Muffuletta
New Orleans Funk Quartet


Band Description
Muf... ful...... huh?

What the *&$^% does that word mean?

Muffuletta. Pronounced moo-ful-LET-la. Or moo-ful-LOT-ta. Or muff-ful-LET-ta, depending on what neighborhood you're from.
 
It's a sandwich that's strictly indigenous to New Orleans, popular with locals and visitors alike. In some neighborhoods, it's also a reference to a certain smokable herb. In other words, it's tasty, fat, sloppy, and it just might take a little spin across the dance floor with your mind and invite your body to follow. All of which makes it not a half-bad name for a band whose music is based in the sumptuous soul of the Crescent City.

Muffuletta is the brainchild of keyboardist and New Orleans expatriate Joshua Paxton, an evangelical exponent of the pianistic preachings of Professor Longhair and James Booker. His stint as a fixture of the New Orleans music scene included protracted tenures with the Wild Magnolias and the Cosmic Krewe, regular appearances at the legendary Piano Night at Tipitina's, and frequent collaborations with numerous other Big Easy notables including Dr. John, Henry Butler, and assorted Nevilles, Meters, and Marsalises.