Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz OrchestraDelfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Known for his technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor (Los Angeles Times), he is one of the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation. (San Francisco Examiner). Early influences on Delfeayos style include J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Tyree Glenn, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke Ellingtons trombone masters. From the age of 17 until the present, he has produced over 100 recordings for major artists, including Harry Connick Jr, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and his father and brothers. In January 2011, Delfeayo and the Marsalis family (father Ellis and brothers Branford, Wynton, and Jason) earned the nations highest jazz honor a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, thus dubbing them Americas First Family of Jazz. On packing a full jazz orchestra into a tiny historic jazz club: Whatever you have to do, the trombonist says philosophically. But when the band plays the swing and bebop hits from the 1930s through the 1960s, the music is just as tight. From Mardi Gras music to modern jazz, this band does it all. An intimate experience like no other! The Uptown Jazz Orchestra tonight features: Delfeayo Marsalis - trombone Trombones: Terrance Taplin, Ethan SantosTrumpets: Andrew Baham, John Gray, John Culbreth Saxophones: Roderick Paulin, Scott Johnson, Khari Allen Lee, Khris Royal, Trevarri Huff-Boone Clarinet: Gregory Agid Piano: Shea Pierre Bass: Jason Stewart Drums: Jarrel Allen + Tonya Boyd-Cannon - vocals Shows at 7:30pm & 9:30pm Doors at 7:00pm & 9:00pm Restaurant is Open 5pm - 10pm 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 reservations@snugjazz.com after your tickets have been purchased online. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival.Kind Reminder: Snug Harbor does NOT serve the full menu inside the Music Room. We do offer cheese and charcuterie tray options. In order to preserve the integrity, quiet and focus of our world class intimate concerts, only the charcuterie, 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 your ticketed showtime.