AURORA NEALAND & FRIENDS
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 (EDT)
09:00PM - 11:55PM
AURORA NEALAND takes over Barbès, and after her session with Tim Berne and co, she brings us a Brooklyn version of her quasi trad jazz group The Royal Roses,
An established bandleader, composer, performer and improviser, Aurora Nealand has become a prominent force in the New Orleans music scene. Combining the “formal education” – a music composition degree from Oberlin Conservatory and training at the Jacques Lecoq School of Physical Theatre in Paris – with the “informal” experience of playing music in the streets and clubs of New Orleans and throughout the northern Hemisphere, Nealand has emerged as an innovative, sensitive and daring music creator and performer.
An established bandleader, composer, performer and improviser, Aurora Nealand has become a prominent force in the New Orleans music scene. Combining the “formal education” – a music composition degree from Oberlin Conservatory and training at the Jacques Lecoq School of Physical Theatre in Paris – with the “informal” experience of playing music in the streets and clubs of New Orleans and throughout the northern Hemisphere, Nealand has emerged as an innovative, sensitive and daring music creator and performer.
She is most recognized for her performance on saxophones, clarinet and vocals and has been at the forefront of the revival of New Orleans Traditional Jazz, with her band The Royal Roses, but also collaborates with Bill Frisell and Tim Berne and leads the rockabilly band.