#RIVER CITY JAZZ FULL#

Did you know our Captains can officiate your wedding? Check out our wedding page for more details.Д¬elebrating something special? Let us know - we specialize in proposals, anniversaries, and birthday parties. The Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS is a perfect venue for your special occasion. Check out our beverage packages available at check-out for those 21 and over to enhance your experience. Sip a refreshing cocktail while live Jazz brings refined sophistication to our onboard entertainment. Our dinner features a buffet of New Orleans classics in a relaxing atmosphere for enjoying an evening on the Mississippi River.

#RIVER CITY JAZZ FULL#

In a city full of great places to dine, dinner aboard the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS is truly a unique dining experience. Check out our beverage packages available at check-out for those 21 and over. Fun and scenic, our cruises feature live jazz music, New Orleans style cuisine, and a cash bar for cocktails.

The Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS is home to the 'Best' Lunch/Brunch cruises on the Mississippi River. Stroll the multiple decks, explore the beautiful refinished interiors and savor the leisurely two-hour cruise that will give you panoramic views of the Mississippi River and the many unique sites along her banks, with live narration. See captivating views of the French Quarter fade into the distance as the joyful tunes of traditional jazz carries you down the river. With the hour starting to get increasingly advanced Wilson urged everyone to come to the вЂCabaretвЂ™ and led the audience in вЂShineвЂ™ before proceedings came to a most satisfying close with the jaunty вЂTia JuanaвЂ™.Please enable javascript in your browser to bookThe newest addition to the New Orleans Riverfront & sister vessel of the Steamboat NATCHEZ, the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS operates sightseeing, lunch, Sunday Brunch, and Dinner Jazz cruises down the Mississippi River.Д®xperience a spirit of adventure on the newest vessel to the French Quarter riverfront, the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS as she takes you on a journey down the mighty Mississippi.

Step back in time at the Green Mill Jazz Club, a former speakeasy in ChicagoвЂ™s Uptown dating to 1907 that fills its calendar with an array of artists, from solo guitarists to orchestras. The third and final set began with Owen on wings of song and вЂDown By The RiversideвЂ™ then either side of Wilson's show-stealing rendition of вЂWest End BluesвЂ™ he led on clarinet on вЂClarinet MarmaladeвЂ™ before switching to alto for 'Its Only A Paper Moon', remaining for a last hurrah with вЂYou Took Advantage of MeвЂ™. During the early 20th century, the Great Migration brought African-American blues and jazz musicians up the Mississippi River to northern cities.

Opening the second we had вЂLet Me Call You SweetheartвЂ™, the authentic brassy sound of New Orleans in вЂFranklin Street BluesвЂ™ and Original Dixieland Jazz Band cornet player Nick La RoccaвЂ™s composition вЂFidgety FeetвЂ™.ДЄnother Wilson vocal вЂI Wonder WhoвЂ™s Kissing Her NowвЂ™ followed, вЂHiawatha RagвЂ™ was New Orleans pure and simple then after perennial favourite вЂTin Roof (CafГ©) BluesвЂ™ the set ended with the full ensemble off in вЂHindustanвЂ™. He continued with some classic Bix Beiderbecke by way of вЂSinging The BluesвЂ™ before songster extraordinaire Gerry conjured up some Sophie Tucker to finish the first set withВ вЂSome Of These DaysвЂ™. After this it was back to Charles first for вЂBig Butter and Egg ManвЂ™ then, recalling the age of the вЂњflappersвЂќ, вЂThe CharlestonвЂ™. River City are a band dedicated to keeping alive the New Orleans style of music and from the very first moment when they opened with Clarence WilliamsвЂ™ вЂRoyal Garden BluesвЂ™ it certainly showed.ДЄnother Clarence Williams composition вЂCandy LipsвЂ™ followed with trumpeter Charles taking the vocal, there was a change of pace for вЂBaby IвЂ™d Like To Steal YouвЂ™ then Gerry stepped forward for вЂJune NightвЂ™. Leader Curly Jones was on banjo, Charles Wilson on trumpet, Gerry Owen on reeds, Bob Hambleton on trombone, Malcolm Hogarth on piano, Glyn Edwards on bass and Rod Ledsham on drums. The Conwy based River City Jazz Band were Jazz On A SundayвЂ™s guests at The New Town National Club in Nixon Street, Castleton, on Sunday 8 March.

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