club Jazz drumset (5x14, 8x12, 14x14, 14x18) Cymbals and hardware NOT included, a 12-pack of Vic Firth Signature Series Stanton Moore drumsticks & stick bag, and an autographed Stanton Moore CD. You can also see him with Stanton a few years back when he stopped by Phils’ Drum World store.

The Second Prize winner was Robert Nocera of Acton, CA who won a Bosphorus Pang Thang 20” Stanton Moore series cymbal, cymbal bag, and stick bag.

Stanton continues to tour endlessly with all of his different band configurations, but the Stanton Moore Trio has a handful of dates, before heading to England at the end of July. He’s working on his new CD, which we’re hoping to see in early 2010.

“Stanton Moore’s ability to exude raw power without resorting to bombast has made him one of the most sought-after drummers in the South…Emphasis extols the virtues of simplicity in all its swaggering glory, with a program of belt-busting soul-jazz …” Downbeat

“Will Bernard and Robert Walter are back in the fold for the group’s second album, which boasts a level of maturity and expertise that helps transition a highly improvised style of Delta R&B (honed in New Orleans jazz halls) into a crisp, clean, sprawling studio effort.” Relix

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Garage a Trois
Friday, April 24, 2009
Riverboat Creole Queen
(www.superflypresents.com)
Doors open at 7:30pm / Boat Departs at 8:15pm sharp
Tickets can be purchased through http://superflytickets.musictoday.com/ 

Megalomaniacs Ball
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Howlin Wolf
(http://www.howlin-wolf.com/)
Featuring Garage A Trois
w/ Midnight Disturbers (www.myspace.com/midnitedisturbers), Dead Kenny Gs (www.thedeadkennygs.com), Stanton Moore Trio (www.stantonmoore.com) and Marco Benevento Solo (www.marcobenevento.com)
$25 - Music starts at 10pm
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Garage A Trois
Friday, May 1, 2009
One Eyed Jacks (www.oneeyedjacks.net)
$18/$20 - Doors 9pm, Show 10pm


For more information please visit:
www.garageatrois.com
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Mardi Gras this year was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Let me start by saying that my wife and I found her biological father about a month ago. He is a retired Turkish naval officer. While we were at the NAMM show in January, two of the cymbal masters from my cymbal company, Bosphorus Cymbals of Istanbul, told us they could find him when they returned to Turkey. Two weeks later he called my cell phone. My wife has connected with her dad in a very profound way. He too is a musician, a piano player. He decided to come to New Orleans and stay with us for Mardi Gras. He arrived in NOLA just three days before I finished the Galactic winter tour...

I rolled into NOLA on Saturday morning and went home to meet my new father-in-law, Erkan Gursal. His entering our life and getting to know him and my wife's roots has been incredible. Galactic played Tipitina's that night and Erkan sat in. On Sunday night I played Snug Harbor with my trio, then Blue Nile with the Midnite Disturbers Brass Band. Monday night Galactic played from 1am to 6:45amMardi Gras (Tuesday) morning. We made it out at 1pm Mardi Gras day to parade with the Midnite Disturbers and our Krewe of Julu. Erkan hung tough throughout it all, and we all had a blast. On Ash Wednesday (recovery day) we had a family crawfish boil at the house. Thursday morning I left my house at 4:30am to catch a 6:30am flight to SF to play in Santa Cruz that night at Moe's Alley with Dragon Smoke... I must be crazy. :) But I love it. :) ....

I'd like to announce to everyone  the release of my Titanium snare drum for the upcoming January 09 NAMM show.   I'd like to explain some of my ideas and intentions and hopefully answer some questions some of you may have...:namespace prefix = u1 />

The whole idea started about 6 or 7 seven years ago when I met Ronn Dunnett for the first time and started to become familiar with his incredible drums.  I saw some of his titanium drums and I was intrigued.  He explained the sound characteristics of titanium and I became very interested in the sonic possibilities.  I asked Ronn if he could make one as a 4x14.  His reply was something along the lines of "I'll give it a shot."  A few months later Ronn brought a drum to me at a clinic I was doing at the Seattle Drum School.  I immediately fell in love with the drum – its sound, its tone and its feel.

As most of you know I am a Gretsch endorser and a BIG Gretsch nut.  I love playing their kits and snares both vintage and modern. I still love to play wood snares and am currently discussing future wood snare projects with Gretsch now.  I'm releasing this drum with Gretsch's blessing, as Gretsch does not offer a Titanium option at this time.  My intentions are to maintain my great working relationship with Gretsch while making this particular snare drum available to the public so other drummers can enjoy this drum as much as I have.

As I started to play larger rooms with my band Galactic, I started searching for a drum that would be sensitive and buttery enough for the intricate buzz roll work that I do with some of the New Orleans second line grooves, but would also cut through a loud funk band when I smacked a back beat.  This drum had what I was looking for in a "large room" snare drum.  Over the years Ronn and I have experimented with different depths, thickness of the shell, depth of the snare bed, lugs, strainers, snare wires, rims, claws and other details.

We labored over the badge the most.  Finally over lunch one day I showed him the New Orleans water meter cover (not sewer or man-hole, but water meter…and some of you know how much I love the Meters).  The image of the New Orleans water meter cover is one of the most beloved and iconic images in New Orleans culture.  Ronn was very excited with the idea of modifying the meter cover into the badge for my snare.  I feel like the badge pays homage to the city that my fellow citizens and I are fighting to protect and rebuild.  Also we both though that "Stanton Moore Drum Company" sounded better than "Stanton Moore Signature Snare Drum," so we decided to go with that on the badge.

As for the design, a long time ago I was given a 20's era snare drum by my friend and mentor Johnny Vidacovich.  Unfortunately that drum got stolen.  It was 4x14 with tube lugs and, single flange hoops and claws.  I always dug the look and feel of that drum.  When I started deciding on the look of my drum I kept recalling the drum that Johnny had given me.  I thought it would be cool to incorporate the metal hoop and claw look of an older drum with the modern titanium shell.   I'm always trying to blend the old with the new…to modernize tradition.

Everywhere I play this drum, drummers, engineers, producers and fans of music alike approach me and ask me "what is that drum?" I feel Ronn and I have created a drum that is special and deserves to be out in the market.  I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have. 

Click HERE to see the full GALACTIC tour schedule.

There's only a few more dates left on Stanton Moore's trio tour:

Tue May 20 Ft. Collins, CO  Aggie Theatre (Hodi's Half Note)

Wed May 21 Denver, CO  Bluebird Theatre

Thu May 22 Boulder, CO  Fox Theatre

The NEW Stanton Moore CD is out!  It's called Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) featuring: Will Bernard (T.J. Kirk, Dr. Lonnie Smith) and Robert Walter (Greyboy Allstars). 

Check out what people are saying:

"…a solid new trio album, 'Emphasis (on parenthesis),' just out on Telarc." 

The New York Times

"With this trio work, the New Orleans native takes another step toward elevating himself to that upper echelon of jazz drummers including Art Blakey and Tony Williams." 

All About Jazz.com

"If you are looking for something fresh and different, this should be among your considerations. As jazz collections go, this CD is finely crafted and reflects the talents of a gifted trio hard at work enjoying what they like to do and sharing that enjoyment with the jazz listening audience. Hats off the Stanton Moore Trio for a job well done!  This CD is great fun and enjoyable!"  Jazz Review.com

"The bottom line is the three mesh in a rootsy way that can't be denied, and fans of organ-driven funk and R&B will get a kick out of this."  Live Daily

DRUMMER ALERT !!  Check out this amazing Stanton Moore contest with a Gretsch drumset, Bosphorus cymbals, PureSound snare cords, and a Vic Firth package of sticks and a stick bag …..$2000 worth of prizes !!!:   http://www.telarc.com/stantonmoore/