PHOTOS: Second line pays tribute to Art 'Poppa Funk' Neville

A brass band parades in memory of Art Poppa Funk Neville in the Treme neighborhood lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry, top left, in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

PHOTOS: Second line pays tribute to Art ‘Poppa Funk’ Neville

by Matthew Hinton | July 30, 2019

The day before Art ‘Poppa Funk’ Neville’s funeral Wednesday, New Orleanians took to the streets of Treme Tuesday to celebrate his life with a second line.

Neville’s daughter Arthel Neville, Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews, young trombonist Alvin CoCo, Corey Henry and others were in attendance at the second line.

Here are photos from the celebration:

Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews comforts Arthel Neville, a TV journalist and daughter of Art Poppa Funk Neville, in the Treme neighborhood during a second line for Poppa Funk lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews parades with Arthel Neville, a TV journalist and daughter of Art Poppa Funk Neville, in the Treme neighborhood during a second line for Poppa Funk lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

A brass band parades in memory of Art Poppa Funk Neville in the Treme neighborhood lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews greets another short trombonist, Alvin Coco, before a second line for Art Poppa Funk Neville in the Treme neighborhood during lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Andrews got the nickname for playing trombone when he was young and he gave Alvin some pointers including how to breathe and stand while playing. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Wilson Moreheab also know as the Camouflage Boomer dances next to a mural of Allen Toussaint during a second line in memory of Art Poppa Funk Neville in the Treme neighborhood lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Wilson Moreheab also know as the Camouflage Boomer, left, dances during a second line in memory of Art Poppa Funk Neville in the Treme neighborhood lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews greets Eugene “Little Eugene” Grant, a musician who plays on Frenchmen Street, before a second line for Art Poppa Funk Neville in the Treme neighborhood during lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews greets other short trombonists including Alvin Coco, left, and Mosiah Chartock, center, before a second line for Art Poppa Funk Neville in the Treme neighborhood during lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Andrews got the nickname for playing trombone when he was young and he gave Alvin some pointers including how to breathe and stand while playing. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Arthel Neville, the a TV journalist and daughter of Art Poppa Funk Neville, is greeted by Nancy Ochsenschlager in the Treme neighborhood during a second line for Poppa Funk lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Taku Hirano, the son-in-law of Art Poppa Funk Neville and Music producer as well as a percussionist known for his work as the electronic Duo Tao of Sound, waits in the Treme neighborhood for a second line for Poppa Funk lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews greets a friend before a second line for Art Poppa Funk Neville in the Treme neighborhood during lead by Treme trombonist Corey Henry in New Orleans, Monday, July 29, 2019. Andrews got the nickname for playing trombone when he was young and he gave Alvin some pointers including how to breathe and stand while playing. Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 July 22, 2019) was known for New Orleans standards Hey Pocky A-Way, Fire on the Bayou, and Mardi Gras Mambo. He was a pioneer of funk and New Orleans music, and was best known as the keyboardist and songwriter for the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated The Meters. Photo by Matthew Hinton

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Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.

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