Papa Mali (born Malcolm Helm Welbourne in Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 6, 1957) is a New Orleans based, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.  He has been a touring musician and recording artist for decades. Yet, he is probably best known as the front man for 7 Walkers, a band formed in 2009 that includes three musical icons: Grateful Dead founding member and drummer Bill Kreutzmann, The Meters’ founding bassist, George Porter Jr. and lyricist Robert Hunter,  co-writes much of 7 Walkers material with Welbourne. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist , Matt Hubbard completes the line up. Their self-titled debut was released to critical acclaim in November of 2010. Papa Mali is also known for his own live performances and recorded output, most notably his two albums for Fog City Records (2000′s Thunder Chicken and 2007′s Do Your Thing) produced by Dan Prothero and featuring some of New Orleans’ most legendary musicians.

As young teenagers growing up in Wisconsin, Jeff Miller and his bandmates sought out every opportunity to play live music. Their strong passion for music and interacting with live audiences led them to play local dances, party, and park and rec festivals. By the time Jeff was 15 years old, Mike Forest Talent took interest and landed his band's first professional gig, a two-nighter at Lock’s Bar just off Broadway in Green Bay. After playing for years in Wisconsin, Jeff Miller decided to move out to Los Angeles to perform and record their first album, “Just A Thought,” with producer Jack Skinner in the summer of 1977. Jeff then became a promoter, producer, agent, and manager over the next 25 years, working with a variety of artists from Liberace to Metallica. Along the way, Jeff opened for Johnny Cash, Jackson Brown, The Ozark Mt. Daredevils, The Guess Who, Otis Day, Bryan Lee, Tony Brown and many more. While managing and promoting other established acts, Jeff managed his own musical career. Over the years The Jeff Miller band have recorded three all original  albums/CDs titled Just A Thought, Debut/Farewell and Songs For Silvia with a multitude of musicians and collaborators including Mitch Ryder of the Detroit Wheels, Buddy Miles & Billy Cox of Band of Gypsies, Joey Molland of Badfinger, Phil Solom of the Rembrandts, Tony Brown and many more internationally known talents, as well as many of his longtime band mates; Keith Watt, Paul Hendricks, Dave Duffey, Dean Branshaw, Bill Bomber and Rick Singer.