Sat, Feb 09
|Maple Leaf Bar
Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet 11pm $10
Trombonist COREY HENRY has what many musicians would consider the ideal upbringing: Raised in the neighborhood of Treme, the birthplace of jazz and a stone’s throw away from Congo Square, surrounded and nurtured by some of the most important musicians in New Orleans history.
Time & Location
Feb 09, 2019, 11:00 PM
Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
About The Event
TREME: THE BIGGEST INSPIRATION
Born in July 1975, Henry grew up on Barracks Street just down from Little People’s Club, once a popular spot for second line parade stops in the Treme. Henry was the third child in a family of five boys and two girls. His grandfather Chester Jones played bass drum in a traditional jazz band at Preservation Hall. His uncle is Benny Jones of the world-renowned Treme Brass Band. “Being in Treme was my biggest inspiration, being around all that music at once. We always had brass bands playing – the Pinstripes, Olympia, the Dirty Dozen. I’d go outside and they’d be playing a party or doing a second line. I got inspired by that and of course it’s in my family, my uncle and grandfather.”
As a result of this musical environment, Henry didn’t learn his craft in the school band the way many other…
TICKETS
Corey Henry & Treme Funktet
Ticket Price $12 - ($10 ticket Plus $2 Handling Fee) $1 of the $2 handling charge is donated to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic. Founded by a coalition of music advocates on May 1, 1998, the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic became the 1st comprehensive medical clinic for musicians, performing artists and cultural workers in the United States. For more info: https://neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/
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