Dirty Dozen Brass Band to headline Norman's 2013 Jazz in June Festival
NORMAN – The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, which revolutionized the New Orleans brass band sound by incorporating funk and bebop into traditional New Orleans jazz, leads the list of world-class jazz and blues artists for the 30th annual Jazz in June music festival.
The free, three-day event is scheduled for June 20-22, according to a news release.
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is slated to headline Jazz in June’s “Jazz in the Park” Saturday, June 22, at Andrews Park, 201 W Daws St.
For more than three decades, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band has produced a unique and lively sound. The band’s latest CD, “Twenty Dozen,” features a seamless blending of such genres as R&B, jazz and funk, plus Afro-Latino grooves, some Caribbean flavor and even a Rihanna cover. Baritone sax player Roger Lewis calls “Twenty Dozen” classic Dirty Dozen.
“It’s got something for your mind, body and soul,” he said in the release. “We’re gonna get you one way or another.”
Guitar great Duke Robillard is scheduled to headline “Blues Under the Stars” Thursday, June 20, at Brookhaven Village, 3700 W Robinson St. Called “one of the great (guitar) players” by BB King, Robillard has played alongside such other music legends as Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Jimmy Witherspoon.
On Friday, June 21, Fareed Haque and MathGames! is bringing its innovative sound and style to headline “Jazz Under the Stars” at Brookhaven Village. Haque, a renowned jazz guitarist and instructor, combines his many influences and technology to craft a sound he calls “jazztronica” with the help of his band.
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