The Big Easy in Buffalo announces summer series

19th season begins with top NOLA & WNY bands

Big Easy in Buffalo Press Release

The Big Easy in Buffalo has announced its summer lineup of shows, kicking off its 19th season:

√ James Andrews & The Crescent City All Stars with Spy Boy Al Polite (NOLA classics), George Caldwell Trio (jazz) – Wednesday, June 18, at Larkin Square – free show

√ John Papa Gros Band (funk), Critt’s Juke Joint (R&B/soul) – Saturday, July 12, at The Cave

√ Sunny Side (traditional jazz dance music) – Sunday, Aug. 10, at Duende – free show

√ Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Ils Sont Partis Band (zydeco), Ten Cent Howl (Americana) – Thursday, Sept. 4, at Sportsmen’s Tavern

√ The Soul Rebels (brass band) – Friday, Sept. 12, at the Borderland Festival

The organization is also lending support to three additional summer shows:

√ The Kevin Gordon Trio (Americana), The David Miller Trio (blues) – Thursday, June 12, at Sportsmen’s Tavern

√ Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (funk/soul), Dumpstaphunk (funk/soul), JJ Grey & Mofro (swamp rock) – Thursday, July 17, at Artpark

√ Sonny Landreth (blues) – Saturday, July 26, at Sportsmen’s Tavern

More information on the shows, artists, and venues can be found at www.thebigeasyinbuffalo.org and www.facebook.com/TheBigEasyInBuffalo. Proceeds from the ticketed club shows support The Big Easy in Buffalo.

“Our summer series really captures The Big Easy in Buffalo’s mission of bringing in multiple styles of Louisiana music – we have funk, trad. jazz, zydeco, brass band, blues and more,” Artistic/Executive Director Tod A. Kniazuk said. “Most of the shows also feature some of Western New York’s best bands, connecting the two cities and their cultures through music.”

Since 2007, The Big Easy in Buffalo has brought New Orleans and Louisiana music and culture to the Western New York region several times a year for free and low-cost live performance, as well as music education and mentoring for local musicians, students and the community.

Through The Big Easy in Buffalo thousands of students, dozens of local bands, and countless audience members in Western New York have been exposed to this unique American culture.