JAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Gerald French
Wed, Nov 02
|The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO
Gerald French is from one of the pioneering families of New Orleans jazz and is known as “The Giant” for his own original style of drumming, which has taken him all over the world performing many types of music. 2022 marks his 10th year as bandleader for the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band. | $10
Time & Location
Nov 02, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDT
The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USA
About The Event
Gerald French is from one of the pioneering families of New Orleans traditional jazz and is known as “The Giant” for his own original style of drumming, which has taken him all over the world performing many types of music. He’s been Charmaine Neville’s drummer since the early 2000s, later for the famed women’s trio of 1960s pop hit wonder, The Dixie Cups, and in 2004 joined the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band. 2022 marks his 10th year as bandleader for New Orleans’ oldest active trad band, The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, a torch passed to Gerald as family tradition in 2011.
Sets at 7:00pm and 8:30pm.
Admission is $10 at the door | All Ages
FREE for students & staff. Admission proceeds benefit the students of the Jazz Studies program at UNO.
THE SANDBAR is LOCATED at 100 Founders Rd. inside "The Cove" on the campus of the University of New Orleans. (Enter from 2000 Lakeshore Drive)