The Uptown Rulers profile picture

The Uptown Rulers

About Me

Formed as great things often are... by pure accident... The Uptown Rulers came together in early 2008 with a mission to dig deep into classic New Orleans music and explore the vintage sounds with a modern mind.
Drawing from a mix of raw funk, rare grooves, acid jazz and both new and old NOLA funk & brass influences, the Uptown Rulers are committed to bringing their blend of NOLAphonic-soul-funk-jazz to a bar, club, lounge or jook joint near you!
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area (Sonoma Co.), the Uptown Rulers are dedicated to rousting you from your chair and on to the dance floor with their New Orleans inspired grooves.
Keep an eye out for the Uptown Rulers as they continue to develop their live sound... original music is in the works, and stay tuned for live and studio recordings!
www.theuptownrulers.com

..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/04/2008
Band Website: TheUptownRulers.Com
Band Members: Jeff Stevenson - Organ
Tim McKee - Guitar
Ben Burleigh - Bass
Sean England - Drums

Influences: The UPTOWN RULERS are individually and collectively inspired by many classic and contemporary jazz-funk artists including The Meters, James Brown, Greyboy Allstars, Medeski Martin & Wood, Galactic, Will Bernard, The New Mastersounds, John Scofield, Dumpstaphunk, Benevento/Russo Duo, Tower of Power, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Fela Kuti, Beastie Boys, Charlie Hunter, Rebirth Brass Band, Papa Grows Funk, Garage a Trois, Jimmy Smith, Dr. John, Charles Earland, P-Funk, Jimmy McGriff, TJ Kirk, Neville Brothers, Soulive, Grant Green... Motown, Stax, DC Go-Go, Dap-Tone, SoulFire, DESCO, Ubiquity, Quannum, ropeadope, Fog City Records... The Woodsman, Burleigh Bear, Jeffe, Moe... The UPTOWN RULERS ...Beer, chips, salsa.
Sounds Like: Someone left a hamhock out and it started to turn... FUNKY!
Record Label: Taco Tuesday Records
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Recording a Demo/EP

Hey Folks. We are currently refining a handful of tunes with plans to record them live in studio in the near future. Some of our choice covers from live sets will make the cut along with an original...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:49:00 GMT

just a closer walk with thee... RIP Cary Griffin

new orleans is a city like no other... if you haven't been there it's hard to trulycomprehend... the music... jazz, brass, funk, etc... is everywhere! a day rarely wentby that i didn't hear some kid w...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:03:00 GMT

Make Levees Not War!!!

New Orleans still needs our love and support people... check out these websites for some great merch that benefits this one-of-a-kind city!Make Levees Not War http://www.reboottees.com/ReNew Orleans h...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:06:00 GMT