Tipitina's Foundation's Five Year Anniversary
and New Orleans All-Star Mountain Jam-Balaya
Friends of New Orleans supports and celebrates the Five Year Anniversary of the Tipitina's Foundation with two benefit concerts featuring an All Star Line up of New Orleans' finest talent. It's the 2008 New Orleans All-Star Mountain Jam-Balaya, August 27 in Aspen, Colorado, and August 29 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Featuring a performance by New Orleans music royalty The Voice of the Wetlands All Stars lead by Tab Benoit (Aspen only), George Porter Jr., Cyril Neville, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Vidacovich, Anders Osborne, Waylon Thibodeaux, Papa Mali (Aspen only) and Jumpin' Johnny Sansone.
Also featuring a rare performance by members of the Original Meters - George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, and Leo Nocentelli - with Special Guests John "JoJo" Herman (Aspen only), Marva Wright (Jackson Hole only) Walter "Wolfman" Washington and Henry Butler.
In Aspen, local resident John Oates of Hall and Oates will also perform.
Special guests include the New Orleans Brass All-Stars with Donald Harrison Jr. (Aspen only), Troy "Trombone" Shorty, Kirk Joseph, and James Andrews.
Also featuring an authentic "second-line" parade with the Soul Rebels Brass Band and the Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras Indians. Opening the show will be New Orleans songstresses Lauren Barrett and Mary McBride.
ASPEN |
JACKSON HOLE |
August 27, 2008
Doors at 8 pm |
August 29, 2008
Doors at 7:30 pm |
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Aspen's premier live music venue:
Belly Up
450 S Galena St.,
Aspen, CO
970-544-9800
Tickets: $200
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The Jackson Hole Center
for the Arts
265 S. Cache Street
Jackson, WY
307.734.8956
Tickets: $65.00 and $55.00
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The performances are part of a week-long effort to recognize the 3rd anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and bring attention to the ongoing recovery of the Gulf Coast region. This performance will follow the opening of the Democrat National Convention on August 24 where the artists will perform for the official delegate welcome party and then a benefit at the Fillmore Auditorium hosted by Walter Isaacson, James Carville, Donna Brazile, John Laroquette and Harry Shearer. Then onto Republican National Convention on September 1st.
