Saturday January 28 2pm
In The Soul Kitchen, Duncan's weekly show on KUSF In Exile. Zigaboo Modeliste is the special Guest DJ at Ameoba Records in San Francisco website
Feb 14 David Letterman Show
February 15 Zigaboo Modeliste's NY Foundation of Funk Revue
Featuring Andy Hess, Brian Mitchell,
Jonathan Batiste & Jamie McLean Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th Street
New York, NY 10011 website
Fat Tuesday February 22
San Francisco Mardi Gras Ball The Mezzanine In San Francisco website
Music Reviews and Other News
Regeneration Music Project
In Theaters : Feb 16 and Feb 23 website
Hear The Track : "A La Modeliste"
from RE:Generation Music Project
Produced by Mark Ronson, "A La Modeliste" is the Jazz track for RE:GENERATION featuring Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Members of The Dap Kings.
Follow DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Skrillex, Pretty Lights and The Crystal Method as they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music. From the classical perfection of the Berklee Symphony Orchestra to the bayou jams of New Orleans jazz, our five distinctive DJs collaborate with some of today's biggest musicians to discover how our musical past is influencing the future.
Any Saturday night in Los Angeles is going to have a plethora of entertainment options, but it’s always a special treat to catch one of the most influential music masters of the 20th century in an intimate setting. As the drummer for The Meters, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste is one of those players.
Zigaboo Modeliste has proved on again that he is, at very least, one of the funkiest men on the planet with his new album “New Life”. Wildman Steve The Corner News, Oct, 2011
Zigaboo Modeliste gives us the revitalizing funk that we all need. ….a joyful, carefree collection of upbeat dance songs and mellow R & B grooves. “New Life” also demonstrates Zig’s ability to incorporate other styles into his music, from the bubbly poppiness of “Was Not Mean To Be” to the blade’s edge blues guitar solo in “New Life” he supports it all with the backbone of his impeccably funky drumming. Relix Magazine Review, Oct 2011
In Funk, It all starts with the beat, and no drummer is tighter or snappier than Ziggy Modeliste. He’s been compulsively funky over the past decade, releasing a series of ever-grooving solo albums, including his latest “New Life”. LA Weekly October 2011
“New Life” has this whole positive vibe of it. Every Track has this great optimism to it, it’s so upbeat and it’s thinking about the future in a positive way. Jambands October 2011
RE:Generation Music Project. The project is a series of 5 documentary films made about the history of the music genre with a discovery angle told through the eyes of a DJ/producer in each genre. During the film a collaboration of a song created was titled “A La Modeliste” that also features Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Trombone Shorty and members of the Dap Kings. Click here for the trailer just released today exclusively on Rollingstone.com - website
Currently Zig is in studio with Don Lombardi's Drum Channel. www.drumchannel.com finalizing his lst volume of his DVD. Ziggy’s DVD is an educational entertaining historical perspective on Zigaboo Modeliste’s New Orleans traditional yet innovative style of drumming. The DVD "Zigaboo Modeliste's" Vol 1 will be available early 2012
"New Life" is his latest and best.... an amazing slide of funk rendered...provides further proof that Modeliste's fountain of rhythmic imagination show no signs of running dry - Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues-
CD Reviews
by John Swenson
Drummers have the most difficult time going from being sidemen to leaders. Whether you were the propulsive force of your previous band or the featured soloist, the transition to front man from behind the kit is almost always problematic. Zigaboo Modeliste, the high performance engine behind the funk limousine of the Meters, has tinkered with his identity as a leader, but appears to have arrived at a perfect medium for his solo persona with New Life.
The spirit of Louisiana came to Croydon last Wednesday (13 July), as New Orleans' legend Zigaboo Modeliste brought his funk to Fairfield Halls. Joining the ex-Meters man on stage were London's The Coalminers, who kept pace with Ziggy through a physically taxing and hit-packed set.
– Me olemme täällä suorittamassa tehtävää. Tuo tehtävä on funk. New Orleansin funk-kannuttajien kuningas, Zigaboo Modeliste, on saanut rinnalleen viidestä nuoresta, valkoisesta lontoolaiskollista koostuvan Coalminers-kokoonpanon.
Zigaboo Modeliste – New Life (2011)
Ass-shaking instant classics, each and every one. But New Life, issued by Oakland, Calif.-based JZM Records, wouldn’t have been nearly so interesting without its unexpected earlier detours into some seriously fonky R&B side roads. Modeliste shows he’s can still conjure up the Meters magic, but also that his brilliance is not confined to those old records.
For the Holiday Season, Joseph Modeliste, founder of JZM Records has released the radio cut of his holiday song "Holiday Kiss".
This beautiful love vocal ballad brings you right to the heart of the holiday season written and produced by the legendary Zigaboo Modeliste and arranged by the late Wardell Querzeque.
2011 - 'NEW LIFE' - CD
With elements of rock, funk, and blues on a timeless R&B base, this record features the iconic drumming and celebratory songwriting style of Zigaboo and his hometown of New Orleans. It also incorporates the talents of several music icons including legendary arranger Wardell Quezerque. “New Life,” which is also the title of the lead single, offers musical reflection and healing for the everyday ups and downs we all face and a heavy dose of rejuvenating spirit. “At the Mardi Gras” elaborates on the epicenter of New Orleans musical culture, the Carnival heritage. “Human Race” is an inspiring message from Zigaboo that “every man, woman, child of every nationalityshould be concerned with the human race as it is sacred.” Zigaboo’s songwriting talent is best featured on "Holiday Kiss" which is destined to be a classic ballad for all seasons. Taken in full, this album reminds the listener of all that can be gained from a fresh outlook on life while enriching them in a spiritual way with grooves, soul, and funk purism.
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Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste is a master drummer, rhythm innovator, percussionist, and New Orleans legend. The most highly acclaimed drummer ever to hail from the Crescent City, Ziggy’s creativity has been a wellspring of funk influence for three decades and inspired many Hip-Hop tracks. His innovative work as a member of the internationally acclaimed R&B group, The Meters, as well as his side work with artists like Keith Richards, Robert Palmer, and Dr. John, has garnered him an unparalleled level of respect among musicians and fans. Ziggy’s style is unique. He is a master of creating funk grooves and new concepts for funk drumming.
Quotes
Zigaboo Modeliste is one of the greatest drummers in the history of pop music. ~ The New Yorker
Modeliste is probably the most brillant American Funk percussionist of the contemporary era. ~ David Marsh, Book of Rock Lists
“Godfather of Groove” ~ Downbeat Magazine
All what propelled by what hip-hop producer Lucas "Cut Chemist" McFadden calls Modeliste "less is more" drumming. Public Enemy's Hank Shocklee says "That is what the formula for funk and hip-hop as we know it." ~ San Francisco Chronicle
The Bands
Zigaboo Modeleste and the New Aahkesstra
Zigaboo performs his original compositions and features selections, which reflect the many musical cultures of New Orleans: mambo, funk, dance grooves, blues and Dixieland, second line style.
As they say in New Orleans, "Hey La Bas!"
Picture yourself on Bourbon Street, in the French Quarter, or at a wild party, indulging in celebration and dance.!
Zigaboo's Funk Revue
Ziggy welcomes you to experience an electrifying evening of fabulous Funk **New Orleans style musical entertainment.
Zigaboo will be featured on drums, accompanied by his All Star Cast of some of New Orlean’s finest and funkiest of the "Crescent City".
Zigaboo Modeliste Albums
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Any Saturday night in Los Angeles is going to have a plethora of entertainment options, but it’s always a special treat to catch one of the most influential music masters of the 20th century in an intimate setting. As the drummer for The Meters, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste is one of those players. 
Zigaboo Modeliste has proved on again that he is, at very least, one of the funkiest men on the planet with his new album “New Life”. Wildman Steve The Corner News, Oct, 2011
Zigaboo Modeliste gives us the revitalizing funk that we all need. ….a joyful, carefree collection of upbeat dance songs and mellow R & B grooves. “New Life” also demonstrates Zig’s ability to incorporate other styles into his music, from the bubbly poppiness of “Was Not Mean To Be” to the blade’s edge blues guitar solo in “New Life” he supports it all with the backbone of his impeccably funky drumming. Relix Magazine Review, Oct 2011
In Funk, It all starts with the beat, and no drummer is tighter or snappier than Ziggy Modeliste. He’s been compulsively funky over the past decade, releasing a series of ever-grooving solo albums, including his latest “New Life”. LA Weekly October 2011 
“New Life” has this whole positive vibe of it. Every Track has this great optimism to it, it’s so upbeat and it’s thinking about the future in a positive way. Jambands October 2011 
RE:Generation Music Project. The project is a series of 5 documentary films made about the history of the music genre with a discovery angle told through the eyes of a DJ/producer in each genre. During the film a collaboration of a song created was titled “A La Modeliste” that also features Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Trombone Shorty and members of the Dap Kings. Click here for the trailer just released today exclusively on Rollingstone.com - 
Currently Zig is in studio with Don Lombardi's Drum Channel. 
"New Life" is his latest and best.... an amazing slide of funk rendered...provides further proof that Modeliste's fountain of rhythmic imagination show no signs of running dry - Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues-
by John Swenson
Zigaboo Modeliste, the high performance engine behind the funk limousine of the Meters, has tinkered with his identity as a leader, but appears to have arrived at a perfect medium for his solo persona with New Life. 
London
Zigaboo Modeliste – New Life (2011)
