The Big Easy - New Orleans, Louisiana. A place known for its food, its architecture, its laid back spirit, and above all its music. It's the place where jazz was born, where brass bands and second lines parade, and where diverse music from Africa, the Caribbean, France, Spain, and just about everywhere else got stirred up into a gumbo that can only be called "The New Orleans Sound." You get that sound whether you're listening to traditional jazz, Cajun, zydeco, brass, or even funk, rock, and roots music.
Now, The Big Easy is coming to Buffalo! Starting this April and ending with a Mardi Gras Jam in February 2008 a series of nine concerts will bring the best of New Orleans and Louisiana music to town. No ticket is higher than $25, and most are only $15! Every concert will feature a different kind of music, but all have two things in common - that New Orleans Sound, and fantastic musicians that guarantee a great concert.
On top of all that, all proceeds from the concerts will be used to buy instruments to donate to the Buffalo and Niagara Falls public school systems. All the bands will also be participating in music education programs in the schools. So, not only are you getting to hear some great music at a great price, you're helping music education in our local schools.
| The Series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17 | Ellis Marsalis Trio, Joe Krown | Modern Jazz | UB Center for the Arts | $25 | Thanks! |
| May 10 | The Pine Leaf Boys | Cajun | The Tralf Music Hall | $15 | Thanks! |
| June 14 | the subdudes | Roots | The Tralf Music Hall | $15 | Thanks! |
| September 13 | Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen | Funk | The Tralf Music Hall | $15 | Thanks! |
| November 16 | Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience | Zydeco | The Tralf Music Hall | $15 | Thanks! |
| December 6 | Preservation Hall Jazz Band A Creole Christmas | Traditional Jazz | UB Center for the Arts | $20 | Thanks! |
| January 11, 2008 | Eric Lindell | Blues | The Tralf Music Hall | $15 | Thanks! |
| February 1, 2008 | Mardi Gras Jam featuring the
Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cyril Neville / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux / Papa Mali, Papa Grows Funk, Joe Krown Organ Combo, Buffalo's own Great Train Robbery, and more! | The Town Ballroom | $25 | Thanks! | |
Please note: Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges. Tickets also available at venue box offices.