MEET THE BAND
Minnesota's best kept secret…
New Primitives was founded in Minneapolis in 2003 by drummer, singer, songwriter Stanley Kipper. They are four-time Minnesota Music Award recipients and have played with Taj Mahal, Ziggy Marley, Mickey Hart, and the Neville Brothers, among others. The band's first two records, New Primitives and American Nomads, received nationwide airplay including top ten chart positions across America and Canada.
Earlier, in southern California, Stan played, toured or recorded with Minnie Riperton, The Bee Gees, Joe Walsh, Bill Withers, former Eagle Randy Meisner, Jay Ferguson, Andrew Gold, Karla Bonoff, Melanie, and Gypsy. The hits these artists made influenced Stan in making his own music. New Primitives musicians come from a variety of strong musical backgrounds. Stan is on drums, Chico Perez on congas and percussion, Patrick Nelson on bass, Andrew Wozniak on lead guitar, “Lightnin” Joe Peterson on B3 and Brian “Snowman” Powers on saxophone. The music is Funky R& B/American Reggae with world music influences.
In 2018, New Primitives recorded their third album, a live offering recorded at A440 studios in New Hope, a suburb of Minneapolis.
Their latest recording is due in early September, 2023.
Stan holds a 2020 Midwest Rock and Country Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award, and he and Chico were inducted into the St. Louis Classic Rock Hall of Fame for the band Gypsy.
Discography
New Primitives (2003)
American Nomad (2012)
California (2019)
New Release on https://www.newfolk-records.com will be available spring of 2024!