JESSE MCBRIDE & NEXT GENERATION present TRIBUTE TO HAROLD BATTISTE

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Jesse McBride & Next Generation: Tribute to Harold Battiste Join us tonight as we pay tribute to one of New Orleans most influential and beloved founding fathers of American Music on his Birthday: Raised on LaSalle Street surrounded by the rhythms of the legendary Dew Drop Inn nearby, Harold Raymond Battiste Jr. (1931 - 2015) was a revered American musician, composer, arranger, performer, teacher, mentor and community leader from New Orleans. Battistes notable achievements as a producer and arranger for studio, film and television include Sam Cookes You Send Me and A Change Is Gonna Come, Sonny s I Got You Babe, Lee Dorseys Ya Ya, and introducing audiences to Mac Dr. John Rebbenack, earning 6 Gold Records throughout his career. Among other firsts as a recording industry pioneer, Battiste notably launched the first African-American musician-owned record label, All For One (AFO Records), in 1961, which released music by his contemporary luminaries such as Ellis Marsalis and more. One of Battistes distinct mentees is pianist and educator Jesse McBride, a senior professor at Tulane Universitys Jazz Studies department and current bandleader for Next Generation, a band started by Harold Battiste as an ongoing practice of bringing rising young musicians into the fold and often compared to Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers. Next Generation tonight features: Jesse McBride - piano John Michael Bradford - trumpetRex Gregory - saxophones Jason Stewart - bassAlexey Marti - percussHerlin Riley - drumsShows at 7:30pm & 9:30pmDoors at 7:00pm & 9:30pmRestaurant 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 [email protected] after your tickets have been purchased online. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival