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CHELLE! AND FRIENDS: Chelle And Friends Commemorates The Music Of Mardi Gras
January 20, 2012 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
$10 – $12
CHELLE! and Friends, commemorates the music of Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and celebrates its Creole people and their remarkable music. Michelle Jacques was born in New Orleans. She began this journey to find out what it means to be Creole, to understand her culture, her language and her history and after the devastation of Katrina in 2005, her mission has evolved into her determination to keep the history and the music of New Orleans alive. Michelle has been awarded the 2008 City of Oakland Individual Artist grant helping her dream come alive. From the joyous mix of Spirituals, the pulsating rhythms of the Wild Magnolias’ “Herc Jolly John”, and Irma Thomas’ “You Can Have My Husband”, to Nina Simone’s ode to peace “Come Ye”, CHELLE! And Friends will take you on a musical and historically rich roller coaster ride that you won’t soon forget! With drums, percussion, bass, horns and powerful voices, CHELLE! And Friends delivers a musically rich performance of Jazz, R&B, world music and Spirituals, that transcends ethnic boundaries, uplifts, brings news, protests, motivates and honors our richness and diversity.
Michelle Jacques – vocals
Rhonda Crane – vocals
Jay Lamont – vocals
Bryan Dyer – vocals
Donna Viscuso – saxophone, harmonica, flute
Ken “Snakebite” Jacobs – flute
Sam Bevan – bass
Bob Scott – bass
“Chelle has put together a dream team of accomplished performers. This group completely rocks! They’ve been a hit every time we’ve worked together.” Russ Jennings, Common Soul Productions
“New Orleans is visiting us with the powerhouse group of CHELLE! and Friends! This is spiritual gospel fused with Caribbean rhythms, Cajun mix of spicy vocals that will make you dance, sing, pay attention and certainly will give you chills and lift your spirit! This is one of my favorite performing groups in the Bay Area…” Stephanie Dalton, Urban Music News
http://urbanmusicpresents.com/chellefriends
Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYVyHAbHy4&feature=player_embedded
$10 advanced admission. $12 door admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.