Chris Thomas King
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
626 Frenchmen St
New Orleans, LA 70116
Aug 19, 2023
8:00 PM CDT
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Chris Thomas King Trio GRAMMY Award-winning Louisiana musician, actor, author, and entrepreneur Chris Thomas King is a modern blues griot of our time. As the son of famed late swamp blues artist and entrepreneur Rockin Tabby Thomas, Chris witnessed his father, a legendary Excello Records recording artist, start his own record label and open his own club, Tabbys Blues Box in Baton Rouge, LA.In addition to releasing over two dozen acclaimed records, Chris Thomas King has also appeared in more than a dozen films and television shows, including the award-winning Ray Charles biopic Ray and the hit HBO series Trem, and most recently, published his first book, The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture in 2021, his longtime personal project. Beyond his esteem as a traditional blues artist, Chris is also known as the pioneer of rap-blues fusion, having produced the first known sample-based blues concept album, entitled 21st Century Blues from da Hood in the 1990s, and later creating his own record label under the same name.Tonight, we welcome Chris and his trio back to the Snug stage for the first time in over 3 years, since before the 2020-2021 pandemic, for a very special homecoming, featuring: Chris Thomas King - guitar, piano, vocalsJustin Davi - bassDarryl White - drumsShows at 8pm & 10pm.Doors at 7:00pm & 9:30pm.Restaurant is Open 5pm - 11pm for dinner before or after your showtime:Advance Ticket Holders can now automatically make dinner table reservations for the Dining Room online via OpenTable.com !Advance Ticket-Holders can also make table reservations for dinner by Emailing info@snugjazz.com after your tickets have been purchased online. All dinner table reservations must be attached to advance concert tickets. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival.Full Bar is Open 5pm - Midnight for all, on show nights, with or without tickets.Kind Reminder: Snug Harbor does NOT serve food inside the Music Room. In order to preserve the integrity, quiet and focus of our world class intimate concerts, only cocktails and soft drinks are available for table service inside the Music Room. However, we encourage you to arrive at least 90 Minutes prior to your showtime in order to enjoy full, relaxing dinner service in the Dining Room right next door, before getting seated in the Music Room for the show. 8pm ticket holders can also enjoy dinner, dessert or appetizers after the show, with Dining Room seating only guaranteed by submitting your table request before 8pm.With our intimate venues regularly limited seating capacity, advance tickets are strongly suggested in order to guarantee seats for this acclaimed show!
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Chris Thomas King (born October 14, 1962 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American blues musician and actor. He is the son of blues musician Tabby Thomas.
In the 1999 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, he played legendary bluesman Tommy Johnson. On the “O Brother…” soundtrack he plays Skip James’ “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues”. In the 2004 movie Ray, he played bandleader Lowell Fulson. He has also appeared in several documentaries about the blues and about music.
Read MoreIn the 1999 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, he played legendary bluesman Tommy Johnson. On the “O Brother…” soundtrack he plays Skip James’ “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues”. In the 2004 movie Ray, he played bandleader Lowell Fulson. He has also appeared in several documentaries about the blues and about music.
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