Nawlins Funk Band

Drummer David Clive a veteran of the New York music scene for over twenty years.
He has performed and/or recorded with the following artists:
Iguazu, The Impalas, Paquito D’Rivera, Slide Hampton, Hawaiian Express, Sound
of Infinity, The Blues Club and The Wolf Pack, to name a few.
David attended Berklee College of Music and earned a Masters in Music at The Manhattan School of Music. His experience as a drummer and leader bring passion, taste and life to the music of The Nawlins Funk Band.

Guitarist John Putnam has been performing blues for over 30 years, fronting his own trios and quartets as singer/guitarist since 1989. Having moved to New York from Boston, Mr. Putnam is proud to be performing with a variety of acts from the area including his own Blues Party as well as The Real Stomin' Norman, The Nawlins Funk Band and others. John is also pleased to have performed with many local bands including Sly Geralds, Pamela Betti and the Bluebloods, "Diamond" Joe Siddons, Black Cat Bone. During his career, Mr. Putnam has been a studio arranger and guitarist, teacher, lounge pianist, and soundtrack composer for TV (WBZ Boston, WGBH Boston) and radio (WERS, WGBH). Recently two of John's commissioned pieces have been played at the last three graduations for Harvard and MIT. But the constant throughout his career has been playing the blues ... John has opened for such luminaries as Roy Buchanan, Bonnie Raitt, George Benson, John Lee Hooker, Duke Robilliard, John Mayall, Johnny Copeland, James Montgomery, James Cotton, Eddy Clearwater.

Saxophonist Tom Pascal started his career as a drummer vocalist in local NY groups. He then made a major switch to alto and soprano saxophone, as well as tenor and flute. Tom is a versatile instrumentalist who has appeared at many venues such as the Meadowlands, Westbury Music Fair and the Garden State Arts Center with jazz, R&B, and Pop artists such as Roy Ayers, Barbara Harris and the Capris. Tom adds his talents to the Nawlins Funk Band on tenor sax, vocals and percussion.

Vocalist Lindsay Pinzino joined the Nawlins Funk Band in the Fall of 2004. Lindsay graduated from Loyola University, New Orleans with a B.A. in Vocal performance. During her six years stay in New Orleans, she sang at many popular Jazz & Blues Clubs as well singing lead vocals in a house band for one of the Crescent City's favorite music venues off of Bourbon street. Lindsay moved back to New York in 2000. She joined up with several well established local bands, performing in many of NY's popular music venues. In late 2001, she became lead vocalist for a popular NY cover/wedding band "Out of the Blue" with whom she still performs with on a regular basis.

Pianist Frank Antico has performed with a wide variety of Jazz, Rock,
Pop and Blues artists. Frank has shared the stage with Jaco Pastorius, TM
Stevens, Victor Bailey and Fernando Saunders to name but a few.

Bassist Albert Casado has played in a variety of Blues, R & B, Funk,
Rock, Folk and Country Bands. Albert adds his great vocal talent to the band. Mr.
Casado lays down a solid groove on the Bass.

Guitarist/vocalist Bob Petrocelli has many years of experience in a wide variety of
musical styles. Bob has performed with acts ranging from doo wop to free jazz
over the last 4 decades. Currently, in addition to the Nawlins Funk Band, Bob is
guitarist for Fountainbleu recording artist Robert Charels and works as a freelance
guitarist, bass player and keyboard player, performing regularly with a number of groups. Bob was a Music Major at Hofstra University, and was part of the Village rock scene of the mid ‘60s. During the 70’s and 80’s, he worked as a sideman for a wide variety of local and touring acts as well as groups performing original material and composed and recorded music for radio and other commercial spots. Since the early 90s, Bob has been involved with a number of roots and R&B oriented groups.