$12 / All-Ages / Doors 6pm, Music 7pm / R&B, Boogie-Woogie / Tickets at https://bit.ly/skip_jones_nola_rosebud
Skip Jones & the Spirit of New Orleans, a Eugene-based band that brings boogified rhythm & blues of New Orleans to the Pacific Northwest. Led by the talented Skip Jones, a cornerstone of the Eugene area music scene, along with some of the best musicians in the region, the band delivers energetic performances that captivate audiences and make them want to get up and move.
Skip & his group, The Spirit of New Orleans, play a smattering of the great rhythm and blues hits of the ’50s and ’60s, as well as some great pop & rock organ classics of the ’60s and ’70’s. Add to that a bonifide New Orleans piano boogie-woogie and the party follows!
Over the last 20 years, frontman Skip Jones has enjoyed working with such bands as: The Coasters, The Drifters, The Platters, Joe Houston & Bo Diddley. He toured with the great Canned Heat in 1985-86 holding down Larry Taylor’s bass position. Skip has worked extensively with notable musicians including Henry Vestine, James Thornbury, James Bradshaw and The Etouffee Band.
More at https://skipjones.com/