Ellis Marsalis, pianist, educator and father to Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason, is one of the New Orleans musicians who will take part in the Big River Hurricane Relief Concert.
New Orleans has become home for a number of St. Louis expats who have built successful careers in jazz, and on Thursday, December 29, a number of them will return to the Gateway City with some of their New Orleans colleagues for a "Big River Hurricane Relief Concert" at the Sheldon.
Pianists Peter Martin and Tom McDermott, bassist Neal Caine and trumpeter Jeremy Davenport, all originally from the St. Louis area, will be among the musicians taking part, alongside a stellar crew including saxophonists Wess Anderson and Victor Goines, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, drummer Herlin Riley, banjo and guitar player Don Vappie, and Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of the famed Marsalis clan, on piano.
Proceeds from the event will go to The Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Fund, which provides relief and assistance to musicians from the New Orleans area, and Oxfam America's Hurricane Katrina Response and Recovery Fund, which provides relief to smaller rural communities possibly overlooked by the larger relief organizations. Tickets are $45 and $40, and will go on sale at 10 a.m., Saturday, December 3 via Metrotix.
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