Squirrel Nut Zippers
Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero W
Oakland, CA 94607
Apr 5, 2024
8:00 PM PDT
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The Squirrel Nut Zippers Jazz from the Back ‘O Town show is an intriguing look at the birth of Jazz, focused on the prodigious musical neighborhood of New Orleans called Back ‘O Town.
The Squirrel Nut Zippers present a delightful view into a magical era of the late 19th century through the Roaring 20s in New Orleans’ Back O’ Town neighborhood. Performing reverent yet exciting renditions of such seminal NOLA classics as Jelly Roll Morton’s “Animule Ball,” Louis Armstrong’s “Back O’ Town Blues,” the Zippers also perform favorites from their own catalog adapted and arranged to more closely echo the sounds of 1920s New Orleans.
Throughout the show, the band offers humorous, insightful musings on both the musical history of one of America’s most fascinating cities and the stories and inspirations behind many of the Zippers’ most beloved songs. Performed in era appropriate attire, but not so much a period piece as a living peek-behind-the-curtain of inspiration and celebration.
The Platinum selling group has sold over three million albums to-date, with their watershed album, Hot (1996), making them a household name. Recorded in the heat of New Orleans, fueled by a smoldering mix of booze and a youthful hunger to unlock the secrets of old-world jazz, this pivotal release was just the beginning for the band.
Since then, SNZ has unveiled such hits as Beasts Of Burgundy (2018), which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart, and Christmas Caravan (1998), which went on to sell a quarter of a million copies and reach #12 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart.
Their most recent record Lost Songs of Doc Souchon debuted in late 2020. It featured 10 tracks – a combination of newly-penned Zippers songs, along with a few tunes from past times – and has received acclaim from fans and critics alike.
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Mark
December 19th 2023
These guys are sooooo amazing every single time that I have seen them since 1996. Tonight's show was centered around their Christmas Caravan record. The cool thing was that they pulled material from EP's and demo material that they seldom if ever played live. I even got a "Santa Claus is Smokin' Reefer" from an obscure EP they put out. The song isn't even listed on the album, and you have to listen to a couple minutes of silence before it even plays. These guys are world class and they have even hired an amazing violin/ multi instrumentalist who is able to effectively pull off the Andrew Bird violin solos from the early days. Spend the money to support these fine people. It will be the BEST Holiday show that you have EVER seen!
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Squirrel Nut Zippers Biography
Often credited with ushering in the 1990's Swing Revival, Squirrel Nut Zippers are an eclectic hybrid of Southern Roots Music, Hot Jazz and Klezmer.
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