Papa Grows Funk plays an entire set of classic Meters funk at d.b.a. Meanwhile, Meters bassist George Porter Jr. leads his Runnin' Pardners band at the Maple Leaf. Modern jazz saxophonist and Mardi ...

In an exclusive first look at an upcoming documentary, fans of Papa Grows Funk get a behind-the-scenes look at the successful New Orleans band's success -- and what it was that ultimately spelled the ...

Breaking (and sad) news, folks. This just in from Papa Grows Funk, about one of the city’s most stalwart and popular bands, coming off arguably its best album. “After much discussion, we have decided ...

Long's Park in Lancaster kicks off its Summer Music Series with Papa Grows Funk Sunday night. One of the most successful New Orleans' funk bands, this quintet draws influence from Dr. John, the Meters ...

John Gros - the leader of Papa Grows Funk, a New Orleans-based band that prizes improvisation above all else - believes practice is overrated. Gros, whose band will kick off the free Long's Park ...

Correction (June 19, 2013: 11:50 a.m.): The concert's location was wrong in the headline in a previous online version of this story. The headline has been updated. A renowned New Orleans band is ...

For the fifth annual edition of the Big Easy in Buffalo series, Music is Art has gone deep. Papa Grows Funk is one of the hippest bands in New Orleans, and the group's collective mastery of that ...

Funk music has had a long history flavored by the eccentrics and weirdos who have played it over the years. Before he became a member of the AARP and got himself into heaps of legal trouble, James ...

Russell Batiste Jr. was a phenomenal musician that the city of New Orleans had always enjoyed and embraced. Playing for bands such as Papa Grows Funk and Vida Blue, Batiste left an imprint on the ...