Open to the public. Tickets required. Doors open at 7:00 PM, show begins at 8:00 PM.
The "new orleans all star jam-balaya", a new orleans benefit and celebration, 8:00 p.m. On sunday, aug. 24, at the fillmore auditorium. $500 per person. Limited tickets available to denver area public.
Voice of the wetlands all-stars featuring 2008 blues music awards contemporary male artist of the year and wetlands activist tab benoit. All-stars include george porter, jr., cyril neville, waylon thibodeaux, johnny sansone, anders osborne and johnny vidacovich. They will be joined by irma thomas, "the soul queen of new orleans"; marva wright, "the blues queen of new orleans"; and piano legend marcia ball. The all-star horn section will feature saxophonist donald harrison, jr., sousaphone player and dirty dozen founder kirk joseph, troy "trombone shorty" andrews, funky nation front man big sam and trumpeter james andrews. The opening of each evening will feature new orleans brass band the soul rebels, the wild tchoupitoulas mardi gras indians and new orleans natives lauren barrett and mary mcbride.
Members of the original meters will join together for a special reunion where funk drummer extraordinaire zigaboo modeliste, bass legend george porter, jr., and guitar master leo nocentelli will be joined by allen toussaint, pianist henry butler, walter "wolfman" washington, academy award and multiple-grammy winner randy newman and surprise guests.
A special sneak preview of the broadway-bound new musical, "brother ray-- the life, the loves and the music of ray charles" will feature tony-nominated performer brandon victor dixon in the title role along with selected members of the naacp theatre awards-winning ensemble.
Hosts for the denver event are louisiana lt. Gov. Mitch landrieu, actors harry shearer and wendell pierce and democrat strategists james carville and donna brazile and actor john larroquette.
A limited number of individual tickets are available to the general public for $500 per person. This includes open bar and a menu of louisiana cuisine supervised by world renown new orleans restaurateur ralph brennan including crawfish monica, seafood gumbo and po'boys.
The events will also serve as the culmination of fono's "heroes of the storm" campaign, an effort to honor organizations that have made significant contributions to the recovery and rebuilding effort in the gulf region. Several organizations have already been recognized for their efforts, and more will be announced before the events. The heroes announced to date include the tipitina's foundation, women of the storm, st. Bernard project, holy cross neighborhood association, music rising, new orleans jazz and heritage foundation, citizens for one greater new orleans, beacon of hope, café reconcile, broadmoor improvement association, idea village, and new schools new orleans.
Friends of new orleans is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization for people in the u.s. And abroad who care about the region. Our mission is to advocate for new orleans and its surrounding parishes, inform people of those key issues that are shaping the national debate and decision making of the rebuilding effort, link individuals who want to help with the communities in the devastated areas and motivate people to take part in the rebuilding effort. (www.friendsofneworleans.org)
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