By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers   Published Jul 11, 2011 at 1:38 PM

New Orleans drummer Stanton Moore brings his trio to Turner Hall Ballroom Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.

Moore – who helped found the New Orleans-based essential funk band Galactic – is a dedicated drummer and performer especially connected to the city, its culture and collaborative spirit.

Moore has appeared on Corrosion of Conformity’s In the Arms of God, Irma Thomas’ After the Rain, Robert Walter’s Super Heavy Organ, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) and Boots Riley’s Street Sweeper Social Club, Will BernarDiane Birch’s Bible Belt, Alec Ounsworth’s (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) Mo Beauty.

He works with an ever-evolving cast of musicians, including John Scofield, Karl Denson, George Porter, Jr., and Leo Nocentelli of the Meters, Charlie Hunter, Warren Haynes, John Medeski and Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin and Wood, Donald Harrison Jr.,Dr. Lonnie Smith, Dr. John, Tab Benoit, Robert Walter, the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, among others.

Tickets are $20 and go on sale Friday, July 15 at noon.