French Quarter Afternoon Jazz Concert

The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

and the 

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve

 present

Jazz Concert with the Kris Tokarski Trio

Friday, 1/27 at 2:00 pm

Born and raised just outside of New York City, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Kris Tplarsi was lucky enough to be exposed to classical music, jazz, and traditional Hungarian music from his family as a young child. Kris attended and completed his bachelor's degree at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. While attending Berklee, he would make regular pilgrimages back to New York to study with bebop master, Barry Harris. In 2011, Tokarski moved to New Orleans to complete a master's degree at the University of New Orleans. Shortly after moving to the "Cradle of Jazz" he embraced the early piano traditions of the city as well as those of the early New York and Chicago masters. A keen interest in the music of Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Earl Hines and Teddy Wilson; combined with his bebop roots allowed Tokarski to develop an all encompassing voice of his own, deeply rooted in the jazz piano tradition. Kris has shared the stage and performed with Jason Marsalis, Duke Heitger, Evan Christopher, Tim Laughlin, Andy Schumm, Connie Jones, Hal Smith, and many others. He has recorded on a number of records as a sideman and as a leader. While he is recognized largely by traditional jazz lovers, he has also recorded and toured in the realm of popular music with the “Squirrel Nut Zippers”.

At the National Park Service visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans

This program is free and open to the public.

Fees

Free and open to the public

Location

At the National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans

Latitude and Longitude 29.954740, -90.064698

Schedule

2:00 to 3:00 pm Central Time

Event Type

• Performance
• Talk