Sierra Green
Sierra Green was born and raised in New Orleans 7th ward where she began singing in the church choir at the age of 8. The 7th ward is a mecca for talent, spawning legends including Jelly Roll Morton, Allen Toussaint, and Frank Ocean, rappers Mannie Fresh and Mia X, and film stars Tyler Perry and Sidney Bechet. Hope rings throughout the community. Families are close; music is relevant; and everyone knows someone who made it out and became famous. Music, Art, and Talent remain fresh and abundant in the 7th ward, and Sierra Green and the Giants are the latest breakout.
As a teen Sierra began busking on Frenchmen Street, one of the musical centers of the Crescent City, which taught her quickly how to keep an audience. Before long Sierra graduated to clubs, establishing the best residency in town playing a couple of nights a week to a packed Frenchmen Street house. In New Orleans when you have the best gig in town the best players gravitate toward you, and you eventually end up with the best players in town. These are Sierra Green’s Giants.
Sierra and her Giants, William West on drums, Mike Perez on bass, Paul Provosty on guitar, Brandon Nater on trumpet, Maurice Cade on trombone, and David Ludman on saxophone, recently worked with New Orleans’ legendary producer David Torkanowsky on a blazing new EP called The Torch Sessions.
Sierra says, “I think of myself as an old school throwback with modern flavor. I love to give people a good time and an escape when they are hearing me. And now I have a chance to let the world hear who I am musically.”
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