Sunday Snag It Special: A Night of New Orleans Jazz & Calypso With The Roamin’ Jasmine (New Orleans)
The Roamin' Jasmine
Doors: 7pm till 11.30
Entry Price: £7 / £5 advance
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A jumping’n’swinging Sunday night of old Dixieland and Calypso magic at Jamboree with New Orleans’ own Taylor Smith & The Roamin’ Jasmine…
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Forged out of the lively street music scene in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the members of the Roamin’ Jasmine found one another busking under the swampy Louisiana sun, along the banks of the Mississippi, or after hours in storefronts on Royal, Frenchmen and Decatur Streets. Inspired by the city’s history of ethnic and musical diversity, and fresh out of music school at University of Miami’s, bassist, vocalist, and bandleader Taylor Smith began to collect some of his favorite old blues, jazz, and country tunes, while also composing some of his own songs. Arranging this collection for a six piece jazz ensemble and giving them a healthy dose of New Orleans flavor, he decided to share his work with some like-minded colleagues, and bring it to the streets of New Orleans.
The Roamin’ Jasmine repertoire explores 1920s era speakeasy blues, vintage Calypso from Trinidad, seminal 1950’s New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, and original compositions, all set to traditional jazz instrumentation with original arrangements. Through polyphonic collective improvisation inherent in their new homeland of New Orleans, the Roamin’ Jasmine hold true to a great New Orleans jazz tradition while participating in its evolution with undertones of different eras and places.
“The Roamin’ Jasmine play everything from early blues to old Calypso songs, but with a trad jazz twist that is so uniquely New Orleans. In a similar way that New Orleans is a cultural melting pot with a character of its own, so too are the Roamin’ Jasmine. I’m looking forward to watching where these young upstarts will go.” – Mark Tobler, Roots Music Director, WTUL (Tulane University)
“Silky with a slow draw that only comes from the South, the singer’s voice culminated in a rasp with pitch and time that made each song more fun.” – Becca Bona, Arkansas Daily Record
