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NOLAxNOLA presents: DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA wsg TONYA BOYD-CANNON
October 8, 2022 @ 10:00 pm
The long-awaited return of The Uptown Jazz Orchestra is here!
NOLAxNOLA 2022 & Snug Harbor present:
DELFEAYO MARSALIS
& THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
featuring TONYA BOYD-CANNON
It was a tight squeeze on Wednesday nights for years when the Uptown Jazz Orchestra took the stage at Snug Harbor, but director/co-founder Delfeayo Marsalis didn’t mind. The 2020-2021 pandemic meant we had to put tight squeezes on hold for a while. But tonight, we are all excited for first UJO concert back at Snug in two and a half years.
Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Known for his “technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor…” (Los Angeles Times), he is “…one of the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation.” (San Francisco Examiner).
Early influences on Delfeayo’s style include J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Tyree Glenn, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington’s trombone masters. From the age of 17 until the present, he has produced over 100 recordings for major artists, including Harry Connick Jr, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and his father and brothers.
In January 2011, Delfeayo and the Marsalis family (father Ellis and brothers Branford, Wynton, and Jason) earned the nation’s highest jazz honor – a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, thus dubbing them “America’s First Family of Jazz.” Delfeayo has since proven himself an exceptional trombonist who has toured internationally with his own groups, as well as those led by five renowned bandleaders.
On packing a full jazz orchestra into a tiny historic jazz club: “Whatever you have to do,” the trombonist says philosophically. But when the band plays the swing and bebop hits from the 1930s through the 1960s, the music is just as tight. From Mardi Gras music to modern jazz, this band does it all. An intimate experience like no other!
Shows at 8pm & 10pm.
Doors at 7:00pm & 9:30pm.
This premiere show is an official concert of the Fall 2022 NOLAxNOLA citywide music festival!
The Uptown Jazz Orchestra tonight features:
Delfeayo Marsalis – trombone, bandleader
TJ Norris – trombone
Scott Frock – trombone
John Gray – trumpet
Jelani Bauman – trumpet
Amari Ansari – alto saxophone
Khari Allen Lee – alto saxophone
Roderick Paulin – tenor saxophone
Virgil Tiller – tenor saxophone
Arnold Little III – guitar
Smiley Stuart – bass
Jarrel Allen – drums
+ special guest, Top 20 Finalist on NBC’s “The Voice,” Tonya Boyd-Cannon – vocalist
Restaurant is Open 6pm – 10pm for dinner before or after your showtime:
Advance Ticket Holders can now automatically make dinner table reservations in the Dining Room online via Open Table here!
Advance Ticket-Holders can also make table reservations for dinner by Emailing info@snugjazz.com after your tickets have been purchased online. All dinner table reservations must be attached to advance concert tickets. Dinner Service without advance concert tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival.
Full Bar is Open 6pm – Midnight for all, on show nights, with or without tickets.
Kind Reminder: Snug Harbor does not serve food inside the Music Room. In order to preserve the integrity, quiet and focus of our world class intimate concerts, only cocktails and soft drinks are available for table service inside the Music Room. However, we encourage you to arrive 90 Minutes prior to your showtime in order to enjoy full, relaxing dinner service in the Dining Room right next door, before getting seated in the Music Room for the show. 8pm ticket holders can also enjoy dinner, dessert or appetizers after the show, with Dining Room seating only guaranteed by submitting your table request before 8pm.
*PLEASE NOTE*
As announced by the City of New Orleans, as of March 24th, Snug Harbor is no longer requiring valid proof of Covid vaccination or negative test for entry, and while masks are still suggested when not actively eating or drinking indoors, they are now optional for all. We are now seating at just under our regular audience capacity.
However, with our intimate venue’s regularly limited seating capacity, advance tickets are still strongly suggested in order to guarantee seats for this acclaimed show! This show WILL sell-out.
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