Event
Jamil Sharif Trio
Fee:
Free. The program is free and open to the public.Location:
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center in Dutch Alley - 916 N Peters St, New Orleans, LA 70116. We are behind the row of shops on Decatur St. Walk between the sock shop and the sunglasses shop. We are next to the Marche event space and the Dutch Alley Artist Co-Op.Repeating Event
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Type of Event
2:00 to 3:00 pm Central Time
Description
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and the
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present the
Jamil Sharif Trio
Wednesdays, May 17, 24, & 31 at 2:00 pm
At the National Park Service French Quarter visitor center in Dutch Alley
916 N Peters St, New Orleans
This program is free and open to the public.
New Orleans trumpeter performs traditional jazz with his trio.
Jamil Sharif began playing music at the age of 14. Much of his influence came from his Father, the Late World Renowned Trumpeter Emery Humphrey Thompson (Umar Sharif). Born and raised in New Orleans, Jamil has performed, and recorded with some of the music industry's leading giants. Jamil has played and recorded a variety of styles such as, Jazz, New Orleans Traditional Jazz, Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Swing, Reggae, Gospel, Funk, Pop, Latin, Big Band, Country & Western, Folk, and Classical.
He has been a featured soloist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, appeared on Aaron Neville's Christmas Special, "Reading Rainbow" with LeVar Burton. He served as the musical director for the play "Salty Dog" which premiered in Edinburgh, Scotland at the Queens Hall. He was also the musical director for the musical review, Bourbon Street Revue, which debuted in Laughlin Nevada, at the Colorado Belle Hotel and Casino. He’s performed at the Newport Rhythm and Blues Festival, Essence Music Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Stockholm Jazz and Blues Festival, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Wynton Marsalis.
The lineups for the trios will be:
Reservation or Registration: No
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