Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band

623 Frenchmen Street,New Orleans LA 70116

10 June, 2021

Description

Some call their style “progressive traditional jazz”. Fresh, high-energy, accessible, danceable, and just plain fun. COVID-19 DISCLAIMER With Covid restrictions being loosened, as more people are vaccinated, we are able to expand some. Due to our small venue size and smaller party demand, patrons may be asked to sit at " community tables or bar" with other vaccinated patrons. Singing and instrumental music produced by wind instruments are thought to be higher risk activities for COVID-19 spread. Older adults and people with certain medical conditions are at increased risk to become severely ill from COVID-19. It is especially important for people at increased risk of severe illness fromCOVID-19, and those who live with them, to protect themselves from getting COVID-19.With Covid restrictions being loosened, we are now able to have more of a vaccinated capacity. -City of New Orleans (@ nolaready.gov 5/28/21) The Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band started out the best way a traditional New Orleans jazz band could: in the streets. What began as a traditional jazz busking group has grown and evolved for over a decade into one of the most exciting bands playing on Frenchmen Street today. Some call their style “progressive traditional jazz”( a term as fitting as their contradictory namesake), but whatever you want to call it, you can definitely say that it’s fresh, high-energy, accessible, danceable, and just plain fun. Their playful, exuberant chemistry has solidified into something truly of its own: a party band that roots itself in New Orleans jazz, but at a moment’s notice can fly off into early New Orleans R&B, surf rock, funk, gypsy swing, punk, pop, Caribbean music, TV theme songs, commercial jingles, or whatever suits the moment. Audiences love the energy, the accessibility, the danceability, and the band always has a blast!