Oh and I forgot, MUSIC, we also have music
A note from Evan Christopher:
Hope everyone’s summer is going well. Just a quick note to let you know that I will return for one week between travels to be in town for Satchmo SummerFest. I will perform Sunday, August 1 on the “Cornet Chop Suey” stage at noon (Esplanade side of the Old U.S. Mint, closest to the River). That night, I’ll host a special session at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal St.)… 7ish.
I plan on re-starting the Mondays at Chickie Wah Wah in September, but in the meantime, they’re still going strong with nightly music. Please drop by on a Monday to hear my friends Raphael Bas and Pierre Pichon and their “Gypsy Swing Band of New Orleans.” In my opinion, this is the first and only group, in New Orleans, combining the texture of Gypsy Jazz pioneered by Django Reinhardt with the seasoning of New Orleans. Others seem to forget the importance of retaining that New Orleans flair. I hear it’s a lovely gig at the same time as my Mondays last spring, 7p-10pm.