The Neville Brothers

Tuesday, June 17
8:00 PM
Esplanade Theatre
$47 & Esplanade S/C
Tickets available at Esplanade Tixx Outlets

Since 1978 these four brothers have been considered the first family of Cajun blues and New Orleans’ funk. With vocalist Aaron, Art “Poppa Funk” on keyboards, Charles on sax and Cyril on percussion, this tight knit family of funk has been through thick and thin together, but are still carrying forward the music that generations have come to love. And while each has carried on their own career as soloists and members of other bands, the coming together of family has continued to be a priority for these legends.

The source of their collective similarities is passionate funk, a feeling for blues-soaked deep pocket grooves that is the basis of their greatness and exalted place in our cultural history.

The Nevilles have retained their global following with LPs like 1992’s Family Groove, 1994’s Live on Planet Earth, and 1996’s Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations. The Neville Brothers legacy continued in 1999 with Valence Street, named after the street on which they were raised.

Yet after all these years, Charles says, “The older we’ve gotten, the more adamant we are about forging our own production and focusing on songs that express our innermost beliefs. The Nevilles continue to provoke, entertain and excite audiences around the globe.

The Neville Brothers’ appearance at the Medicine Hat JazzFest is the result of a co-promotion effort between the JazzFest and the Esplanade, and comes in the middle of an extensive tour of North America. This is a rare opportunity to hear one of the truly legendary bands of the past 3 decades.

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http://www.nevilles.com/