Trumpetmafia

Trumpet Mafia: JEN JAM! From its organic beginnings in the summer of 2013 as a group of New Orleans trumpeters getting together at bandleader, composer and educator Ashlin Parkers apartment to share practice techniques and support each others continued growth, the Trumpet Mafia has become a band of creative excellence with unexpected arrangements that mix traditional jazz and hip-hop styles. Since 2016, the rotating assembly of horn players, sometimes backed by a local rhythm section, has performed energetic takeovers both in street pop-ups and at numerous festivals in New Orleans and abroad, including the New Orleans Jazz Festival and French Quarter Festival, garnering an OffBeat Magazine Best Emerging Artist Award in 2017. As the Trumpet Mafia has coalesced as a performing unit, it also has expanded as a concept, with membership expanding to include trumpeters in countries such as Japan, Australia, Switzerland, and Russia, as well as locations across the United States. Now, the Trumpet Mafia intentionally includes children and teenagers so that they may grow and thrive from the experience of working alongside more skilled and experienced musicians in actual performance events such as large festivals. The 2019 JazzAscona festival in Switzerland recognized this unique design and invited Ashlin to lead the Trumpet Mafia project for 7 days of the 10 day festival. Join us tonight for the re-launch of our SNUG LATE NIGHT show series! This week we welcome friends from the Jazz Education Network conference, tonights late night session is led by Trumpet Mafia with surprise guests and is free of charge. No RSVP or ticket required, admission based on capacity upon arrival; first-come, first-served, no reserved seating. This is the JEN JAM after-set for tonights earlier sets with Ingrid & Christine Jensen plus Ashlin Parker & Friends. *On-site Donations directly to the band are strongly encouraged. Showtime 11:30pm - 1:00amBar is Open until 1am.Kitchen Closed.*** YOU DO NOT NEED A TICKET FOR THIS SHOW, NO NEED TO RESERVE ****NOTE that submitting for a free ticket online here does NOT guarantee you entry or a seat; all admission for this show is first-come, first-serve upon arrival at 11:30pm, and you will still be charged a .50 cent processing fee for submitting for a free e-ticket here.