Distinguished New Orleans bassist George Porter Jr. will release his latest set of new music, an instrumental album, Porter’s Pocket, on February 7, 2025. The music collection will arrive via Color ...

George Porter, Jr. has confirmed the return of his beloved annual birthday show. Staging as always in his New Orleans hometown, the legendary funk forerunner will return to the hallowed Maple Leaf Bar ...

Bass Player Live!, a premier live bass event returning for its 18th year in California, is awarding a Lifetime Achievement Award to New Orleans bass legend George Porter Jr. Porter is best known as ...

The Meters are in the DNA of all New Orleans funk, but it’s only natural that with time it becomes less obvious. The bands that they influenced have influenced bands, and they’ve influenced bands, and ...

George Porter Jr. and the musicians he tours with tend to eat well when they’re out on the road, the bassist and New Orleans funk icon says with a laugh. Looking through the song titles on his ...

As bassist and vocalist for New Orleans legends The Meters in the ‘60s and ‘70s, George Porter Jr.’s fat grooves not only helped shape the sound of New Orleans but pioneered the genre that would come ...