Sunday • 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Groovin’ Stage
Linda Cole
& The Joshua Bowlus Quartet From age three, Linda Cole was constantly surrounded within her immediate and extended family by musical talent, participating regularly in her family group “The Singing Coles” in her hometown of Freeport, Illinois. Linda has now
created a distinctly recognizable voice of her own, stemming from influences such as Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, Rosemary Clooney, and all the classic music of Motown. Perhaps one of her greatest inspirations comes from
the most prestigious and wellknown singer within her family’s musical lineage: her father’s cousin, Nat King Cole. Linda met pianist Joshua Bowlus in 2008, and they have since created an unstoppable musical partnership working together regularly across the east coast. As a versatile jazz pianist residing in Jacksonville, Bowlus has shared the stage and/or recorded with a variety of modern masters including such names as Wynton Marsalis, Chris Potter, Christian McBride, Reuben Rogers, among others. Recently, Bowlus & Cole have joined musical forces to record their first album together, also featuring trumpeter Alphonso Horne, which is entitled What a Wonderful World.
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys One of the most influential accordionists and vocalists in modern Zydeco music, Jeffery Broussard continues to be one of the genre’s most dynamic performers. He has continually been an innovator, beginning his career with traditional Creole Zydeco music playing drums in his father’s band, Delton Broussard & The Lawtell Playboys, then moving on to develop the nouveau Zydeco sound in Zydeco Force, now returning to the more traditional Zydeco sound with his own band,
Jeffery Broussard and The Creole Cowboys. Jeffery’s music career started very early in life, similar to many other famous Zydeco musicians. At the age of eight, he started playing drums in his father’s band, the renowned Delton Broussard & The Lawtell Playboys. Whenever he could, Jeffery would sneak in to the house and get his daddy’s accordion down from the closet and would teach himself how to play. Jeffery Broussard is well, the real deal. Dedicated to preserving
Sunday • 2 - 3 p.m. Groovin’ Stage
and promoting the Creole culture and traditional Zydeco music, Jeffery plays with passion and commitment to carry on his daddy’s legacy.
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