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HOPE AT THE FULL MOON MEMPHIS EVERY THURS IN FEB 2006

So, weekly gig here I come. Join me and my Booty Battalion with some of the finest Memphis musicians and characters at the Full Moon club every Thurs in Feb. It will be a freak for all for funkin' it up all night long. Specific details to come. My friend Rob Parker and his Broken String Collective will be helping spread the word and bringing in even more great musicians to the scene. So, stay tuned and spread the word

HOPE CLAYBURN
Broken String presents
HOPE'S SOUL SCHRIMMAGE
EVERY THURS IN FEB 2006
starting Thurs Feb 2
THE FULL MOON CLUB above Zinne's East
1718 Madison Ave
ph 901-274-7101
Memphis, TN
9:30pm start
Price to be announced
Special guests every week

HOPE AND TUNNEL CLONES HI TONE OCTOBER SAT 12/03/05 MEMPHIS

Hope brings the booty to the Tunnel Clones this Sat Dec 03, 2005 at the Hi Tone in Memphis. Hope and her friends will play a set before the Tunnel Clones and then Hope will join the Tunnel Clones for their set, so get there early. Funky jazz reggae meets old school in your face hip hop.

HOPE CLAYBURN & TUNNEL CLONES
SAT Dec 03 2005
The Hi Tone Cafe
Hope's band plays first @ 10pm
then Hope plays with the Tunnel Clones
www.hitonememphis.com
1913 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN
Phone (901) 278-8663
Show time 10 pm
tickets $6
DJ RED EYE JEDI & DJ LEROY spinning old school funk throughout the night too!!!

HI TONE OCTOBER SAT 10/15/05 MEMPHIS

Once again, Hope returns to the Hi Tone Cafe here in Memphis for some good ole funky music. This time, the band will feature drum phenom Cliff 'Pee Wee' Jackson of Mo Boogie Fame and Rob Parker, founder and guitarist of the Broken String Collective.
Folks, it's gonna be funky!

HOPE CLAYBURN 2nd BOOTY BATTALION
SAT OCT 15 2005
The Hi Tone Cafe
www.hitonememphis.com
1913 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN
Phone (901) 278-8663
Show time 9 pm
tickets $5
DJ LEROY spinning old school funk throughout the night too!!!

HOPE AND THE BURNSIDE EXPLORATION W/ WIDESPREAD PANIC

Hope will be joining the Burnside Exploration (sons of the late great RL Burnside) as they open for Widespread Panic at the Mud Island ampitheater in Memphis.
The show is Tues 10/4/05 and is we are scheduled to open at 6:30pm, so don't be late.

HOPE NOW PERFORMING W/ JOYCE COBB, MEMPHIS JAZZ DIVA

Hope has been appearing around the Memphis area with local jazz diva, Joyce Cobb. Joyce's vocal stylings have been a part of the scene for almost 30 years. Catch Hope with Joyce around town, including the famous Sunday jazz Brunch at Bosco's in midtown Memphis. There are a few dates in on the showspage, including some upcoming appearances at multiple Huey's locations and The Center for Southern Folklore in Aug '05.

HOPE 30TH BDAY BASH WED 7/6/05 MEMPHIS

Dirty Thirty here I come!!!! You're all invited to celebrate with me here in Memphis. I will be joined by all sorts of great local musicians and will bring da funk all night. So mark your calendars and tell your friends. Here are the details (details may change)

HOPE CLAYBURN'S 30TH BDAY SHAKEUP
WED JULY 6 2005
The Hi Tone Cafe
www.hitonememphis.com
1913 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN
Phone (901) 278-8663
Show time 8:30 pm
tickets $5
DJ LEROY spinning old school funk throughout the night too!!!

CHECKOUT THE NEW MP3 JUKEBOX AND HOLLAND VIDEO!!!!

Alright, finally I've figured out how to get streaming audio in a no hassle format for all y'all to checkout. I made the player a pop-up so that you can browse the internet while you listen to my random tracks from throughout the years. There are mp3's from the Deep Banana Blackout days, including a guest performance with Gov't Mule, and some rare live Baaba Seth clips. So, enjoy, and give me some feedback or submit any other tracks you may have to add that I've forgotten about. Click below to launch (make sure you disable you pop-up blocker on my page to allow the player to launch).

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HOPE HOLLAND VIDEO
(Live at De Bordelaise Nov '04)

This is a video collague of a show (sit-in) I did at De Bordelaise nightclub in Den Haag, Holland in Nov 2004.
The current format is Window's Media file, so if it doesn't work, I'll try to get another format up eventually.
Please checkout De Bordelaise website...they have a great online video collection and you can checkout live streaming video and BUY THE LIVE DVD Thanks to Frank and the rest of the great folks in Den Haag for their support and help.

BAABA SETH REUNION AUG 19TH-20TH SUMMER 2005

Well, here we go again. Baaba Seth (afrorock) will be returning to the Virginia area August 2005. So far there are shows the booked for Charlottesville and Reston, VA. Here's what I know so far :

BAABA SETH REUNION 2005
FRI 8/19/05
FRIDAY'S AFTER FIVE
DOWNTOWN MALL AMPHITHEATER
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Show time after 5pm
free show!!!!

SAT 8/20/05
RESTON TOWN CENTER
RESTON, VA
show time TBA
price TBA

NURSE HOPE- Back to school '05

Hey y'all, I'm heading back to school to expand my knowledge coming this summer 2005. I will be enrolled at UT Memphis in a new BSN nursing program, so wish me luck. I will still perform around from time to time, so keep in touch.

MORE TUNNEL CLONES SHOWS SPRING 2005

Memphis' finest hiphop group The TUNNEL CLONES have asked me to return for more of their shows this coming March and April. So, I will update y'all with the dates as soon as I get them. I just performed with them at the Full Moon Club this past Fri Mar 6 2005 to a great crowd. Patrick Fusco sat in with some amazing piano parts. So, stay tuned.

HOPE IN MEMPHIS (1/14/05)

So, I'm back in Memphis and making the local rounds while I'm here.
First up will be a performance with Bella Sun Fri 1/14/05, a wonderful husband/wife folky soul duo. I recently recorded on their debut CD 'No Crystal Stair' which is available locally right now but will be available soon. The show will be at The Complex.

Next will be a performance with 'The Patrick Smith Band' a funky rock project from the mid-south region. Patrick sometimes plays with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band on keys. The show will be Fri 1/21/04 at the Young Ave Deli.

Then, I will be playing with hiphop group 'The Tunnel Clones' on Fri 1/28/04 at the High Tone Cafe. This groups features a bad ass DJ, Red Eye Jedi.

Stop by and say hello

HOPE BACK FROM EUROPE:GIG HIGHLIGHTS W/ JAMES BROWN & SHAGGY

Well, I'm back from my first trip to Europe and I had a great time. Thanks to everyone who helped me along the way. I will attempt to remember the highlights of my trip and include any websites or info on artists I encountered along the way with some more highlights to come. I had a chance to perform with many exciting artists of all sorts
Nov 4-11: Den Haag and Amsterdam: I played in a couple of salsa and funk jams while I was in town mostly at a small bar called the Pater and a great jam at De Bordelaise.
While I was in Den Haag, I had a chance to record with members of James Brown's band as a guest on Holland funk band, Octave Pussy. What a great name!! Fred Thomas, bass player for JB for over 30 years,came up with the theme of my trip with his song 'Keep Da Funk Alive'.Thanks to Frank from the De Bordelaise for the amazing hook up. Please checkout his website at www.liveatthedebordelaise.com for info on his great live dvds,including my sitin with Winston and Fiends 11/11/04. There will soon be sample video available as soon as I figure out how to make it stream. Soon come.
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So, Antwerpen Belgium was a truly great moment in my life y'all. I was invited to by James Brown's Soul Generals (specifically Jeff Watkins/sax, Keith on guitar and Fred on bass...I'm bad with last names) whom I recorded with the night before in Holland. Well, they were playing a all star psycho full orchestra/choir MTV Euro techno outerspace show called Night of The Proms/
It was a surreal adventure. Some of the other artists on the show included Joe Crocker, Shaggy, John Miles and of course JAMES BROWN. James looked great but played only four tunes, starting with Living in America. But it was still a great thing to witness. I got to even shake hands on his way out. Ohhh....anyways. This night was the night before the last night and there was a wrap party at the Astrid Park Hotel in downtown Antwerpen. Keith and Jeff let me hang at the party with them but I was soon on the stage with the house band. There was a nice size horn section and I jumped in with my alto and flute. Shaggy then grabbed the mic and we did a great Bob Marldey esque jam. I took a short flute solo with some dancehall remix dirty south style you know. After this, we did an intro to Sex Machine and I notced that JB entourage was shuffling about. Right about the beginning of the vocals, I noticed James sitting a table close to my side of the stage wearing a great purple suit with his wfie at his side. So, he eventuall came up to my side of the stage and waved to the crowd. I don't remember if he really sang anything except for the chorus. But we soon came up to the sax solo and he pointed to me and lowered his vocal mic right into the bell of my sax. It was magical and I looked right into his eyes for most of the solo just so that I would not miss a second of this moment. I played a decent solo and he gave me a cool head nod and then went on to jam a little on piano. I had to take a second to compose myself and let the rest of the horn section do their thang. It was great time and I shook James hand once more and said goodnight to him. He hung out a little bit longer and seemed to really enjoy himself. My friends in Holland will soon hook me up with some secret photos that hopefully will capture some good moments. So, I will update the second half of my trip in Europe a little bit later and I will try to scan in some great photos, especially in Barcelona. w
I also went to Amsterdam a couple of times and sat in with Hans Dulfer at Cafe Alto. Hans is Candy Dulfer's father and a great showman/tenor player. I also played a great samba jam on a beach on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

HOPE IN EUROPE NOV 4-24, 2004 (AMSTERDAM AND BEYOND)

Hello from Amsterdam/Den Haag!!! This is my first time in Europe and so far so good. I'm chilling in The Hague (Den Haag) in Holland right now. It's rainy, so I'm getting lots of 'coffee' shop time, but I´m still riding my bike everywhere. I arrived Thurs Nov 4 straight from my Colorado journey (see below) in Amsterdam. I've been mostly hanging with some great people in Den Haag and have been doing jazz/latin/funk/ jams at 'Pater'night club in center of Den Haag. So, I'll be in Europe until Nov 24. If you're around, let me know and I'll come and visit. Press contact for my e-mail address.
I'll be in playing at a funk jam on Sun Nov 7 at ´Pater´, and also I´m going to Cafe Alto on Wed Nov 10 to check out legendary tenor sax man Hans Dulfer (Candy Dulfer's father). I plan to go to Brussels, Paris, and Barcelona before I leave. I appreciate any advice on anything (clubs, food, etc.)

COLORADO MOUNTAIN HIGH 0CT 2004

Well, Colorado was a blast and I thank all of the kind folks for the hospitality. The Mtn Sun show (Thurs Oct 7) was off da chain, da bomb, and all dat!!! Words can´t express my gratitude to Mtn Sun and George Porter, Anders Osbourne, Kyle Hollingsworth SCI, and Zach from STS9 for the amazing jam. Some highlights of the night were 'Take the Power Back'by Rage against the Machine, all of Anders songs and solos were great, and the great beer everywhere. So, hopefully I'll see y'all next year.

Some of the other Colorado shows I played...
Sun Oct 3 Mtn Sun :
GRANDPA MOJO(www.grandpamojo.com).
live trip hop with great trance beats and sublime trumpet/sample man, Chris Hansen(ala late electric Miles)
We played in Boulder at Mtn Sun and Rhumba (my favorite Boulder bar) We did a live broadcast on a pirate station that has to keep on the move (literally) to avoid the FCC cops

SAMBA DENDE(www.sambadende.com)
local traditional samba band with members of Motet and Caberet Diosa on percussion
Mojitos all around. There is a strong and sexy Brazilian community in Boulder and the ladies shake their thang at the Sunday Brunch at Rhumba. I played flute and sax with them a couple of times.

ONDA(www.ondalive.com)
latin jazz/salsa...this band reminded me of Los Platanos (latin side project of DBB). Horns, bad ass percussion, and great lead singer. They played lots of great Tito, Cachao, and Mongo Santamaria tunes. I played flute with them on a couple of gigs at Rhumba and Round Midnight in Boulder.

FUTURE JAZZ PROJECT/DRAGONFLY(www.futurejazzproject.com)
2 Denver neo-soul groove bands that share almost the same members. There's a new souljazz scene starting up in Denver, and local drummer Damien Hines is the man on the scene. He would call me for gigs almost everynight 20 minutes before the downbeat (Denver is 45 minute from my spot in Boulder). The lead singer Dede is smoking and Aaron on guitar (from Zilla), Greg Harris on keys/vibes, and Casey on bass are tight. Pause (sp) the MC was nice too. Jans from the Motet also sings with them time to time. They play every Thurs at Dazzle in downtown Denver.

THE LOST VIRGINIAN'S...I played some funky double sax (alto and soprano) with newcomer, Eric Turner, on the Pearl St. Mall in Boulder on sunny afternoons. Eric is a percussion friend from Charlottesville, VA. Eric used to see me when I was in Baaba Seth, and he was in high school. We never hung out in C-ville, but we had a great time catching up in Boulder. Eric is great photographer also. I'll post some of his photos soon.
I loved the great advice we'd get from the local 'residents'of the mall.

HAIRY APES BMX/SKERIK...I sat with Mike Dillon's band, Hairy Apes BMX at Triology in Boulder. Mike plays percussion for Karl Denson and Garage Tois. Bad ass sax man Skerik opened the show with Mike as a duo. The band then ripped it up and then I joined them on saxand did some sick trading with Skerik. Mike Dillon was stage diving and getting everyone to mosh it up. Shit was great!!

So, I'm definitely coming back sooner than later to Colorado. There are some other shows I did but forgot the details (you know how it is in Colorado). SPECIAL THANKS TO BILL AND AIMEE WELCH-KUNTZ AND TIM AND KEVIN FROM MTN SUN.

OLD NEWS

MOUNTAIN SUN PUB CELEBRATES 11 YEARS

Thursday October 7th, 2004 @ 8:30 PM
Eleven Years of Funky Good Times (we are one louder)
With The Pearl Street All-Stars
Boulder Theater
14th and Pearl
Tickets are $22.50 advance ($19.00 + tax and charges) /21 and over
Tickets available at the Boulder Theater Box Office (303.786.7030) or Baseline Ticketing
http://www.bouldertheater.com/or http://baseline.baselineticketing.com

Hope will take part in The Pearl Street All-Stars featuring members of The Funky Meters and String Cheese Incident to celebrate at Boulder, CO's Moutain Sun Pub.
"It’s that time of year again. In celebration of eleven years of business in Boulder, The Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery will be hosting a night of Funk at the beautiful Boulder Theater to say thanks to the local community for all of their support.
The Pearl Street All-Stars consisting of:

George Porter Jr. (The Funky Meters / Bass),
Kyle Hollingsworth (String Cheese Incident / Keyboards)
Anders Osborne (Sony Entertainment / Guitar),
Hope Clayburn (Deep Banana Blackout / Saxophone)
Zach Velmer (STS9 / Drums)

will rock the house with their combined talents with special emphasis on Funk. Support is to be announced. All proceeds will benefit KGNU 88.5 FM, Boulder County’s only non-profit Community Radio Station. KGNU has served the Boulder and Beyond audience for over 25 years. They are a volunteer powered, listener-supported station with a commitment to diversity in their programming and open door policy. Musical selections come from around the globe and the news & Public Affairs programming looks at local, national and international issues. In addition to the great music and the great cause, the Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery will feature two flavors of their tasty beer, Colorado Kind Ale and Pearl Street Porter, for only $2 per pint all night long! Please call for additional promotional materials and artist interviews:
Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery 1535 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302 303-546-0886

HOPE ON BELGIAN REALITY TV AND FOOD NETWORK (Sep 2004)

So, Hope has been doing some interesting TV performances lately...
in early Sep Hope filmed a Belgian reality show that's tentatively titled 'Wedding Bells in the USA' where soon be to be married couples tour around the USA doing different tasks to hopefully win a free Las Vegas wedding. Hope was a part of an allstar Memphis blues band whose task was to help the couples write a blues tune based on their nuptials. Anyways, the show is watched by 1 million people in a country with only 5 million residents!!! Look out for clips on this site soon

Hope is also briefly featured with FreeWorld on 'Bobby Flay's cooking show' on the Food Network. The show featured the ribs from Memphis and filmed mostly at Blues City Cafe, where Hope plays every Sunday night.

Hope also performed on Memphis station Ch 3 (CBS) on their 'Live from the Peabody' program with FreeWorld.
The show was in partly in honor of Herman Green, local Memphis legend, who will have his own 'note' place on Beale St, an honor reserved for legends like B.B. King. Clips will soon be available.

HOPE AT BONNAROO 2004-SUPERJAM w/ MACEO AND GEORGE PORTER

This story is overdue... but here it is. So, Hope got to join in on this years Bonnaroo festivites as a member of the Superjam. Some notable artists were Maceo Parker (sax for James Brown and Prince), George Porter Jr. (bass for The Meters), Stanton Moore (drums for Galactic), Eric Krasno (guitarist for Soulive) to name a few. Hope got to rip it up on 'Soul Power' with Maceo. So, it was indeed a most memorable affair. There are some awesome shoots of the Superjam, along with more shoots from the Bonnaroo festival at talented photographer, David Vann's website www.davidvannart.com starting at page 5

BAABA SETH REUNION-NELSON COUNTY SUMMER FEST 2004

ALRIGHT...We booked this show a year ago and finally it's here!!! Checkout Hope's first band as they come back together for their favorite festival the Nelson County Summer Festival in Nelson County, VA. It's going to be a blast with world grooves and high energy:

BAABA SETH REUNION
NELSON COUNTY SUMMER FESTIVAL

www.nelsoncountysummerfestival.com
SAT JUNE 26 2004
2 SETS: 2-3PM & 5-6PM
OAK RIDGE ESTATE
US HIGHWAY 29 NELSON COUNTY, VA

NEW ORLEANS JAZZFEST 2004 REVIEW (Apr 29-May 1, 2004)

Sun goes down on the racegrounds...the fun continues
Alright, I made it back from the New Orleans Jazz Fest in one piece. It was a magical time as usual. I made it down on Fri Apr 29 just in time to catch my friend Corey Harris at his performance at the blues tent. To my surprise, he allowed me to get up and sit in on a couple of tunes from his Mali influenced segment of the show. It was incredible to finally play at the actual fairgrounds to such a receptive crowd. That night I got to checkout Ozomatli at the Howlin' Wolf. Saturday at the Fest featured Lenny Kravitz, Branford Marsalis, Macy Gray, and Pancho Sanchez, so it was a great day. That night I caught Buckethead opening for Galactic and then I sat in on sax at the end of the Galactic set, which had the coolest drum solo with Stanton, Joe Russo, and a couple of other guys tag teaming the drums. After Galactic, I made it down to North Mississippi Allstar show at Tipitina's Uptown
North Miss with Stanton on drums, Chris Robinson vocals

They had Stanton Moore, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Chris Robinson from Black Crowes sit in. I sat in on sax on "Love Light" on the encore at 7 am, so it was pretty surreal. Sunday night was mellow and I only made it out to see Anders Osbourne at Rock and Bowl bar and Theresa Anderson sat in. So, it was a perfect end to my short Jazzfest weekend. I hope to see y'all next year.

BACK FROM DA MOON-WHAT 2 DO 4 SPRING? 3/23/04

So, it's been a while since the last update...still recovering from the Jam Cruise. Well, Hope is still kiciking it up in Memphis playing with FreeWorld and Master Blaster. Checkout the dates for the latest. There are tentative plans coming up for some New Orleans Jazzfest grooving, but there's some tough competition this year. Memphis hosts a very cool music festival itself called 'Memphis in May' during the weekend of Fri Apr 30-Sun May 2 with all sorts of mega rockstars and other cool acts, like Chaka Khan, Foo Fighters, and others.

Then there's PRINCE TOUR!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy shit. Those who know Hope know her obsession with the little man in heels and she will be definitely be going especially since it may be his last tour for a while...anyone wanna carpool?
So, anyways, what 2 do 4 spring? Let's go crazy!!!

IN-STORE PERFORMANCE AT CAT'S RECORDS UNION SAT APR 24, 2004 4pm

Come join us at Cat's Records on Union Ave in Memphis on Sat April 24 at 4pm for a special in store performance by Hope and some great local talent to promote her latest CD, 'Report 4 Booty'. Cat's Records (yellow awning) www.catsmusic.com
1569 Union Ave Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: (901) 274-2287

OLD NEWS

HOPE TO JOIN JAMCRUISE II JAN 10-14,2004

Ft. Lauderdale-Nassau Bahammas-Key West

www.jamcruise.com

Hope will be a special guest on the most unique musical event for jambands in a long time. Twelve bands and DJ's and less than 1000 lucky attendees will be setting sail on Saturday January 10th from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and visiting the island of Nassau in the Bahamas as well as the United States' southernmost city, Key West. While at sea festival attendees will enjoy multiple shows from almost every artist on board at one of the Regal Empress' three venues, including a full day of music at sea. With no curfew in international waters, late night bands will be free to stretch themselves 'til the sun rises on the horizon if they please.
Some of the bands performing include Galactic, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and Karl Denson among many talented bands. Don't miss your chance to experience this musical voyage.

MOUNTAIN SUN PUB CELEBRATES TEN YEARS

Friday, November 21st @ 8:30 PM
A Decade of Funky Good Times Anniversary Benefit
With The Pearl Street All-Stars
Boulder Theater
14th and Pearl
Tickets are $20 advance ($16.67 + tax and charges) /21 and over
Tickets available at the Boulder Theater Box Office (303.786.7030) or SCI Ticketing
SCI Ticketing goes on-sale Friday, October 17th at 10:00 AM MST

Hope will take part in The Pearl Street All-Stars featuring members of The Funky Meters and String Cheese Incident to celebrate at Boulder, CO's Moutain Sun Pub.
"A Decade of Funky Good Times" is a bash to benefit KGNU 88.5. In celebration of ten years of business in Boulder, The Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery will be hosting a night of Funk at the beautiful Boulder Theater to say thanks to the local community for all of their support.

The Pearl Street All-Stars consisting of:
George Porter Jr. (The Funky Meters / Bass)
Kyle Hollingsworth (String Cheese Incident / Keyboards)
, Melvin Sparks (Blue Note / Guitar)
Hope Clayburn (Deep Banana Blackout / Saxophone)
Joe Russo (Benevento/Russo Duo / Drums)

Kicking off the event will be up & coming funk groove group called Benevento/Russo Duo with Marco Benevento and Joe Russo
All proceeds will benefit KGNU 88.5 FM, Boulder County's only non-profit Community Radio Station. KGNU has served the Boulder and Beyond audience for over 25 years. They are a volunteer powered, listener-supported station with a commitment to diversity in their programming and open door policy. Musical selections come from around the globe and the news & Public Affairs programming looks at local, national and international issues. In addition to the great music and the great cause, the Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery will feature two flavors of their tasty beer, Colorado Kind Ale and Pearl Street Porter, for only $1 per pint all night long!
Here are the details:

MASTER BLASTER-EVERY WEDNESDAY-FLYING SAUCER MEMPHIS,TN

FLYING SAUCER PUB
130 Peabody (across from Peabody Place)
Downtown Memphis, TN
phone (901)523-7468
showtime 8pm-12am
21 and up

Hope has joined up with some fine Memphis musicians for her latest ensemble, Master Blaster. The band plays a mixture of original Afrobeat/Reggae/Soul with a diverse repetoire of tunes by artists like Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, and Fela Kuti among others.

The current lineup features:
Hope (sax,vox,flute), Dan Eppel (guitar), Richard Cushing (bass), Brian Overstreet(guitar), and Jim Britt(drums).
Join them every Wednesday as the Flying Saucer presents their Brewery Night with the area's largest collection of micro-brews from around the world.

'REPORT 4 BOOTY' NEW CD FOR SALE NOW!!

It's official folks...the new 2nd Booty Battalion CD, Report 4 Booty is finally available for sale online. So, don't delay and get a copy today. Special guests include poet Nikki Giovanni and musical magnet,Corey Harris. Click on the links below for online ordering. Please spread the word to all and thanks for your support.

2nd Booty Battalion online stores
HOMEGROWN MUSIC NETWORK-Hope's store

CD BABY Online music-Hope's store

LAST MINUTE FLOYD FEST APPEARANCE 8/16/03

So, Hope made it down to Floyd, VA for a last minute set on the main stage at the 2003 Floyd Fest Sat Aug 16.2003 with the 2nd Booty Battalion and special guests The African Showboyz, The Kusun Ensemble, Cactus from Granola Funk Express(GFE), and Genesis from True Sound of Blacksburg, VA. The African Showboyz entertained the crowd with some fire eating and things with broken glass that you see to believe. Hope joined up with GFE and True Sound on Fri night for some uplifting late night jamming. So, thanks to all y'all in Floyd for joining us for such a special event. See you next year?

BOOTY BATTALION ROCKIN' AT STEPPIN' OUT

Well, we had a blast at Blacksburg, VA's Steppin' Out festival this year. It all seemed to go by so quickly. The band was joined by Kris Hodges (Floyd Fest organizer) on drums. Highlights of the day were performances by two amazing ensembles from Ghana, The African Show Boys and The Kusun ensemble among others from the day's amazing lineup.
The Booty Battalion had the pleasure of being joined by master drummer, Abate from Kusun Ensemble and George Penn from True Sound for an uplifiting set. The Steppin Out set was followed by a blowout afterparty with the Booty Battalion and True Sound at Baylee's Cafe. We were joined by The African Show Boys for a slamming and floor shaking performance, including some fire-eating by on the Boys. Thanks to all that came and supported this wonderful cultural affair.

ETC trio: Eppel,Taylor,Clayburn TRIO: World Jazz from Memphis...ONE LOVE CAFE(story added 7/14/03)

I am excited to be involved with some innovative musicians I have recently encountered in Memphis.

Dan Eppel(guitar)hails originally from South Africa, but has recently returned to Memphis via Boston. He brings with him original compositions from his Afro-beat/samba jazz ensemble, BOYTJIE.

We also are pleased to be joined by multi-instrumentalist Paul Taylor(tablas, washtub bass, sorted percussion)...this guy is something else, for real.
We are now the house band at One Love Juice Bar on Sunday to provide a pleasant atmosphere and bring support to this community inspired creation.

Come join us on Sunday's for a Soul Vegetarian Brunch at Memphis'only African/Soul inspried vegetarian cafe and juice bar:

ONE LOVE ORGANIC JUICE BAR

2158 Central Ave Memphis (connected to the Midtown Food COOP off of Cooper)
phone 901-722-7878
brunch 11am-3pm; music 12pm-2:30pm

jazz/reggae/other...From Coltrane to Stevie

bring your own beer and wine (mimosas/bloody mary's encouraged)

HOPE PLAYS WITH FREEWORLD AND OTHER STUFF FROM MEMPHIS(story added 6/20/03)

Well folks, I apologize for being so slack lately with the updates...my computer sucks. For those of you who care, I'm still kicking it up. This time I'm residing in Memphis for atleast the summer and I've already found some great cats to jam with. In particular, you can find me rocking out with Memphis funkers, Freeworld
. We play a cool mixture of originals and covers to keep the bootays shaking. Here's a brief list of some of the shows we have coming up in the Memphis area:

Fri 6/20 BLUES CITY CAFE Beale St. Memphis; 11:00pm-3:00am

Sat 6/21 FLYING SAUCER PUB (Across from Peabody Place) Memphis; 9:30pm-1:30am

Sun 6/22 BLUES CITY CAFE Beale St. Memphis; 10:45pm-3am (EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT)

Tues 6/24 SPORTS PUB Park St. (East Gate mall);(Kaleidoscope: acoustic Freeworld tribute); 10:30pm-2am (EVERY TUES NIGHT)

You can also see me at random stuff around town, including sit-ins at B.B. Kings club on Beale St. on Saturdays and Issac Hayes club in Peabody Place sometimes on Sat and Sun nights. There's some cool stuff happening in Memphis and I'm trying to make the most of my time here...so, come on down and say howdy.

BOOTY BATTALION CD COMING SOON!!!!(I promise)(story added 6/20/03)

I'm working like a slave to finish up the CD for the fall, but keep an eye out for an electronic store coming soon to buy your copy online. There will be a limited pressing, so don't delay. Lookout for CD parties sprouting up around the world and online video footage of sorid acts.

STEPPIN' OUT...BLACKSBURG, VA FEST WITH THE BOOTY Sat 8/2/03(story added 6/20/03)

The Booty Battalion will be coming back to the Blacksburg, VA to perform at the wonderful STEPPIN' OUT music event that takes place the weekend of Fri 8/1/03 and Sat 8/2/03. We are slated for Sat and more details will be forthcoming. For more info go to www.dylanlockeproductions.com (Dylan Locke Productions0
We will also perform that night at Baylee's Cafe with local funk/hip-hop tribe Tru Sound.

HOPE'S JAZZFEST 2003 REVIEW part I (story added 6/20/03)

OOP'S...I totally forgot to post my journal from this years New Orleans Jazzfest...but better late than never. So, here we go: Fri 4/25 (Early night)Checked out Corey Harris and Henry Butler at TwiRopa/(late)saw Ozomatli at Howlin Wolf

Sat 4/26 (early) played in Everyone Orchestra at Howlin Wolf with Derek Trucks,Colonel Bruce,DBB horns & Fuzz/(mid late night)Jammed with Melvin Sparks Donald Harrison Jr., Will Bernard,Joe Russo, and Bobby Watley at Howlin Wolf/(too late)jammed with Karl Denson's Tiny Uni at Tipitina's/ (stupid late night/morning) played with Umphree's McGee and Carlos Washington at Howlin Wolf

Sun 4/27 (early night)played with Fred Wesley Allstars at Jimmy's Nightclub with Fred Wesley,Adam Diech,Sam Kinninger,and Bonearama/(latenight)jammed with The Duo (Joe Russo and Marco Benevento), OM Trio, and Will Bernard at The Blue Nile

Mon 4/28 (latenight)played with Stanton Moore,Mercurio,Mike Dillon,Donald Harrison jr, Robert Walter, and Melvin Sparks

More detailed reviews and the more show listings to come.

OLD NEWS

MORE STUFF DURING THE FEST (4/26-3/2/03)

So, here it is folks...Hope's tentative Jazzfest schedule. These are the already booked shows, but Hope will most likely join in on some random stuff, so keep a lookout.

Sat 4/26 Everyone Orchestra at Howlin Wolf 9-1am

Wed 4/30 A Tribute to The Music Of King Curtis.
Jimmy's Music Club
8200 Williow St New Orleans La.
Doors are 9:00 show will be 10:00.
Lineup is Tim Green on Sax,Melvin Sparks(Guitar),Justin Walace(Bass),Joe Russo(Drums),Marco Benevento(Hammond Organ)
plus Special Guests(including Hope)
Purchase tickets at www.casadefunk.musictoday.com
or by phone 1-800-594-TIXX information at www.jimmysmusicclub.com

Thurs 5/1 Old Points Bar (more info to come) jam with Melvin Sparks and many more 9-1am

Thursday May 1 The Motet w/ Hope at the Funky Butt latenight (2 am start)

Friday May The Motet w/ Hope at Jimmy's Music Club Late Nite with Garaj Mahal

There will be more specific info very soon.

HOPE TO JOIN EVERYONE ORCHESTRA AT NEW ORLEANS JAZZFEST (APR 26,2003)

Howlin’ Wolf – Saturday, April 26

Hope will take part in the 'Everyone Orchestra'
,a revolving cast of stellar musicians. Here's just a few folks on the New Orleans roster:
Derek Trucks DTB (guitar)/Colonel Bruce Hampton (guitar, mandolin)/Kofi Burbridge DTB (keys)/ Fuzz DBB (guitar)/Bryan Smith DBB (trombone)/Rob Sommerville DBB (tenor sax)/ Matt Butler (Jambay and EO founder(drums, percussion))

Traditionally, the orchestra tends to pull participants from bands in the area - be they local or those passing through on tour. But every show is a benefit gig, giving back to environmentally conscience groups, particularly those concerning the conservation of forests. Stay tuned for more info.

HOPE GETS CULTURE (3/26/03)

Hope joined legendary reggae band Culuture featuring Joseph Hill last Wed 3/26/03 at Baylee's in Blacksburg for some saxophone on there classic tune 'It's no Shame'. Much respect for sharing the stage. Lookout for possible tour in the summer.

ALMOST FINISHED w/ DA BOOTY (4/2/03)

Hope wrapped up mixing on the new 2nd Booty Battalion CD this past week (3/26-4/3) in Blacksburg, VA at Real2Reel studios. Nikki Giovanni and Corey Harris added some flava to the mix. Thanks to Rick at Real2Reel for letting Hope invade the space. Tentative release 9/23/03.

HOPE TO APPEAR SOMEWHERE AT NEW ORLEANS JAZZFEST (APR 26,2003-May 3, 2003)

Well y'all, it looks like Hope will be making the rounds at the Fest this year. There's a bunch of tentative stuff like stuff with the Motet and stuff with Marco Benevento and Joe Russo in the works most likely for May 1-3. So, check back for more detail on the stuff.

HOPE CLAYBURN'S 2ND BOOTY BATTALION!!! (3/25/03-3/29/03)

The Band Formerly known as
Hope Clayburn's Big Black Booty

Check it out y'all!! The Booty Battalion returns to their old stomping grounds. Come to Virginia to see what's up. Here's a brief list of what's coming up:
Tues 3/25/03 GEORGE TURNER QUARTET w/ Hope
Michael's Bistro on the UVA Corner
Thurs 3/27/03GEORGE TURNER QUARTET w/ Hope
Bogart's in Richmond, VA
Fri 3/28/03 HOPE CLAYBURN'S 2ND BOOTY BATTALION
Baylee's Cafe in Blacksburg,VA
Sat 3/29/03 HOPE CLAYBURN'S 2ND BOOTY BATTALION
Pine Tavern in Floyd, VA
Check shows page for more info. Hope Clayburn's 2nd Booty Battalion homepage

WHAT'S YOU BEEN DOING??? (an overview of March 2003)

So, I've been pretty slack with the site lately, but here's an overview of what I've been doing throughout March:
1. Played with The Motet for a week or so in Colorado (2/27-3/7/03)
2. Played pre-Theory of Everything jam (3/10/03)in Boulder, CO at the new Southern Sun with Tye North (bass)/Ross Martin (guitar)/Christian Teal(drums)
3. Played jam at Matt Murphy's in Boston with Jeff Scott of Miracle Orchestra/Club D'elf, straight off the plane from CO
4. Played some random latin jazz jam at Wally's in Boston with some bad ass Cuban drummer named Maylo(sp?)
5. Played with Los Platanos in Norwalk, CT on Fri 3/21/03
6. Played with Nicole Nelson Band in Boston on Sat 3/22/03
So, that's what I did I think. It's all such a blur, but thanks to all of those musicians for letting me jam with y'all.

OLD NEWS

SABADO means SATURDAY (Feb 1, 2003)

It's been an extra,extra productive weekend down here in Blacksburg,VA as Hope and the crew put some finishing touches on the new 2nd Booty Battalion CD. We were joined by some amazing special guests in the studio...

Corey Harris
came by to help out with soulful blues vocals and guitar

Vladimir Espinoza (percussion)from latin ensembleSolazo
dazzeled us with his 3 bata drum beats straight from Cuba and some precision congas, bongos, and shakere.

Mike Kirby (guitar) formerly of Yams from Outer Space
added some of his amazing chops

Chris Hodges (percussion) father,VA musician and promoter of Floyd Fest

For more, checkout the 2nd Booty Battalion homepage

PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE!!!
by Ty Brady of the days events. Thanks to Heather Krantz and Danica Mingee with helping out with babysitting.

HOPE BRINGS THE BARI TO BIO RITMO
(Feb 1, 2003)

Oh yeah, Hope then took time out to join her friends from Richmond,VA salsa band Bio Ritmo on bari sax at Baylee's that night. She also reconnected with their trumpet player and former Baaba Seth member, Tim Lett, after 2 years. Tim came down to the studio after the show to put some hot trumpet on the CD.