Thirty-seven days to Jazz Fest, but who is counting? Today begins the Tennessee Williams Festival and this year we’re celebrating his 100th birthday. Tom McDermott and Evan Christopher have a new CD and they are playing together @ 6PM at the Botanical Gardens in City Park. Chuck Perkins joins others to kick off some spoken word at One Eyed Jack’s in honor of Tennessee Williams @ 8PM.
Thursday, March 24 (in 7 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes) Thursdays at Twilight Concert– Tom McDermott and Evan Christopher Open 5 ’til 8pm, Performance at 6pm Botanical Garden- Pavilion of the Two Sisters Two of New Orleans’ most intriguing traditional jazz musicians, pianist Tom McDermott and clarinetist Evan Christopher rank among the city’s most charismatic duos. New Orleans is a city with a rich musical heritage, and Tom McDermott is a pianist who has mastered…
The stars aligned last night as Mother Nature whipped large trees like buggy whips and rain came down the better part of the day and without asking, a babysitter came to watch Tin so we could go to Snug Harbor. We sat at a small table for two in front of the stage, spitting distance as we say around here, and the show began. Tom McDermott on piano, smiling a goofy smile as if it…