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NICKEL-A-DANCE Presents: Mari Watanabe & Her Chosen Few Jazz Band!

Sun, Jun 20

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The Maison

She was selected as a Jazz-Allstar by New Orleans Magazine in 2002. In 2005, she released her own album, "Old Friends", comprised of original compositions as well as time-honored favorites. Mari continues to play around New Orleans. This evening she performs at Nickel-A-Dance! FREE

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NICKEL-A-DANCE Presents: Mari Watanabe & Her Chosen Few Jazz Band!
NICKEL-A-DANCE Presents: Mari Watanabe & Her Chosen Few Jazz Band!

Time & Location

Jun 20, 2021, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

The Maison, 508 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

About The Event

NICKEL-A-DANCE is a free series of Sunday afternoon jazz concerts each spring and fall, that is a hit with children, families, seniors, and the general dancing public that don’t tend to go to nightclubs.  It attracts a diverse group of fans that meet on Frenchmen Street to celebrate jazz as America’s original dance music while listening to the best of today’s classic jazz bands. This season the series features 4 acclaimed band leaders.

Next up is Mari Watanabe. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Mari Watanabe began piano lessons at age five. She participated in the New Orleans Jazz Club while attending Waseda University. Upon her first visit to New Orleans, she decided to make this city her permanent home. Since 1986, she has performed at various clubs including the Preservation Hall and Palm Court Jazz Cafe, hotels, the French Quarter Festival, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with local…

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