Rock-oriented New Orleans brass band
Bonerama were formed by trombonists
Mark Mullins and
Craig Klein, both of whom had been members of
Harry Connick's band since 1990.
Mullins obtained a weekly residency at the New Orleans nightclub Tipitina's in the summer of 1998 and turned it into a trombone summit. In addition to
Klein, he enlisted trombonists
Rick Trolsen,
Steve Suter, and
Brian O'Neill (who died of a heart attack in December 2005), as well as sousaphone player
Matt Perrine and guitarist
Bert Cotton. The drum chair has been held at various times by
Eric Bolivar,
Terence Higgins,
Russell Batiste, and
Stanton Moore. Despite its horn-heavy instrumentation,
Bonerama were a rock band, known for playing such covers as "Frankenstein" by
the Edgar Winter Group along with songs by
Jimi Hendrix,
Led Zeppelin,
Black Sabbath, and
the Allman Brothers Band. The group's first album,
Live at the Old Point, was released on October 9, 2001.
Live from New York followed on August 26, 2005.
Bonerama's third consecutive live album,
Bringing It Home, which had been recorded at Tipitina's, was released on July 24, 2007. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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