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[FUNDING COMPLETE] New Orleans-born Craig “Sparky” Klein received his first trombone at the age of six from his musician uncle, Gerry Dallmann. His formal musical training began in grade school, under the guidance of Papa Jac Assunto, founder of the Dukes of Dixieland. After college graduation, his professional musical career began in 1979 when he started playing with a traditional New Orleans brass band, meeting and playing with some of the New Orleans greats, such as Kid Sheik Colla, Father Al Lewis, Danny Barker, Chester Zardis, Frog Joseph, and many more.
Craig’s extensive experience includes work with bands such as the Storyville Stompers, Olympia Brass Band, the O’Jays, George Porter Jr., the New Orleans Nightcrawlers, the Leroy Jones Quintet, Dave Bartholomew, Wardell Quezergue, and Harry Connick Jr. He currently can be seen around town and on the road with the Bonerama, the Storyville Stompers, the New Orleans Nightcrawlers and with Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show.
After the flood in 2005, Craig and friends decided 
that the best way to ensure the return of local musicians was to help them gut their flood-damaged homes and the Arabi Wrecking Krewe was born. Putting his own home repair on hold for a year, Craig and krewe cleaned, gutted and repaired a large number of homes allowing many musicians to return more quickly and bring their music home.
This new CD will be his first solo effort since New Orleans Trombonisms, which was released in 2004. It will be a mixture of original songs and covers and will include some of the more notable talent in New Orleans.
THR is excited to be able to help this multi-talented artist – and all around good guy – make to his latest musical vision a reality.
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Name the CD Contest!
Use the comments below to suggest a title for Craig’s new CD! If Craig decides to use one of the suggestions below, the author of the chosen title will receive a signed copy of the new CD. If the author is also a contributor to the project, there will be a to-be-determined special prize awarded. Keep an eye on this space for the special prize announcement!
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Opened September 9, 2010
My suggestion is:
“No Bones About It”
Here’s the winner: “I swear Im not William H Macy”
Or just “No Bones”
Baked & Deboned
Bone Marrow
“The Hand Bone’s Connected to the Trombone”
Bone Of Contention
Give The Cat A Bone
T-Bone Stake
Boning Up
“Live From Dallas”
(a guy can dream, right?)
“Craigory Does Dallas”? :-)
Bonecrawler
bones through the ages…………
bones around town…………..
bones around new orleans………
bones of songs past and present…….
bone diggers area……..
Trombosis
That’s not a bone in my pocket, I’m just glad to see you.
C’est si bone!
Sparkys Songs
Barry, I swear I thought of “Sparky Sings”!!!
Biography in Brass
Funk, Friends & Bone
One Swinging Bone
Horn of Bone
Who Dat Bone
Who Dat Brass
Swinging the Funk
Alright in Nola
All That Brass
Bone Dat
‘Best Sex You Never Had’
or
‘Best Bone You Never Had’
I am thrilled Craig is doing this! He is the hardest working musician! YAY Craig!
That’s a long name for a CD, Ann!
With a Little Help from my Friends
Passing Some Good Bone with Y’all
CRAIGORY!
Hearts and Bones
Bone Density
Bad to the Bone
Bone Temps
Throw Me A Bone
Trombonisms II
Trombonisms, the Sequel
Trombonisms Strikes Back
Son of Trombonisms
T2
Revenge of Trombonisms
Bride of Trombonisms
Trombonisms Rides Again
Gamera vs. Trombonisms
Beneath the Planet of Trombonisms
Bone sweet bone
Live in Denver
remember…..to be considered for the special prize….be a contributor to this project!
Craig Klein Project