Doug Belote Project 9PM $15 Adv $20 Day of Show

South Louisiana native Doug Belote grew up in Cajun country immersed in the sounds of jazz.,

rock, funk, R&B, Cajun, zydeco, Dixieland, gospel, Latin and New Orleans second line rhythms. He began playing the drums at the age of 12 and worked in clubs and recording sessions while still in high school. After just one semester at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, he sold everything he owned (including his drums) and hit the road for The Drummers Collective in New York City. There, he studied with Ricky Sebastian and Kim Plainfield and broadened his

musical palette. He has toured Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and the Caribbean with a variety of New Orleans-based jazz, blues and funk artists. He has recorded on more than 200 albums and his resume includes work with Mike Gordon, Larry Carlton, Jerry Douglas, John Oates, Travis Tritt, Eric Clapton, Joe Sample, Col. Bruce Hampton,…