Mr. Tambourine Man (Big Chief Monk Boudreaux) 2010

Now this is thee big chief, I believe, one of two "thee big chiefs" of the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans. Big Chief Boudreaux has been leading the Golden Eagle Tribe for nearly a decade after a long run in the Wild Magnolias, chiefed up by Big Chief Bo Dollis...anyway The Mardi Gras Indians are a very wicked culture! This here is the Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, ink, acrylic, feathers, jar lid, poker chips, and pie pans on a found wooden ironing board.

The Fonky Fessa (Professor Longhair) 2010

The one and only Big Chief, the Professor of Piano Hisself...Professor Longhair. The genius behind and beyond the keys bridging the old and new, the funky and exotic...ink, acrylic, bottle caps, and found wood on found wood.

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Champion's Blues
24" x 24"
ink and acrylic on wood
1.19.09


Champion Jack Dupree was the master of New Orleans Barrel House Boogie Woogie Piano. His good Friend Tuts was the jazzier side and the Champ was the bluesier side of the same coin.


Here's a little bit'a sweetness: the Champ with King Curtis!!!

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Professor Piano
20" x 27"
ink, acrylic, sawdust, bottle caps, and found wood on wood
1.19.09

Isidore "Tuts" Washington, the granddaddy of New Orleans Boogie Woogie Piano Rhythm and Blues. He was the big influence on Toussiant, Fessa, Dr. John, James Booker, and on and on...hail Tuts!!! Here is a short and sweet bio of Tuts at allaboutjazz.com.

Here's Tuts ticklin' them ivories!!!