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Joe Krown
Joe Krown is a resident and is based out of the city of New Orleans. He is a New Orleans styled piano
and Hammond B-3 player. He has been nominated twice and won a New Orleans Big Easy Award in the Blues
category in April 2001. His blues trio, Sansone, Krown & Fohl won a 2004 Big Easy Award.
Joe held the keyboard chair with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown & Gates Express from 1992 until Gatemouth's passing in the fall of 2005. In 1995, Gatemouth and the Gate's Express including Joe on keyboards, did a 62 date world tour as the opening act for Eric Clapton. The band, Gates Express won an Offbeat 2004 Best Band in the Blues Category. Joe is also featured in Gatemouth's band on Carlos Santana's Carlos Santana Presents Blues At Montreux 2004 (2006) DVD. From September 1996 to June 2001, he held the Traditional Piano Night slot at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans. Joe followed that strong tradition with his debut solo release Just the Piano...Just the Blues (1998) and the follow-up CD, New Orleans Piano Rolls (2003). Joe has been a headline performer at WWOZ's Piano Night during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival every year since 1997. In November 2003, Joe made his European debut as a solo piano performer playing a 5 night club tour in Germany. His band, the Joe Krown Organ Combo (New Orleans, LA) was formed in 1999. The Joe Krown Organ Combo made its European debut in November 2001 at the Ingolstadt Jazztage/Germany and makes regular appearances at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Ottawa Blues Fest. The Joe Krown Organ Combo has appeared at such noted nightclubs as the Boom Boom Room in San Fransisco, CA and Tobacco Road in NYC. The Joe Krown Organ Combo performs every week at one of the many New Orleans nightclubs. In June 2000, Joe started playing around New Orleans with Jumpin' Johnny Sansone (harmonica, vocals) and John Fohl (acoustic guitar and vocals) in an acoustic delta blues trio featuring Joe on piano. Sansone, Krown & Fohl made their New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival debut in May 2001 and has also performed at "Rivers Festival" in Columbia South Carolina. In March 2003, Joe took his band up to the world famous Rock & Bowl for the Wednesday night swing dance night. In the fall of 2007, Joe was invited to be a feature artist in the Solid Blues Tour. The tour was a 38 U.S. city tour in October and November 2007 and it featured Mavis Staples, Charlie Musselwhite, the North Mississippi All-Stars and Joe. Joe performed a 20 minute solo piano set. In the spring of 2007, Joe started playing every sunday night with Walter Wolfman Washington (guitar & vocals) and Russell Batiste Jr. (drums). It features Joe playing Hammond B-3 organ where Joe plays all the bass parts on the organ. Joe has performed with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Johnny Adams, Marcia Ball, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, New Orleans Juice, Theresa Anderson, C.J. Chenier, Irene Sage, and Marva Wright. Joe has held the keyboard chair for Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown since 1992. As the keyboard player in Gatemouth's band and as an artist, Joe has shared the stage with superstars like Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Kim Wilson, Ike Turner, Jimmy McGriff, Melvin Sparks, George Porter Jr., Buddy Guy, Niles Rodgers, Shemekia Copeland, Paul Shaffer (David Letterman Show), Lenny Picket (Tower of Power, SNL band), Sonny Landreth, Dr. John, Albert Collins, Joe Sample, Irma Thomas, Kenny Neal, Frankie Ford, and many others. During the 2005 New Orleans Jazz Fest , the Joe Krown Organ Combo hosted an all-star New Orleans Organ Summit for the city of New Orleans' Mo Fest. |
contact: | info@joekrown.com |
homepage: | www.joekrown.com |
Click on the logo to see Joe's tour dates. |
I Want To Groove With You Bullseye Blues CD BB 9506 released 1990 |
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, guitar, vocals Gordon "Sax" Beadle, tenor sax, baritone sax Joe Krown, organ, piano Buster Paterson, bass Kenneth "Spider Webb" Rice, drums Glen Rogers, drums |
It's Good To Me Bullseye Blues CD BB 9516 released 1990 recorded in Boston, MA and Newton, MA/USA |
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, guitar, vocals Sax Gordon, tenor sax Joe Krown, organ, piano Richard Rosenblatt, harmonica Buster Wylie, bass Tuffy Kimble, drums |
The Man Verve 314523761-2 released 1994 recorded February 1994 in Maurice, LA/USA and March 1994 in New Orleans, LA/USA |
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar, violin, viola, vocal Tommy Moran, guitar Ron Harris, guitar Luther Wamble, guitar Terry Townson, trumpet, flute Steve Howard, trumpet, flute Bobby Campo, trumpet, flute Dennis Taylor, tenor sax Jon Smith, tenor sax Peter McEachern, trombone Chris Belleau, trombone Eric Demmer, alto sax Bill Samuel, baritone sax Joe Krown, piano, organ Jo-El Sonnier, accordion Harold Floyd, bass David Peters, drums |
Gate Swings Verve 314537617-2 recorded November 1996 in New Orleans, LA/USA |
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar, vocals Joe Krown, Hammond B-3 organ, piano Eric Demmer, alto sax Rick Trolsen, trombone Eric Traub, tenor sax Bobby Campo, trumpet Tony Dagradi, tenor sax Harold Floyd, bass David Peters, drums Big Band |
American Music, Texas Style Blue Thumb Records 547 536-2 recorded January 1999 in New Orleans, LA/USA |
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar, fiddle, viola, vocals Wessell Anderson, alto sax Eric Demmer, alto sax Ray Moore, alto sax Tony Dagradi, tenor sax Eric Traub, tenor sax Tony Frigo, baritone sax Peter McEachern, trombone Steve Suter, trombone John Touchy, trombone Bobby Campo, trumpet Barney Floyd, trumpet Nicholas Payton, trumpet Joe Krown, organ, piano Harold Floyd, bass David Peters, drums Kaye Dorian, vocals Gene Gunulfsen, vocals |
Down and Dirty STR Digital Records 9902 in New Orleans, LA/USA |
Joe Krown, Hammond organ Eric Traub, tenor sax Ward Smith, baritone sax Mark Bancroft, guitar Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar Jack Cole, guitar John Fohl, guitar, bass Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, harmonica, vocals Jack Carter, bass Harold Floyd, bass Willie Panker, drums David Peters, drums Amy Adams, vocals |
Buckle Up Louisiana Music Factory recorded 2000 in USA |
Joe Krown, Hammond B-3 organ John Fohl, guitar George Porter Junior, bass Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar Eric Traub, sax Herman Ernest, drums |
West Coast House Party Evidence ECD 26110-2 recorded February 2000 in North Hollywood, CA/USA |
Kid Ramos, guitar Steve Marsh, tenor sax Johnny Viauk, tenor sax Jeff Big Dad Turmes, baritone sax Mike Turner, trumpet Charlie Baty, guitar Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar Rick Holmstrom, guitar Duke Robillard, guitar Junior Watson, guitar, vocals Rusty Zinn, guitar, vocals Fred Kaplan, piano Joe Krown, organ Kim Wilson, harmonica, vocals Larry Taylor, bass Stephen Hodges, drums James Harman, vocals James Intveld, vocals Janiva Magness, vocals Lynwood Slim, vocals Robert Williams, vocals |
Back To Bogalusa Blue Thumb Records 549 785-2 recorded November 2000 through February 2001 in Bogalusa, LA/USA |
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar, fiddle, viola, vocals Eric Demmer, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax Brent Rose, tenor sax Brian O'Neill, trombone Barney Floyd, trumpet Sonny Landreth, slide guitar Mike Loudermilk, guitar Joe Krown, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer piano Zachary Richard, accordion Harold Floyd, bass David Hyde, bass David Peters, drums, percussion |
Funk Yard STR Digital Records STR-1007 recorded in New Orleans, LA/USA |
Joe Krown, Hammond Organ Brent Rose, tenor sax John Fohl, guitar Bob Sunda, bass Jim Markway,bass Mike Barras, drums Michael Skinkus, percussion |
Livin' Large Louisiana Music Factory recorded 2005 in USA |
Joe Krown, Hammond B-3 organ Brint Anderson, guitar Brent Rose, tenor sax, percussion Jim Markway, bass Mike Barras, drums Brian Cayolie, tenor sax, baritone sax Bob Sunda, bass Sam Hotchkiss, guitar Mike Mayeaux, bass |
Joe Krown - Live At The Maple Leaf Louisiana Music Factory recorded June 2008 at Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans, LA/USA |
Joe Krown, Hammond B-3 organ Walter "Wolfman" Washington, guitar, vocals Russell Batiste jr, drums, vocals |
Triple Threat Louisiana Music Factory recorded August 2010 in USA |
Joe Krown, Hammond B-3 organ Walter "Wolfman" Washington, guitar, vocals Russell Batiste jr, drums, vocals |
Live From Austin, TX New West Records NW6227 recorded February 1996 also released as DVD |
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar, fiddle, viola, vocals Eric Demmer, alto sax, tenor sax Dennis Taylor, tenor sax Bill "Foots" Samuel, baritone sax Chris Belleau, trombone Terry Townson, trumpet Joe Krown, Hammond B-3 organ Harold Floyd, bass David Peters, drums |
The Prodigal Stone no label recorded in Baton Rouge, LA and New Orleans, LA/USA |
Keith Stone, guitar, vocals Bobby Henderson, alto sax Cale Pellick, alto sax Mike Broussard, tenor sax, baritone sax David Phy, trombone Lacy Blackledge, trumpet Kevin Clark, trumpet Tim Stambaugh, sousaphone Bruce 'Sunpie' Barnes, accordion Nelson Blanchard, organ, piano, bass Dr. John, piano Joe Krown, organ David Hyde, bass Doug Belote, drums Andy J. Forest, percussion |
South Louisiana Blues Frank Roszak GR 102 |
Smoky Greenwell, harmonica, tenor sax, vocals Jack Kolb, guitar Joe Krown, Hammond B-3 organ, piano Johnny Neel, Hammond B-3 organ David Hyde, bass Doug Belote, drums Willie Pankar, drums Pete Bradish, drums |
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