Shamarr Allen
The Civic Theatre
510 O'Keefe St
New Orleans, LA 70113
Apr 29, 2024
8:00 PM CDT
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Paul Sanchez & Colman deKay's Nine Lives Live! A Musical Story of New Orleans Through the life experiences of nine unique and diverse New Orleanians, Nine Lives Live covers the 40-year time span between hurricanes Betsy in 1965 and Katrina in 2005 told in songs composed by New Orleans musician Paul Sanchez and his writing partner, Colman DeKay. This is a special Jazz Fest 2024 performance of the show includes New Orleans musicians and artists who have been part of the album and show since 2011. SINGERS (alphabetically by Last Name): Shamar Allen Bryan Batt Tanya Boutte Michael Cerveris Debbie Davis Kim Kaye Paul Sanchez BAND (alphabetically by Last Name): Eric Bolivar Bark Braud Alex McMurray Mark Mullins Matt Perrine Special Appearance: Craig Klein
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CJ
September 19th 2023
Incredibly fun and energetic concert!! Shamarr gets everyone up and dancing. The quality of the musicians is excellent -beautiful guitar riffs/solos, powerful bass and drums. This band mixes a lot of “styles” and comes up with a wonderful sound and great show!! Go see them, you’ll have a fantastic time!
Eugene, OR@Hult Center for the Performing Arts
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Shamarr Allen Biography
Hailed by star drummer Bob French as “the new coming of his era,” Allen recently snapped up a 2008 Big Easy Award for best emerging artist and plans to exceed the expectation with a forthcoming release which promises a musical arrangement that breaks the mold of conventional brass. Allen's freshman CD "Meet me On Frenchman Street" took a modern approach to traditional Jazz and produced an instant classic with the title track. But Allen doesn't stop there. His rock/funk/hip-hop band, The Underdawgs is set to release their debut CD in April of 2009, aptly entitled, "Box Who In?" A bold statement against being categorized under any one genre, the widely anticipated release promises a radical departure from Frenchman Street and takes listeners back to where Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis left off. "Meet me On Frenchman Street" was an homage to the storied past of New Orleans; "Box Who In?" is a vision of its future. The tracks are representative of what's here and now, with an insight into the man behind the horn. "The title of the CD is how I feel," says Allen and "I will not be put into the box of a particular style of music. Maybe one day I will want to do a country record and I don't want to feel limited in any situation." www.shamarrallen.com
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