“They bring together elements of soul, funk and free-form jazz through tight compositions and improvised components garnering attention from heavy-hitters; George Porter Jr., Galactic, and The Revivalists.” states LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC.
NAUGHTY PROFESSOR is an iconoclastic New Orleans-based Jazz-Funk sextet whose adventurous recordings & horn-charged, high-energy live performances have earned them an enthusiastic fan base, critical acclaim, and widespread attention from their musical peers. Their diligent roadwork has established Naughty Professor as a beloved live act. Weaving together complex, inventive compositions and loose, organic improvisation, the band honors their hometown's jazz, R&B and brass-band traditions while looking to the future. Naughty Professor features: Bassist NOAH YOUNG; Tenor Sax IAN BOWMAN; Trumpeter JOHN CULBRETH, Guitarist BILL DANIEL, Drummer SAM SHAHIN; and Alto/Baritone Sax NICK ELLMAN. "Since their inception in 2010, the New Orleans sextet known as Naughty Professor have been blowing away live audiences and winning scores of new fans with their eclectic brand of funk-infused jazz," raves GLIDE MAGAZINE. "New Orleans? premier progressive, funky jazz band," says OFFBEAT MAGAZINE.