NICKEL-A-DANCE: Jamil Sharif & The New Orleans Extravaganza
Sun, Oct 18
|Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
This afternoon, he presents his band The New Orleans Extravaganza, for a romp through his expert stylings across traditional jazz, swing, old rhythm & blues, and big band numbers.
Time & Location
Oct 18, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, 626 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
About The Event
Jamil Sharif began playing music at the age of 14. Much of his influence came from his father, the late world-renowned trumpeter, Emery Humphrey Thompson (Umar Sharif).
His musical training began in New Orleans under the instruction of George Jansen, one of the city’s finest music educators and a former trumpeter with the New Orleans Symphony. Jansen is known for coaching such musical giants as Wynton Marsalis and Terence Blanchard.
After graduating from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) high school where he studied with the late, great Ellis Marsalis, Jamil then attended Southern University of New Orleans where he studied under Alvin Batiste, Roger Dickerson Sr, and Edward “Kidd” Jordan.