CHELLE! and Friends, commemorates the music of Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and celebrates it’s Creole people and their remarkable music. Michelle Jacques was born in New Orleans. She began this journey to find out what it means to be Creole, to understand her culture, her language and her history...and After the devastation of Katrina in 2005, her mission has evolved into her determination to keep the history and the music of New Orleans alive.From the joyous mix of Spirituals, the pulsating rhythms of “SEA LINE WOMAN, the lament of the chain gangs, to Nina Simone’s ode to peace “COME YEâ€, CHELLE! And Friends will take you on a musical and historically rich roller coaster ride that you won’t soon forget!CHELLE! and Friends is made up of some of the most distinguished
and accomplished musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.
CHELLE! And Friends perform music that is vibrant and alive with the
driving voices of artistic director and founder New Orleans native MICHELLE JACQUES,
RHONDA CRANE, JAY LAMONT and BRYAN DYER, with DEBBIE FIER
on percussion, DONNA VISCUSO on woodwinds and SAM BEVAN on bass.With drums, percussion, bass and powerful voices, CHELLE! And Friends
delivers a musically rich performance of Jazz, R&B, world music and Spirituals, that
transcends ethnic boundaries, uplifts, brings news, protests,
motivates and honors our richness and diversity.
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