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About Me

Formed in 2004, Oakland-based Blue Bone Express has been exposing the San Francisco Bay Area to a type of jazz rarely heard beyond the Mississippi Delta. It is a jazz that is music to party by: the traditional sounds of Mardi Gras, New Orleans funerals, and barrelhouse brothels.

Blue Bone Express strives to reveal the spark that created jazz in its beginnings, rooted in the music of New Orleans, by way of Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Louisiana swamplands. Whether parading in the street, or setting the mood for burlesque performers, the configuration of tuba, brass, drums, and piano excites ongoers to dance with wild abandon.

Through a healthy mix of originals and gems of both distant and recent past, Blue Bone Express proves to jumpstart any party.

If Blue Bone Express is playing, then the party has most definitely started!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/16/2004
Band Website: blueboneexpress.com
Band Members:

BBX playing at San Francisco Chronicle's Studio

Jara Queeto - Piano, Trumpet, Vocal

Kevin Brunetti - Baritone and Alto Saxophones, Vocal

Jason Freidenfelds - Trombone

Brandon Stasch - Sousaphone

Jesse Randell - Drums
Influences:
New Orleans Jazz
Original Hot Jazz
The New Orleans Second Line
Mardi Gras, LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!
Brass Band Music
Rock-n-Roll
RnB
Soul
Sounds Like:
Rebirth Brass Band
Kermit Ruffins
Turk Murphy
Louis Armstrong
James Booker
Professor Longhair
Dr. John
Jellyroll Morton
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Burlesque n Brass: Back at Van Kleefs First Saturday of May

Blue Bone Express Plays Café Van Kleef, First Saturday of MayPhoto by Chronicle's Mark Costantini *Jason, Kevin, Jara, & Keri from Hot Pink FeathersWe had a blast last Friday, with Hot Pink Feathers, ...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:26:00 PST

Celebrate MARDI GRAS 2008 with BBX

So Mardi Gras is once again upon us, and your favorite New Orleans-style party band will once again celebrate at Café Van Kleef. Our usual first Saturday show with Hot Pink Feathers will fall on the S...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:53:00 PST

BBX in SF Carnaval and on TV!!!

Blue Bone Express joined Hot Pink Feathers for the third year in a row in Carnaval San Francisco's Grand Parade. We also got extensive television coverage on KRON-4 and Telemundo-48 local stations. Yo...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Thu, 31 May 2007 11:40:00 PST

We're Parading at SFArtsFest Arts Expo May19th 3pm

Artsfest 2007 Arts ExpoA Bay Area Celebration of the Arts on May 19http://www.artsfestsf.org/ArtsExpo.htmlDownload PosterThe 2nd Annual Artsfest 2007 Arts Expo is a free family-friendly Celebration of...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:31:00 PST

Finally, Pics from Jara Queeto's Mardi Gras Birthday, etc.

Thanks to local rag "The Music Scene" out of Alameda for showing up and publishing this fine spread.*Please note that not all pics are from my birthday party which was on Fat Tuesday Feb. 20, 2007, as...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Fri, 11 May 2007 12:35:00 PST

Awesome Review of Our Oakland Monthly with Hot Pink Feathers

Check it out!!! We got an awesome review from Eros EZine Guide to Erotica:http://www.eros-zine.com/articles/2007-04-17/hotpink feathers0417/ All photographs courtesy of The Hot Pink F...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:27:00 PST

SWAMPED

I don't know how we got so swamped so fast. But here we are with gigs every single weekend for what seems like forever. (well we will have a break next weekend, finally)Looks like we'll have to raise ...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:08:00 PST

Blue Bone Express Impromptu Lakeside Stroll

So we tried it and had a whole lot of fun... so it's the beginning of a regular type of practice for the band. Look out for us wherever and whenever.We started at the bandshell in Lakeside Park in Oak...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:53:00 PST

SF Carnaval 06 Pics

So we strolled the SF Carnaval Parade route for the 2nd year in a row just yesterday. After waiting around for over three hours, we finally got moving and put on a great performance, seeming to win ov...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Tue, 30 May 2006 11:40:00 PST

Recording Someweek...

Yeah.... we had an amazing recording session back in November....But need to do just one more to get enough material for a CD release.Hopefully it happens soon enough.... been waiting a long time, all...
Posted by Blue Bone Express on Thu, 25 May 2006 11:21:00 PST