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2011 Threadhead Jazz Fest Events
March 18, 2011
It’s shaping up to be a fantastic Jazz Fest! Besides the great music, food and friends at Fest, the Threadheads, Threadhead Records and our Foundation also have some phenomenal events planned. click through to see what we have going on…
Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher Project
March 14, 2011
Tom McDermott is one of New Orleans’ premiere piano players and composers. He grew up in St.Louis, where he earned a Masters’ Degree in Music, wrote music journalism for the morning paper, and soaked up the sounds of ragtime and traditional jazz that flourished in that city in the 1960s and 70s. In 1984, spurred… [Continue Reading]
Jesse Moore Project
March 14, 2011
Jesse Moore is a fine singer/songwriter and guitarist and one of those artists that is very, very important to the scene here in New Orleans. – Keith Spera, Music Critic-New Orleans Times-Picayune With his then new CD The Hoodoo Man as a calling card, musician/actor Jesse Moore introduced himself to New Orleans long ago and… [Continue Reading]
Davis Rogan Project
March 14, 2011
Davis Rogan is a native New Orleanian whose music education began in the McDonough #15 Elementary school band under the direction of Walter Payton. This band, which included Walter’s son Nicholas and Preservation Hall’s current proprietor, Ben Jaffe, opened the Jazz Fest in 1978. In the 1990’s Davis came to prominence as a disc jockey… [Continue Reading]
Mem Shannon Project
March 14, 2011
Mem Shannon is a former 15-year Bourbon Street cab driver who’s since released 6 albums worldwide. Mem Shannon & The Membership are from New Orleans and while their music is rooted in the blues, it’s soaked through with that Big Easy syncopated sound, oozing with funk. They’ve played the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival… [Continue Reading]
