New Orleans Nightcrawlers are an American regional roots group, based in the New Orleans area. They were founded in 1994 by pianist Tom McDermott, sousaphonist Matt Perrine and trumpeter Kevin Clark. In addition, original members of the band included trumpeter Barney Floyd, Frank Oxley, Mark Morris, and Peter Kaplan on percussion, Craig Klein and Rick Trolsen on trombones, and saxophonists Eric Traub, Ken "Snakebite" Jacobs and Jason Mingledorff and trumpeter Satoru Ohashi. More recent members of the band have included saxophonist Brent Rose and drummer Tanio Hingle and Kerry “fatman” Hunter. Originally modeled on the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Crawlers brought something new to the New Orleans brass band scene with their sophisticated arrangements. Henry Butler, Evan Christopher, and Troy (Trombone Shorty) and Bruce Hornsby have performed/recorded with the group. They have toured Japan, Brazil, several countries in Europe and much of America, and have released five albums. Their 2020 album, Atmosphere, won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album.
Awards and honors Grammy Awards +YearCategoryWork nominatedResultRef.2021Best Regional Roots Music AlbumAtmosphere2024Best Regional Roots Music AlbumToo Much to Hold
OffBeat's Best of The Beat Awards +YearCategoryWork nominatedResultRef.1996Best Traditional Jazz AlbumNew Orleans NightcrawlersBest Album ArtworkNew Orleans Nightcrawlers2000Best Brass Band AlbumLive at the Old PointBest Album ArtworkLive at the Old Point (with Scott Saltzman, photographer)2020Best Traditional Jazz AlbumAtmosphere2021-22Best Brass Band2023Best Brass Band AlbumToo Much to Hold
Discography New Orleans Nightcrawlers (Rounder Records) Funknicity (Rounder Records) Live at the Old Point (Independent) Slither Slice (Threadhead Records) Atmosphere (Independent) Too Much To Hold (Independent)
References
External links [ AllMusic]