Lettuce Cook: 30 Years Of Funk With Eric “Benny” Bloom

I sat down with trumpet virtuoso Eric “Benny” Bloom to celebrate 30+ years of the legendary funk band, Lettuce. This band has been very important to my live music experience over the years, at different chapters of my life. We talk about their new album 'Cook', why modern concert etiquette is dead (stop yapping!), the golden era of Brooklyn Bowl, and that time I ran into New York Knicks legend John Starks at a Lettuce show in 2013... or sometime around then.

Whether you're a jazz nerd or just here for the vibes, Benny breaks down the discipline required to keep a band together for three decades and why they are finally releasing a cookbook.

🍷 DRINK THE WINE: https://www.bennyandzoidselections.com/
🍳 GET THE RECIPES: https://www.lettucefunk.com/
🎶 STREAM 'COOK': http://lettuce.ffm.to/cook

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro: Trumpet Player or A**hole?
1:11 - International Touring: Japan vs. Germany
3:20 - 33 Years of Lettuce: How they stay together
5:25 - The Golden Era of Brooklyn Bowl
7:37 - The John Starks & Knicks Connection
9:18 - Modern Concert Etiquette: STOP YAPPING
13:10 - The Lettuce Berklee Scholarship
18:30 - Trumpet Technique & Influences
21:30 - Ranking the Best Horn Sections (Tower of Power, P-Funk)
27:30 - The 'Cook' Album & Hip-Hop Roots
31:20 - Why Lettuce Released a Cookbook
36:20 - Benny & Zoid: The Lettuce Wine Brand
40:00 - Food Rant: Denver vs. LA Dining
47:20 - The Legend of Bowlive & Pete Shapiro's Tequila
51:10 - 5 Bands Benny is Listening To Right Now

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