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Stanton Moore: Living Outside the Box
by Renato Wardle
These days, it seems as if everyone is obsessed with the phrase, “thinking outside the box. Aside from being the most over-used phrase in marketing, it also happens to be the most misused phrase. Typically, it is applied to the antithesis of the idea, like a fastfood chain. When in comes to music, in these days of prefab-prepackaged-made-to-order American-Idol music (i.e. as “inside the box as possible), things are more homogenized than ever. Coming from New Orleans, with ...
Continue ReadingStanton Moore: Flyin' The Koop
by Glenn Astarita
Drummer, Stanton Moore extends the lineage of the great New Orleans reared drummers along with a deeply personalized and often rip-roaring viewpoint on his latest solo effort. A founding member of the so-called, “steamroller funk" outfit known as Galactic, the drummer and his notable musical associates endow the listener with a downright riotous series of grooves on this upbeat production. Simply put, Moore and bassist, Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin & Wood) display magical synergistic qualities throughout these jazzed-up, and thoroughly ...
Continue ReadingStanton Moore: All Kooked Out!
by Douglas Payne
It takes a special kind of drummer to be a leader. Maybe a nervy one. There's the temptation to grandstand with showy over-domination or remain buried in a rhythm section and let someone else take the honors. The most successful drummer-leaders are either innovative melodists like Art Blakey, Shelly Manne and Tony Williams. Or they're artful percussionists like Louis Bellson, Chico Hamilton or Leon Parker.Then there's Stanton Moore. As a New Orleans native, he's grown up on the ...
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