Mardi Gras Mambofest by Rhythmtown–Jive is coming to Winters Opera House Sun, Feb 23, 2025!
Mardi Gras Mambofest by Rhythmtown–Jive is coming to Winters Opera House Sun, Feb 23, 2025! ...featuring Keta Bill, Kathy Kennedy and Katie Guthorn of Big Bang Beat, plus Tim Eschliman, Kevin Zuffi, Bowen Brown, Ken "Snakebite" jacobs, and Rene Jenkins
The Mardi Gras Mambofest show by Rhythmtown–Jive is a celebration of many styles of New Orleans music: the 30's swing of Louis Armstrong, marching brass band numbers, the rhythm & blues of Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns and Professor Longhair plus the funk of the Meters and Dr. John, performing every Mardi Gras Season since 1992. This combo has a long relationship with New Orleans music, having recorded many original compositions in that vein (some co-written and recorded with Zigaboo Modeliste of the Meters) and having backed Earl King and Lee Allen. Various members of the group have also worked with Ernie–K–Doe, Frankie Ford, Gary “U. S.” Bonds, Leo Nocentelli and the Grammy-winning New Orleans Nightcrawlers and Pacific Mambo Orchestra. The annual Mardi Gras Mambofest shows on or around Fat Tuesday have drawn rave reviews and capacity crowds anticipating a wild and festive occasion with bead-tossing, outrageous costumes and second line parading. The band were regulars at Bill Graham's "New Orleans By The Bay" at Shoreline Amphitheatre.
Many in the San Francisco Bay Area and up and down the West Coast may be familiar with the “....shoutin’ and honkin’ jump-jive...” of the traditional smaller combo version of Rhythmtown-Jive (formerly Five Guys Named Mo) and the Mardi Gras Mambofest show adds the lovely vocal stylings of the girls from Big Bang Beat plus expands to a 3-man New Orleans- style horn section. With vocal duets and harmonies as well as hard-driving sax–based instrumentals, the Mardi Gras Mambofest features original compositions inspired in the New Oeleans tradition as well as the music of Fats Domino, Dr. John, The Neville Brothers, Clifton Chenier, Shirley & Lee, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Paul Gayten, Little Richard (yes, his big hits were all from New Orleans), Kidd Jordan, Charlie & Inez Foxx, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, Frankie Ford, Barbara George, and Smiley Lewis
Sunday Fed 23, 7:00 show
Winters Theatre Company at Winters Opera House
13 Main St., Winters, CA
Tickets at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mardi-gras-mambofest-by-rhythmtown-jive-tickets-1148846694389
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2899068-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2899068-2
