About This Past Event:
It was a celebration of traditional New Orleans music culture in the house where Jazz was born. Clarinet crusader Evan Christopher collaborated with living legend Don Vappie to explore the roots of New Orleans Jazz in a festive, family-style dinner-theater setting.
WHEN:
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 7:30p
WHERE:
Little Gem Saloon
445 South Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
WHO:
Evan Christopher & Clarinet Road
Featuring Don Vappie, guitar
Kerry Lewis, bass
Map:
TICKET INFO:
$20 Online
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I think my recent interview with Dr. Nick Spitzer for his syndicated public radio program, American Routes, came out well. We spoke about what makes New Orleans clarinet so unique and special, as well as my personal explorations of the city and its traditional music.![]()
The second half of the program, which features Sidiki Condé at a concert in New Orleans, is very compelling and aligns with Nick's impassioned, award-winning conversations about Creolized musics and cultures.![]()
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Evan Christopher began playing clarinet in junior high school in Long Beach, CA. His first introduction to New Orleans music was hearing Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Sevens with Johnny Dodds and Ar...