 (with George Porter Jr. on bass, and Brian Stoltz on guitar)

As a solo artist, he leads his own band Russell Batiste Jr. and the Orkestra from 'Da Hood and has released two albums under the name.Batiste also plays regularly with organ player Joe Krown and guitarist Walter "Wolfman" Washington as the "Krown Washington Batiste" trio.This unit released a live CD "Live at the Maple Leaf" in 2008.