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TREME BRASS BANDSaturday, October 12th
Doors 5:30pm, music 6:30-9pm
Dew Drop Jazz & Social Hall
Known internationally for maintaining the traditional brass band genre, the Treme Brass Band is considered by many as cultural icons for the city of New Orleans. Under the direction of leader Benny Jones Sr., who formed the band around 1990, they’re perhaps best known for their participation in the city’s rich history of rituals like second line parades and jazz funerals. Their famous musical techniques revolve around improvisation and call-and-response within the traditional brass band style, playing a vast repertoire, from traditional tunes, hymns, funeral dirges, gospel pieces and upbeat tempo for marching and dancing. In 2006, the Treme Brass Band received a prestigious National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and since then has attracted international attention by collaborating with famous musicians & cultivating numerous references in popular culture relating to New Orleans.
Presented by the Friends of the Dew Drop, this concert will run from 6:30pm-9pm and will feature home-cooked food for purchase provided by the Ladies of First Free Mission Baptist Church, located next door. Soft drinks, water, beer and wine will also be available for purchase.
Admission for each concert is $10 per adult. Students and children can enter free. No outside food or drinks are allowed and lawn chairs can be used outside the hall on the grounds. Please no pets allowed.
Built in 1895, the Dew Drop Jazz Hall, on Lamarque Street in Old Mandeville, is one of the oldest, unaltered rural jazz halls in the U.S. In 2006, the Friends of the Dew Drop, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, was formed to schedule and manage the hall’s performances and educational activities (JazzKids). Since 2015, the Friends of the Dew Drop have presented 53 free music assemblies and master classes to schools in St. Tammany Parish, reaching over 12,000 local students in grades PreK-12.
The mission of the Friends of the Dew Drop is to preserve the Dew Drop Jazz Hall and promote its significance in the origins and the cultural history of Mandeville though music performances, music education programs and benevolent activities in support of local, emerging artists.
For more information, please visit www.dewdropjazzhall.com
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
430 Lamarque St, Mandeville, LA, United States, Louisiana 70448
