On Wednesday night, Foundation of Funk—featuring co-founding members of The Meters George Porter Jr. and Zigaboo Modeliste—continued their stint at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with a late-night offering at The Fillmore New Orleans on the eve of the gathering's second weekend, and the group welcomed Dead & Company bassist Oteil Burbridge for several tunes throughout the evening.
Porter Jr. and Modeliste once again teamed up with Dumpstaphunk members Ivan Neville, Ian Nevill and Tony Hall for the performance, and the collective invited Burbridge into the mix for covers of the Allman Brothers Band's "Midnight Rider" (Burbridge was a former member of the latter-day ABB configuration) and The Beatles' "Come Together," along with Meters classics "Fire On the Bayou" and "People Say." Foundation of Fun later wrapped up the night with an extended encore rendition of "It Ain't No Use."
Below, watch full-show pro-shot video of the performance as streamed by nugs.net. Foundation of Funk close out their Jazz Fest shows this Friday when they support Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the Saenger Theatre.
Port Jr. has also recently announced that he will be joined by a group of "Phunky Friends" at a July 24 show at The Mint in Los Angeles, where the bassist will again perform with Ivan, Ian and Hall, along with the other two members of his George Porter Jr. trio, drummer Terrence Houston and keyboardist Mike Lemmler. Tickets and more information can be found here.
