REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE'S MARDI GRAS PARTY
SPECIAL GUEST HENRI SMITH
About This Event
Formed in 1990 with trumpeter Scott Getchell for a performance at a Boston-area loft party, the group has been fusing contemporary New Orleans second line brass band music with funk and improvisational jazz for over 35 years. Their 5th album Serpentine focuses on Fields original compositions, along with arrangements of diverse works from Frank Zappa to the Appalachian traditional song The Water is Wide. beautiful.
a solid blast of brass in a mercury-wild package. This is music for listening, moving your ass. Ken Fields Revolutionary Snake Ensemble have been joining the New Orleans brass band tradition to vanguard jazz, swinging NOLA funk, second-line street music, blues, and much more ...
A band at the height of their powers ... orgVocalist Henri Smith has been thrilling New Orleans audiences for years with his sophisticated swing and dramatic delivery of jazz, blues, and Cajun flavored music. He relocated to Massachusetts in 2005 after losing his home to Katrina.
New Orleans born and bred, Smith has long been a radio personality on the legendary WWOZ, where his radio show featured the contemporary jazz that he loves and now sings professionally. With many connections in the music world, he frequently served as emcee and vocalist at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for artists such as Kermit Ruffins and Ellis Marsalis. com All GA sections (Main Floor GA & Miles Davis Mezzanine) will be seated by host and are first come, first served (other than where a reserved sign is posted to table).
~~*if you purchase dinner and show packages, dinner is two hours prior to showtime in the Boathouse 400 restaurant, located on the second floor of the hote. iAll purchases are non-refundable.