NICKEL-A-DANCE Presents: Mari Watanabe & Her Chosen Few Jazz Band!
Sun, Jun 20
|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
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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