Papa Grows Funk May 29, 2009

Hurricane Katrina fragmented the New Orleans music scene, but after the storm passed, the waters receded, and the devastation was surveyed, “Papa” John Gros made a commitment to his band, Papa Grows Funk, to keep its funky New Orleans music pumping.

I just made a commitment to everybody,” Gros said. “If everybody is in, I am putting the band to work. I am going back to New Orleans. That is home, that’s all I really know. We’re a New Orleans band. If we are going to be a New Orleans band we are going to be in New Orleans.”

The band said yes, and it hasn’t looked back since. The essence of Papa Grows Funk is built upon the rich musical tradition of the Crescent City, where musicians flow in and out of local haunts, vilified by the anything goes, collaborative musical environment.

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