Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band tickets

Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band – The 2015 Tour

One of the most unique jazz acts of our time is hitting the road, bringing a taste of Gotham to California for two highly anticipated shows that you definitely don't want to miss. Witness the one and only Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band at two exclusive locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA. If you can't make it out for one of Allen's shows down South this time around, however, have no fear. The minute that Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band schedule more appearances, StubHub will have all of the most up-to-date concert ticket information that you require. Stay on top of all of the latest concert information on Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band right here on StubHub!

Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band consistently deliver one of the most extraordinary and entertaining shows in the jazz scene. They will be playing at two of the most iconic stages in California: the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco and the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Woody Allen and his stellar fellow musicians give their heart and soul for every performance. An experience like this is truly a once in a lifetime happenstance, so don't miss out on your chance to see Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band in the flesh. Get your tickets today!

About Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band

Jazz has been a lifetime passion for film star and funny man Woody Allen. He started learning the clarinet in his childhood and adapted his stage name from Woody Herman, legendary clarinetist. Since the late 'sixties, Allen has been performing in public, most notably for the soundtrack to Sleeper with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. One of his first televised stints as a clarinetist was in 1971 on The Dick Cavett Show.

Allen and his band specialize in Dixieland jazz of the early twentieth century. For some, mentioning the genre recalls childhood trips to Disneyland and silly-looking dudes sporting Farrell's moustaches. If you give it a chance, however, Dixieland can be an oddly appealing genre. And, if you head to Café Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan in New York, you can hear it performed lived by Woody Allen on Monday nights. While Dixieland was not the jazz style that Allen first performed, it has been his speciality since 2011. Such a curious phenomenon immediately conjures up the timeless phrase, Only in New York. But this August, Allen is taking his show to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Allen's accomplished repertoire includes songs by Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Noone, Johnny Dodds, George Lewis, and Sidney Bechet. Allen and his jazz band have released two stellar CDs: 1993's The Bunk Project and 1997's Wild Man Blues, the latter being the soundtrack to a documentary film following Allen and his band on tour. While Allen's talents in the film industry as a comedian, actor, director, and more are clearly his strong suit, his obvious veneration and earnestness with regard to jazz make his live jazz show an experience worth seeing. Allen and his jazz band have performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2008 for two nights in a row.

The musicians of the New Orleans Jazz Band are spectacular. Simon Wettenhall, on the horn, consistently delivers top notch solos that recall the tone of Bix Beiderbecke and the tailspin flights of Jabbo Smith. Jerry Zigmont, on trombone, is a rousing tailgate-style preacher without fail. Allen and his group don't limit themselves to Dixieland jazz repertoire in the strictest sense. Down by the Riverside and Milenberg Joys by Jelly Roll Morton are certainly on schedule, but Oh You Beautiful Doll, the Bing Crosby hit Swinging on a Star, and The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi are instead rolling in from Tin Pan Alley. Clearly, everyone is having way too much fun to stick to the rules.

The backbone of the ensemble consists of Eddy Davis on banjo, Conal Fowkes on piano, and Greg Cohen on bass. On the drums, John Gill pulls his punches and underplays. Fowkes' elastic contrary motion, Davis' substitution of chords, and Cohen's talent for arco work demonstrate that there's a lot they're not sharing in this context.

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Although Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band don't put on nearly as momentous a show as, say, the musicians of Eddie Condon Town Hall back in the 'forties, you would never know it from the wild crowd that flocks to see the comedian play clarinet. Generous encores abound, making you wonder if you're really at Woodstock and it's been Hendrix who has been on stage all along. Whether Allen's numerous fans are discerning listeners of jazz or not, the fact that one of the most legendary filmmakers is taking his hobby seriously is apparently enough to fill such celebrated venues as Royce Hall. Allen's humble and brief remarks during his performances make it clear that he knows that the music is the real star here. The band, in addition to its weekly gigs at Café Carlyle in New York, brings their enthusiasm and stellar talent to every show in any venue. University students, whipped into a frenzy over this eighty-year-old style of jazz, are some of this biggest fans of this cultural curio.

Trivia

In 1998, a documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple appeared. Entitled Wild Man Blues, it followed Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band on a European tour in 1996 as well as Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi Previn.

The Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band Concert Experience

Get comfy in your chair because there is no way that you will want to let a single second of Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band pass you by. From beginning to end, Allen and his team of jazz maestros amaze with their unique takes on Dixieland and Tin Pan Alley jazz, playing their instruments in an unforgettable array of enthusiasm and talent. Where Allen truly shines, however, is in his humility and gratitude for being able to pursue his favorite hobby with such excellent artists and fervid fans. Don't miss your chance to see Allen and his jazz band live and in the flesh! Start planning your Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band concert experience today!