The Louisiana Shakers Live in Concert

Australian jazz band The Louisiana Shakers is visiting Rochdale as part of their sixth European tour. They’ll be bringing their authentic and definitive New Orleans style to Jazz on a Sunday, at the Kingsway Hotel, on 5 September 2004.

Since forming in 1994, the band has achieved great success and genuine international popularity through dedication to style and entertaining presentation. They have also gained international recognition with highly acclaimed CD releases, such as their latest album, ‘Playing Tough’. The music, presented with flair and passion, is eminently accessible to the casual listener, dancer or jazz aficionado.

A fixture on the Australian jazz scene, The Shakers have featured regularly at prestigious local jazz festivals such as Wangaratta, Thredbo, Apollo Bay and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, as well as touring interstates. During the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the band was featured heavily at the Olympics Live Sites.

The Shakers have now performed in Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, and Great Britain. Their 2004 European and UK tour featured UK banjo legend Stu Morrison as a special guest. The band has earned much critical acclaim, with descriptions such as “Great Jazz with mud on its boots, bruises on its knuckles and a flair for capturing the feel of the real thing”!

The touring personnel consist of Lindsay Meech (trumpet and vocals), Charlie Powell (trombone and vocals), Nick Polites (clarinet), Ashley Keating (tenor banjo), Jonathon “Ike” Lickliter (bass), and Kevin Bolton (drums).

For more information on obtaining tickets for the event, please contact The Kingsway Hotel on 01706 633052. If you are unable to attend, be sure to read Tony Sheldon’s review of the band in the Jazz Reviews section. www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/News/features.asp?featuresection=Jazz