Mardi Gras Mambofest by Rhythmtown-Jive

Mardi Gras Mambofest by Rhythmtown-Jive

Come join us for a night of music, dancing, and fun at the Winters Opera House! Get ready to groove to the rhythms of Rhythmtown-Jive and experience the energy of Mardi Gras like never before. Wear your brightest colors and get ready to mambo the night away. This event promises to be a celebration you won't want to miss.

The Mardi Gras Mambofest show by Rhythmtown–Jive is a celebration of many styles of New Orleans music: the 30's swing of Louis Armstrong, marching brass band numbers, the rhythm & blues of Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns and Professor Longhair plus the funk of the Meters and Dr. John, performing every Mardi Gras Season since 1992. This combo has a long relationship with New Orleans music, having recorded many original compositions in that vein (some co-written and recorded with Zigaboo Modeliste of the Meters) and having backed Earl King and Lee Allen. Various members of the group have also worked with Ernie–K–Doe, Frnkie Ford, Gary “U. S.” Bonds, Leo Nocentelli and the Grammy-winning New Orleans Nightcrawlers and Pacific Mambo Orchestra. The annual Mardi Gras Mambofest shows on or around Fat Tuesday have drawn rave reviews and capacity crowds anticipating a wild and festive occasion with bead-tossing, outrageous costumes and second line parading. The band were regulars at Bill Graham''s "New Orleans By The Bay" at Shoreline Amphitheatre.

Host or Publisher Winters Theatre Company