With the deep and mesmerizing magic his hometown of New Orleans is known for, as well as the trademark Crescent City knack for cooking up sizzling amalgams of roots music styles, guitarist and singer Walter “Wolfman” Washington prowls the greater realms of the blues and beyond with a predator’s skill for the musical kill zone. After years of backing up legends Lee Dorsey, Irma Thomas and Johnny Adams, Washington stepped out on his own in his late 30s. Since then, his French Quarter big-band gumbo of blues, soul, funk and jazz has gotten the good times rolling across both North America and Europe. None other than Dr. John calls Washington’s 2008 set, Doin’ the Funky Thing, “crucialchronic FUNK at its best!”