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| Wednesday, 16 April 2008 | |
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Once again it's springtime in New Orleans and all good Music Lovers must feed their Jones... Please find enclosed herein something for everyone's MUSICAL CRAVINGS! Bon a petit! CHICKIE WAH WAH ANNOUNCES 2008 JAZZ FEST PERFORMANCE SERIES Mid City nightclub celebrates the season with ten nights of diverse offerings including concerts featuring Doyle Bramhill, C.C. Adcock, the Lee Boys, Pat McLaughlin, Bonerama, Papa Mali, Kirk Joseph, the Rebirth Brass Band, the Iguanas, Paul Cebar and numerous others. April 14, 2008- Family Fish Productions and Chickie Wah Wah announced their 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival lineup today. The series begins on Thursday, April 24 and continues through Sunday, May 4. The ten-day series of concerts opens with an appearance by the legendary Texas-based singer/songwriter Doyle Bramhill with C.C. Adcock and the Lafayette Marquis providing backing support on April 24. Papa Mali, another legendary Texas musician, will appear as a special guest. Bramhill is regarded as one of the most significant performers to emerge from the Lone Star State in the last 40 years. From his early classic songs like “Wall of Denial” and “House is Rockin’”, which he wrote with the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan, to his most recent release, Is It News, which was co-produced by Adcock, Bramhill’s music has expanded the reach of modern blues. On the eve of the first night of the Jazz Fest, Friday April 25, the barnstorming trombone collective Bonerama brings their high-energy rock and funk sound to Chickie Wah Wah. The group features a four trombone front line that includes former Harry Connick, Jr. band member Mark Mullins, and one of the most slammin’ rhythm sections in the world anchored by sousaphonist Matt Perrine. Da Truth Brass Band, one of the hottest of the next generation of new brass ensembles to emerge from the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina, opens the show. Papa Mali headlines a show of his own on Saturday, April 26. The Louisiana-born, Texas-based guitar sensation has scheduled the fourth edition of his Stone Soul Picnic house party and promises a night of incredible jams. Numerous regular performers at Mali’s off-the-hook musical sessions are expected to appear along with the pianist Henry Butler and Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Monk Boudreaux. The Hot 8 Brass Band opens. Sunday April 27th will be a must-see evening for devotees of the mouth harp when the New Brotherhood of Iron presents the Big Blues Harmonica Showdown. The 7th annual concert will feature such stalwarts as “Jumpin’” Johnny Sansone, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and Ben Maygarden among others. On Tuesday April 29, the Blues, Country and Roots showcase brings together a diverse cast of musical characters whose styles span the length and breadth of American music. Gal Holliday, a well-regarded songstress on the local scene, sings classics from the country canon with her Honky Tonk Revue. Jeff and Vida, a compelling couple that first emerged from the Crescent City and are now making waves in Nashville, compliment the evening with a compelling selection of original tunes. Ingrid Lucia, a songbird who first performed as a pre-teen in Jackson Square, brings her saucy presence to the stage with a great band of first-rate jazzers. Harmonica ace Johnny Sansone appears as a special guest. On Wednesday April 30, Kirk Joseph, arguably the world’s greatest sousaphonist, presents Sousapalooza- a showcase for the brass band staple instrument. Joseph will appear with his high-energy funk and jazz band, the Backyard Groove and with an all-star sousaphone collective dubbed, Tubas Galore. Phillip Frazier, the leader of the Rebirth Brass Band and arguably the second greatest sousaphonist in the world, will also appear with his band and as a special guest. The mid-week musical smorgasbord continues on Thursday, May 1 with sets by two bands with Crescent City soul. The Iguanas developed their unique hybrid of Tex-Mex and R&B in the clubs of New Orleans. They are now known world wide as tasteful purveyors of sax-driven soul and blues. Paul Cebar, the closest thing to a native son who by accident of birth lives in the Midwest, brings his worldly groove to Canal Street as a highly anticipated opening act. On Friday, May 2, the second weekend of Jazz Fest kicks off with the incendiary sounds of the Lee Boys. The sacred steel group hails from the same branch of the Pentecostal Church that produced Robert Randolph and other stars of the genre. Though now performing in the secular world, the Lee Boys bring all the strength, power and grace of the church to the nightclub stage. Groovesect, one of the most highly lauded instrumental combos to emerge from post-Katrina New Orleans, opens the show. Fans of acoustic music and singer/songwriters should immediately plan to attend the show scheduled for Saturday, May 3. Acclaimed Nashville-based roots music icon Pat McLaughlin headlines the evening playing a rare solo acoustic set. New Orleans’ own Spencer Bohren is also scheduled to bring his musical grab bag to the stage along with a number of special guests. As the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival begins to recede into wonderful memories, Chickie Wah Wah closes out the festival season with the return of the Rebirth Brass Band on Sunday, May 4. If you have any energy left, the Rebirth will certainly leave you exhausted, sated and ready for the long hot summer. Chickie Wah Wah is located at 2828 Canal Street in the heart of Mid City. The phone number for more information is (504) 304-4714. The web site is chickiewahwah.com. All shows begin around 10 PM. |
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