Abe Thompson and The Doctors of Funk photographed by Beverly Clifton

Abe Thompson and The Doctors of Funk will perform at The New Orleans Jazz Museum's Balcony Courtyard concert series on Tuesday at 5:00 PM CDT. Bring your blanket! Seats are not provided for outdoor programs.

In case of inclement weather, this concert will be moved indoors or rescheduled.

Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the Jazz Museum online for their weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, in which dynamic jazz musicians perform live from the Jazz Museum’s balcony! Tune in every Tuesday at 5 pm on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.

Abe Thompson and The Doctors of Funk

Abe Thompson and The Doctors of Funk have been playing music together for the last 2 years as a group. Abe Thompson aka Nbugu Kenyatta is the leader and founder of the band. He is also the leader of three other bands ( ARRK-TU, The Kenyatta Trio, and The Kenyatta Funksters). Abe used musicians from New Orleans with whom he played in college at SUNO, under the direction of Edward” Kidd” Jordan, where he received his B.A in music. The band performs all genres of music, especially New Orleans music, including The Meters, Willie T, The Neville Brothers, and a host of other local greats. They play all genres of music such as traditional New Orleans music as well as R&B, Reggae, Funk, Jazz (all types), Zydeco, Blues, and a large variety of other music

Abe Thompson: leader, drummer, and lead/background vocals

Richard Knox: piano, lead, and background vocals

Milton Lewis (of Rockin Doopsie): sax, lead, and background vocals

Vitas Paukstaitis: bass, lead, and background vocals

Woody Dean Loudermilk: guitar and background vocals

Matt Galloway: guitar and background vocals