Revolutionary Snake Ensemble celebrates Mardi Gras and the Year of the Snake -- Regattabar, Tuesday,
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble with Jerry Sabatini, Ken Field, Tom Hall, Dave Harris, Phil Neighbors, Blake Newman and special guest soloist Charles Neville. Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 pm. Tickets: $20. Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. For tickets and information: 617-395-7757, www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/index.shtml.
Funk & street beat improvisational brass band the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble will bring down the house in a special Mardi Gras show held in the Regattabar. After 6 years traveling & playing on the Amtrak Crescent train to New Orleans to march with the Krewe of Muses for their annual Mardi Gras parade, the Boston-based Snakes celebrate this year’s Mardi Gras, as well as the Chinese Year of the Snake, with a series of shows closer to home. For their Cambridge show, the over-the-top band, featuring Jerry Sabatini (trumpet), Ken Field (alto sax), Tom Hall (tenor sax), Dave Harris (trombone & tuba), Phil Neighbors (drums), and Blake Newman (bass), will be joined by Grammy winning saxophonist Charles Neville of Neville Brothers fame.
Funk & street beat improvisational brass band the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble will bring down the house in a special Mardi Gras show held in the Regattabar. After 6 years traveling & playing on the Amtrak Crescent train to New Orleans to march with the Krewe of Muses for their annual Mardi Gras parade, the Boston-based Snakes celebrate this year’s Mardi Gras, as well as the Chinese Year of the Snake, with a series of shows closer to home. For their Cambridge show, the over-the-top band, featuring Jerry Sabatini (trumpet), Ken Field (alto sax), Tom Hall (tenor sax), Dave Harris (trombone & tuba), Phil Neighbors (drums), and Blake Newman (bass), will be joined by Grammy winning saxophonist Charles Neville of Neville Brothers fame.