PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND RETURNS!

FOUR YEARS AGO, Rockport was treated to a festive New Orleans-inspired Gala celebration that featured the mighty Preservation Hall Jazz Band. On November 9, the Crescent City’s iconic trad jazz musical ambassadors find their way back to the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Since we last saw them, the sextet—which boasts some of New Orleans’ brightest young jazz stars—released yet another critically acclaimed record, A Tuba to Cuba. It stands as a soundtrack to the award-winning documentary of the same name in which the band traveled to Cuba to explore the country’s shared musical traditions with New Orleans. They’ll be playing selections from the new record as well as others from their vast catalog, and, of course, some prime New Orleans classics.

NOVEMBER 6

Jussi Reijonen Nonet

Global Journeys

MIKE BLOCK, ARTISTIC CURATOR

THE GLOBAL JOURNEYS SERIES started off with great success with cellist (and artistic curator) Mike Block and tabla master Sandeep Das. Don’t miss the rest of the series:

NOVEMBER 6: Jussi Reijonen Nonet Finnish guitarist/oud player Jussi Reijonen brings a worldwide album release concert that features world-class jazz musicians collaborating with premier string players from the Middle East. This is an epic transcultural journey.

FEBRUARY 10: Wu Man, pipa & Mike Block, cello

An evening that crosses the borders of classical, folk and traditional Chinese music

MAY 13: Kinan Azmeh-Mike Block-Fabio Pirozzolo

Hailed as “intensely soulful” and a “virtuoso”

(New York Times), Kinan Azmeh brings musical influences from all corners of the world.

PATRON REACTIONS TO GLOBAL JOURNEYS

INAUGURAL CONCERT WITH MIKE BLOCK & SANDEEP DAS:

“Great evening –thank you Rockport Music! We will try to make it to all of the Global Journey concerts. Last night was amazing.”

– Andy C.

– Anonymous

An evening of Gershwin and American Songbook favorites set everyone in the mood for an evening of celebration!

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