Background
Woods is the grandson of band-leader and blues bass player "Luscious" Lloyd Lambert. Kipori grew up in New Orleans, raised by his grandfather Lloyd Lambert (June 1928-October 1995).
Woods is the grandson of band-leader and blues bass player "Luscious" Lloyd Lambert. Kipori grew up in New Orleans, raised by his grandfather Lloyd Lambert (June 1928-October 1995).
He has played gospel, blues, jazz, funk and rap music and plays a blend of these music genres. Woods began singing gospel and playing guitar as a young child, he has played professionally since the 1990s. Woods performed with the gospel choirs the Zion Harmonizers and Raymond Miles aged 12.
Kipori played hip hop/jazz with Kipori Funk and studied jazz at New Orleans University under Ellis Marsalis.
Kipori played in the 2004 movie Ray (film), the 2008 music video Lately (Divine song) and from 2007-2007 he toured with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. He has toured the Americas, Europe and Japan several times, sharing the stage with artists such as The Neville Brothers, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Trombone Shorty et cetera
In 2012, Wood"s album Blues Gone Wild was shortlisted for OffBeat "s Best Blues Album.