INSTRUMENTS: 

Drums, Percussion

MUSICAL STYLES:

Jazz, Rock, Funk, Soul

  • PERFORMED / RECORDED with: 
  • *Little Richard
  • *Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes)
  • *Joey Ramone (The Ramones)
  • *Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd)
  • *Stiv Bators (Dead Boys)
  • *The Throbs (Geffen Records)
  • *Dick Wagner (Lou Reed, Alice Cooper)
  • *Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys)
  • *Richie Ranno (Starz)
  • *John Sinclair (MC5, White Panther Party)
  • *Camus (Atlantic Records)
  • *Dita Von Teese (Playboy)
  • *Shim Sham Revue Burlesque
  • *Dukes Of Dixieland
  • *Duke Heitger (Squirrel Nut Zippers)
  • *Tim Laughlin's New Orleans All-Stars
  • *Evan Christopher       
  • *Storyville Stompers
  • *Steamboat Natchez
  • *Palm Court Jazz Band                                                                                                                      

 

BANDLEADER / MUSICAL DIRECTOR:

  • 2005 - Bustout Burlesque
  • 1999 - 2004- Shim Shamettes / Shim Sham Revue Burlesque
  • 1999 - 2001- Port of New Orleans Jazz Band

 

DISCOGRAPHY:  

  • 2013- Matthew Piazzi & The Debonairs - "Meet The Debonairs" (Hi-Fi Sound) CD
  • 2011- Burlesque (Seductive Music for a New Burlesque Style) - (Halidon Music Italy) CD
  • 2007- Rick Trolsen - "Sunrise On Bourbon Street" (Lort Records) CD
  • 2007- 3 Manisha -  "Late Lunch" (Muzurka Music) CD
  • 2006- NYC Blues Devils -  “Hell Yeah” (Hyperspace Records) CD
  • 2006- Rick Trolsen -  “New Orleans Lullaby” (Lort Records) CD
  • 2005- Tim Laughlin -  “Live in Germany” (Gentilly Records) CD
  • 2003- Richard Scott & Friends -  “The Gypsy Drag” (Muzurka Music) CD
  • 2002- Ronnie Magri & his New Orleans Jazz Band “Shim Sham Revue” (Jubilee Music) CD
  • 2002- Sweet Kathleen’s Jazz Band -  “Traditional New Orleans Jazz” CD
  • 1997- Camus - “Sins of the Father” (Atlantic Records ) CD
  • 1991- The Throbs -  “The Language of Thieves and Vagabonds” (Geffen Records) CD
  • 1985- Sweet Pain (Combat Records) LP
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TELEVISION / VIDEO:

  • 2013- Stripper Housewife! Burlesque Routines & Recipes w/ Peekaboo Point [DVD] Dance World New York
  • 2009- Chaz Royal Presents: Burlesque Vivo "The Pink Suite" Italian DVD-Rom in 3D 
  • 2009- Honey & Spice - Sensual & Fierce Burlesque with Jo Weldon [DVD] Dance World New York
  • 2009- Striptease for Burlesque, Exotic Dance & Every Day with Jo Weldon [DVD] Dance World New York
  • 2009- Silk & Feather - Burlesque Fan Dance with Jo Weldon [DVD] Dance World New York
  • 2006- “Sexual Healing” (Showtime TV)
  • 2005- “Forty Deuce” (Bravo TV)
  • 2003-  “The Nightlife That Was”  (WYES TV New Orleans)
  • 2002- ‘Freeride with Greta Gaines (Oxygen Network)
  • 2001-  “It’s Burlesque” (A&E Television)
  • 1997-  Camus- “You Who” (MTV) 
  • 1991-  The Throbs- “Come Down Sister” (MTV, Much Music)

 

BOOKS:

Ronnie Magri is a source in the following books:

  • 2010- The Burlesque Handbook by Jo Weldon (Harper Collins Publishers) 
  • 2006- Burlesque & the Art of the Teese by Dita Von Teese (Harper Collins Publishers)
  • 2004- Burlesque and the New Bump -n- Grind by Michelle Baldwin (Speck Press)

 

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:

2000 Offbeat Magazine "Best of the Beat" Award Winner for "Best Emerging Traditional Jazz Band" as leader of the "The Port of New Orleans Jazz Band".

2002 Offbeat Magazine "Best of the Beat" Award nominee for "Best Album by a Louisiana Artist" and "Best Emerging Band."  Ronnie Magri & his New Orleans Jazz Band.

2002 Big Easy Award nominee for "Best Traditional Jazz Band".  Ronnie Magri & his New Orleans Jazz Band. 

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Press ~ Reviews

"Magri shuffles, struts, and swings with understatement and slushy propulsion... And his slower beats could corrupt youth.".

Modern Drummer Magazine

Upcoming Events

Previous events

Dances Of Vice: The Deco Ball New York-Paris-Havana

The Harmonie Club, 4 E 60th St, New York, New York

  Trot your foxes out to The Deco Ball, where a heady brew of jazz, dance, fine dining and delectation will stir your senses as you traverse a trio of cities infamous for their Art Deco style: New York, Paris, and Havana.

Nov14

BurlyCon 2015 Guest Of Honor & Workshop

BurlyCon 2015 Guest Of Honor & Workshop, Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center, Seattle, Washington

Along with being this year’s Guest Of Honor, Ronnie will be hosting a series of workshops over the course of the convention titled “Risqué Rhythms – Working With Music in Burlesque”. He’ll be sharing pointers & advice for dancing and working with live music, as well as working with pre-recorded music for shows and acts. Discussions including: “owning” your act with original music, choosing the right music for your performance, how song keys and tempos can affect your act, working with different genres of music (jazz, latin, rhythm & blues, rock…), and more. Plus, tips and lessons passed on to him from the striptease queens, comedians, and musicians from the Golden Age of Burlesque.

All classes are located in the Mercer Room and are 60 minutes followed by Q&A.

Nov13

BurlyCon 2015 Guest Of Honor & Workshop

BurlyCon 2015 Guest Of Honor & Workshop, Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center, Seattle, Washington

Along with being this year’s Guest Of Honor, Ronnie will be hosting a series of workshops over the course of the convention titled “Risqué Rhythms – Working With Music in Burlesque”. He’ll be sharing pointers & advice for dancing and working with live music, as well as working with pre-recorded music for shows and acts. Discussions including: “owning” your act with original music, choosing the right music for your performance, how song keys and tempos can affect your act, working with different genres of music (jazz, latin, rhythm & blues, rock…), and more. Plus, tips and lessons passed on to him from the striptease queens, comedians, and musicians from the Golden Age of Burlesque.

All classes are located in the Mercer Room and are 60 minutes followed by Q&A.

Nov13

Ronnie Magri DJ Set BurlyCon 2015 Dance Event: Mystical Menagerie

BurlyCon 2015 DJ Set, Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center, Seattle, Washington

BurlyCon Dance Party – Mystical Menagerie
You are cordially invited to join the most magical evening of BurlyCon! Get groovy in the grotto! Unleash your inner unicorn! Frolic with the faeries! Swim with the mer-people! Get ready to show your tale. The slipper doesn’t drop when the clock strikes twelve, the party goes until 1:30am.

No matter your species, bits and tits must be covered in the hotel at all times. DJ Ronnie Magri will be weaving his musical magic all night.  There will be a photo area to capture the glamour.

Date: Friday, 10pm-1:30am
Where: Crystal A-C
What to Expect: Come dressed in your finest, most fantastical mystical attire. Must keep boobies and booties covered! Come ready to dance! A bar will be provided by the hotel.

The 10th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party

The 10th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party, Governors Island, New York, New York

Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Islands. I'll be drumming for Gelber & Manning (traditional jazz, vaudeville music & songs from the turn of the century)

Advance General Admission tickets start at $35

Dances Of Vice - Mods vs Rockers DJ Set

Dances Of Vice - Mods vs Rockers DJ Set, 420 Park Ave, New York, New York

  It's Vespas vs Tritons, mop tops vs pompadours, sharkskin vs leather in this celebratory face off between Mods and Rockers this July 4th at the Gansevoort Park Rooftop.  Soak in three sun-kissed levels of open air terraces, classic cocktails, beach cabanas, cotton candy, go-go girls and BBQ. Live music includes the sounds of Banda Magda. I'll be DJing rare groove n' 50s & 60s Soul, Funk, Ye-Ye, Brazilian Beats and Cinematic Raunchiness! No Cover!

Free

Late Night DJ set

Liberty Belle Extravaganza Late Night DJ Set w/ Go-Go Dancing!, Hudson Terrace 621 W46th Street, New York, New York

  The Liberty Belle Extravaganza returns this July 4th for another year of patriotic frivolity! We’re taking over two floors of the HUDSON TERRACE (including rooftop and terrace) with 40 performers (incl. 5 bands), with breathtaking views of the Hudson River, Jersey, and The Intrepid!! So wrap yourself up in stars n stripes and join us for a fourth of July spectacular!!  

$25-$35

The 10th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party

The 10th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party, Governors Island, New York, New York

Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Islands. I'll be drumming for Gelber & Manning (traditional jazz, vaudeville music & songs from the turn of the century)

Advance General Admission tickets start at $35

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