The Flying Neutrinos

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The Flying Neutrinos at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

The Flying Neutrinos are an American jazz band from New Orleans.

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The band consists of Ingrid Lucia (vocals), Dan Levinson (saxophone), Matthew Munisteri (guitar), Todd Londagin (trombone), Jim Greene (double bass), and David Berger (drums). David Pearlman (a.k.a. Poppa Neutrino), father of Ingrid Lucia, and his wife Betsy, who started the band in the 1980s. [1] [2] Pearlman was in the press for his trip across the Atlantic Ocean in a raft. [3]

Origins

In an interview with the Dallas Morning News, Todd Londagin's mother said:

We're called 'The Flying Neutrinos,' because neutrinos are the smallest things in the universe. They are in everything. In our own little way, we though you couldn't live without US. [4]

Discography

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "The Flying Neutrinos". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. Smith, Ethan. "Shipwrecked". Nymag.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. Harrison, Sue (29 August 2008). "Ingrid Lucia of the Flying Neutrinos returns". Provincetown.wickedlocal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. Meier, Stacey (30 Mar 1986). "Tourists Keep New Orleans Celebrating" . Albuquerque Journal . pp. E14. Retrieved 12 Jun 2023.