LAZWELL

Lantz Lazwell is a larger-than-life figure. He’s part guitar hero, part comic book character, part international man of mystery. When fronting his band, LAZWELL, you’ll never find him deeper in his element. Audiences have no choice but to throw caution to the wind as LAZWELL leads the way through a multi-layered, poly-textural labyrinth of funky, bluesy, rock ‘n soul. Captivating jamming is only part of the equation for LAZWELL. The stylishly-attired frontman commands the stage with the charisma of a natural-born performer.

LAZWELL grabs hold like a purple-feathered boa constrictor, delving into unexpected regions of funk, soul, blues and jam rock. LAZWELL manages to balance a “man of the people” vibe while also seeming like an alien from the soul planet. Once his band gets cookin’, they are a downright dance floor killah! The sonic voodoo takes flight as they slay reinvented covers and make you fall you in love with their remarkably fresh originals. There’s a certain grittiness at play here which has a primal sensuality to it that is more than enough to awaken your pleasure centers.

Lantz Lazwell has shared the stage with such greats as George Clinton, Bernie Worrel (Talking Heads), Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction), Angelo Moore and Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) and The Neville Brothers. He recently cut a swath through the New Orleans Jazz Festival’s late-night scene, jamming with heavy hitters including DJ Logic, Robert Walter (The Greyboy Allstars), Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident) and Eddie Roberts (New Mastersounds). Some of that energy will definitely be evident on the Crazy Horse stage where he is very much at home after countless performances including New Year’s Eve many moons ago.