Featuring:
Ivan Neville • Jackie Greene . Jay Lane • Paul Beaubrun • Vicki Randle •Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz • Elliott Peck • Steve Adams • and Special Guests
VIP – Includes Early Entry, Wine Reception 6PM-7PM, Drink Ticket, MHI Commemorative Poster & Gift Bag
The Brothers Rosenthal, who brought you Town Hall Restaurant, are bringing their N’awlins style cooking to Sweetwater for the evening!
All proceeds benefit Music Heals International, bringing the healing power of music to children in Haiti and beyond.
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As a standard bearer for the musical culture of New Orleans, Ivan Neville takes his anointing as seriously as the swamp water that courses through his veins. From the ferocious funk he makes with his bandmates in the dynamic Dumpstaphunk to his high profile gigs with Keith Richards and Bonnie Raitt, he embodies the irrepressible spirit of New Orleans.
Ivan Neville holds the keys to the Crescent City at his fingertips. He can summon the barrelhouse mambo of Professor Longhair and the spidery intricacies of James Booker. He can play spooky, atmospheric chords like Dr. John. He can riff like Sly Stone with catchy, melodic chord progressions. Or he can throw intense, impulsive jabs when he jams with his brothers in Dumpstaphunk.
“Music is a way to make people feel better, it brings spiritual healing,” he says. “I take my job very seriously.”
Americana and roots singer-songwriter Jackie Greene is a jack-of-all-trades, and an artist who can croon over soulful piano ballads as much as he can shred a bluesy guitar solo. Since the release of his critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Gone Wanderin’’, Greene has built an enduring audience through a relentless touring schedule with the likes of BB King, Mark Knopfler, Susan Tedeschi, and Taj Mahal. He played lead guitar with The Black Crowes on their Layin’ Down With #13 World Tour, recorded and toured with Trigger Hippy – his supergroup with Joan Osborne. Greene was a frequent member of Phil Lesh & Friends, and has done sit-ins in with countless other artists including Tedeschi Trucks Band, Govt Mule, Mississippi All-Stars, Amy Helm, Steve Earle, and Bob Weir.
Sweetwater Music Hall is a registered 501(c)3 non profit organization; Tax ID #85-1994102.
