An Evening With Mark Growden

Soulful And Poetic Songs

Mark Growden is a singer, writer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, visual artist, and the artistic director of the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, LA. Growden has released several critically-acclaimed albums, including Saint Judas, which was awarded “2010 Rekkid of the Year” by music blog Stash Dauber and ranked in the 2010 Village Voice Critics Poll. Growden has toured the US extensively and has composed original musical scores for dance and theater companies and scored several films. He is best known for his soulful voice and poetic lyrics.
Mark Growden: voice, accordion, clawhammer banjo, sruti box, bicycle handlebars

“Fiery, earthy and sublimely sensual.” – Comet Magazine

“…as though Harry Smith, Kurt Weill, and John Cage had been reincarnated into a single body” – Stash Dauber

“His music combines elements from classical jazz ensembles, New Orleans-style brass bands, cabaret fanfare, and circus troupes with the stark honesty of Appalachian folk ballads and African-American prison songs.” – Taos News

“think Bertolt Brecht meets Blind Willie Johnson.” – I-94 Bar

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$10-$20 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

All ages welcome!