Passport to Paradise with Ashley Orlando: A Swinging Sojourn of Jazz, Joy, and Jet-setting
Schedule
Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
100 Lafayette St, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Louisiana 70801 | Baton Rouge, LA
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Presented by Manship TheatreSHOWS AT THE STUDIO SERIES
Located in the Hartley/Vey Studio Theatre
Come to paradise with Ashley Orlando, Connor Underwood, Dave Hinson and John Jones!
Fasten your seatbelt and let your imagination take flight! “Passport to Paradise with Ashley Orlando” will take you on a swinging sojourn of jazz, joy and jet-setting with songs from the 1920s to the present day.
Join jazz vocalist and ukulele artist Ashley Orlando and her band as they whisk you from the sun-kissed shores of Hawaii to moonlit nights in Paris; from the vibrant rhythms of Rio to the soulful sounds of New Orleans.
Featuring timeless classics like “Come Fly With Me,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (Iz version), “One Note Samba,” and “La Vie en Rose,” this evening blends romance, whimsy, and irresistible grooves with golden age glamour.
Ashley Orlando Bio:
Often referred to as a “joyologist” and a “breath of fresh air,” Ashley Orlando is a Louisiana-based jazz vocalist and Kanile’a Ukulele Artist who uses music to help people connect to joy in their lives. Ashley fell in love with the playfulness of jazz as a kid, but it wasn’t until she traded the comfort of her Southern roots for life in France and Texas (and picked up her now trademark ukulele) that she started exploring this dream genre. Today, her warm, angelic voice brings a fresh twist to the Great American Songbook, traditional jazz, and French chanson.
Ashley has performed on stages throughout Louisiana and Texas (Festival International, Manship Theater, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Marigny Opera House, Houston House of Blues, Dosey Doe Big Barn), and as a soloist (Ned Fasullo’s Fabulous Big Band Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Kingwood Big Band, Dr. Daylight’s Jazz Company, Florida Street Blowhards).
In 2020, she was selected as one of five female artists to be featured virtually during the “Moonlight Mele: Ladies of the Ukulele” concert at The Hawaii Theater in Honolulu. Ashley also served as an advisory board member for the Ukulele Kids Club, which supports music therapy for hospitalized children. In 2024, Ashley performed as the supporting artist for ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro at The Heights Theater Houston.
When not on stage, she enjoys teaching ukulele for Rock Class 101 - The Best Online Ukulele Lessons Experience (http://rockclass101.com/), cantoring at area churches, and exploring south Louisiana with her husband, Adam, and their 1-year-old son Ethan.
Learn more about her and her music at Ashley Orlando (http://ashleyorlando.com/).
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Where is it happening?
100 Lafayette St, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Louisiana 70801Event Location & Nearby Stays:
