NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM CONSPIRACY
''DANCIN' GROUND''
APRIL 24 2007
47:40
1. In This World 4:07
2. Dancin' Ground 5:23
3. Just Like That 3:47
4. Skeleton City 4:56
5. Landslide 5:47
6. Dysfunction 3:42
7. Tell Us the Truth 3:41
8. Blue Moon Rising 6:25
9. Time Out 4:38
10. Down to the Hole 5:14
A partial list of who's who in the New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy:
Jack Cruz/Bass, Vocals
Chris Polacek/Guitar
Uganda Roberts/Percussion
Jermal Watson/Drums
Van Odom/Drums
Dave Woodard/Trombone
Jimmy Carpenter/Sax
Dave Jumper/Trumpet
Tom Fitzpatrick/Sax
Walter "Wolfman" Washington/guitar
Ivan Neville/B3
Spencer Bohren/Guitar, Lap Steel
Big Chief Roderick Sylvas, Wild Tchoupitoulas and
Golden Comanche Spy Boy Juan Pardo,
Wild Tchoupitoulas Wild Man John
And many more!
The New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy has both a short and a long history. Born of a hurricane, the Rhythm Conspiracy was initially conceived by Sally Stevens in July, 2005. During her Hurricane Katrina evacuation to Memphis she teamed up with fellow conspirators George Sartin and Jack Cruz to develop the group as a way to pay homage to and continue New Orleans’ musical and cultural legacy, a legacy that began with an intense rhythmic collaboration of two cultures – Native American and African – long ago in Congo Square. A grant Stevens wrote to the Higher Ground Foundation garnered the funds to produce the Rhythm Conspiracy's debut CD, "Dancin' Ground", the title cut conceived and lyrics written by Stevens with Spy Boy (& now War Chief of the Red Flames) Juan Pardo and Wild Tchoupitoulas Big Chief Roderick Sylvas and Wild Man John Ellis and music by Jack Cruz. Dancin' Ground is a call home to the city's people displaced by hurricane Katrina, and the further actions of uncaring self-serving politicians and businessmen. Sally Stevens, is a writer, photographer, community organizer and cultural activist, known for organizing the New Orleans Blues Project, a music and cultural economic development project and the first of its kind. The Blues Project was also the managing organization of The BLUES HIGHWAY Millennium Trail, a designation received from the Clinton Administration’s White House Millennium Council. Bassist, songwriter, arranger and producer, Jack Cruz is best known for his long association with Walter “Wolfman” Washington, as well as James Booker and Mighty Sam McClain. As of spring 2008, the New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy is becoming more than a band, and is forming into a collective, The New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy Collective, to include all the musicians and artists involved in its three year evolution along with other musicians, artists and creative cultural enterprises in the city and region. A related enterprise being formed that will be under the collective umbrella is Rhythm Conspiracy Productions, a worker-owned booking and event production agency.
''DANCIN' GROUND''
APRIL 24 2007
47:40
1. In This World 4:07
2. Dancin' Ground 5:23
3. Just Like That 3:47
4. Skeleton City 4:56
5. Landslide 5:47
6. Dysfunction 3:42
7. Tell Us the Truth 3:41
8. Blue Moon Rising 6:25
9. Time Out 4:38
10. Down to the Hole 5:14
A partial list of who's who in the New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy:
Jack Cruz/Bass, Vocals
Chris Polacek/Guitar
Uganda Roberts/Percussion
Jermal Watson/Drums
Van Odom/Drums
Dave Woodard/Trombone
Jimmy Carpenter/Sax
Dave Jumper/Trumpet
Tom Fitzpatrick/Sax
Walter "Wolfman" Washington/guitar
Ivan Neville/B3
Spencer Bohren/Guitar, Lap Steel
Big Chief Roderick Sylvas, Wild Tchoupitoulas and
Golden Comanche Spy Boy Juan Pardo,
Wild Tchoupitoulas Wild Man John
And many more!
The New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy has both a short and a long history. Born of a hurricane, the Rhythm Conspiracy was initially conceived by Sally Stevens in July, 2005. During her Hurricane Katrina evacuation to Memphis she teamed up with fellow conspirators George Sartin and Jack Cruz to develop the group as a way to pay homage to and continue New Orleans’ musical and cultural legacy, a legacy that began with an intense rhythmic collaboration of two cultures – Native American and African – long ago in Congo Square. A grant Stevens wrote to the Higher Ground Foundation garnered the funds to produce the Rhythm Conspiracy's debut CD, "Dancin' Ground", the title cut conceived and lyrics written by Stevens with Spy Boy (& now War Chief of the Red Flames) Juan Pardo and Wild Tchoupitoulas Big Chief Roderick Sylvas and Wild Man John Ellis and music by Jack Cruz. Dancin' Ground is a call home to the city's people displaced by hurricane Katrina, and the further actions of uncaring self-serving politicians and businessmen. Sally Stevens, is a writer, photographer, community organizer and cultural activist, known for organizing the New Orleans Blues Project, a music and cultural economic development project and the first of its kind. The Blues Project was also the managing organization of The BLUES HIGHWAY Millennium Trail, a designation received from the Clinton Administration’s White House Millennium Council. Bassist, songwriter, arranger and producer, Jack Cruz is best known for his long association with Walter “Wolfman” Washington, as well as James Booker and Mighty Sam McClain. As of spring 2008, the New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy is becoming more than a band, and is forming into a collective, The New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy Collective, to include all the musicians and artists involved in its three year evolution along with other musicians, artists and creative cultural enterprises in the city and region. A related enterprise being formed that will be under the collective umbrella is Rhythm Conspiracy Productions, a worker-owned booking and event production agency.
