Dr. Michael White's Original Liberty Jazz Band

Dr. Michael White's Original Liberty Jazz BandDr. Michael White is a renowned clarinetist, bandleader, composer, historian, and educator regarded as a leading authority of traditional New Orleans jazz. In 2015 he produced and performed on New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City for the Smithsonian Institution and has served as a guest director for Jazz at Lincoln Center . Formerly a senior professor of African American music at Xavier University of Louisiana, White has toured internationally for more than three decades and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Paul Simon, and Marianne Faithfull. He was named Chevalier of Arts & Letters by the French government (1995), received the Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (2008), was honored as Humanist of the Year by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (2010), and was repeatedly recognized as Clarinetist of the Year by OffBeat Magazine. This performance features: Dr Michael White - clarinet/leader Gregg Stafford - trumpet Dwayne Paulin - trombone Seva Venet - banjo Steve Pistorius - piano Tyler Thompson - bass James Alsanders - drums Shows at 7pm & 9pm Doors at 6:30pm & 8:30pm Restuarant 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 in the restaurant next door by Emailing [email protected] after your tickets have been purchased online for the Music Room. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival. Full Bar is Open 5pm - Midnight for all, on show nights, with or without tickets. 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. Due to our intimate venue's limited seating capacity, advance tickets are strongly suggested in order to guarantee seats for this acclaimed show!