MICHAEL DOUCET AND CHUBBY CARRIER TO JOIN TAB BENOIT FOR MARCH SFJB CONCERT
01.25.2012
Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues announce Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet and Zydeco accordion player Chubby Carrier will join Tab Benoit on stage at the Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater Friday March 9, 2012.
Tab Benoit Swampland Jam Featuring Michael Doucet and Chubby Carrier – March 9, 2012 – 8pm - Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater
Tab Benoit’s high energy guitar blues will bring home the sounds of the bayou once again. And this time he’s bringing friends Michael Doucet and Chubby Carrier along with him.
An environmental activist as well as a stellar blues musician, Benoit has made the preservation of the endangered delta wetlands his personal crusade. He serves as president of Voice of the Wetlands, an environmental organization he co-founded in 2003.
His 2011 appearance in the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Concert Series sold out.
Michael Doucet is a Cajun fiddler, singer and songwriter who founded the Cajun band BeauSoleil from Lafayette, Louisiana.
In 2005 Doucet was one of 12 recipients of the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA award, which recognizes artistic excellence, cultural authenticity and an artist's contributions, is the highest honor in U.S. folk and traditional arts. Doucet received Grammy Awards in both 1998 and 2009 for work with Beausoleil.
Roy "Chubby" Carrier is a Zydeco musician and leader of Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band.
He was taught to play accordion by his father, Roy Carrier Sr., and played with his father's band at age 12, first on accordion and then on drums. He played drums with Terrance Simien from 1986 until 1989, then formed a group of his own with his brothers Troy and Kevin.
Carrier has made guest appearances on albums by Tab Benoit and Jimmy Thackery, and won a Grammy for his own 2010 release Zydeco Junkie.
“Last year we sold out the show with Tab Benoit and he was such a fan favorite I had no trouble asking him back.” Robert Joyce, Executive Director for Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues stated. “But I said to him, ‘What if we can bring along some of your friends you like to jam with and we make it a real party’ and before I could finish my sentence he was smiling and talking about Chubby and Michael.”
Joyce adds “Both Michael Doucet and Chubby Carrier are amazing musicians in their own right, but when added to Tab’s powerhouse trio, I think this will make for a night to remember.”
The March 9, 2012 will be held at the Sioux Fall Orpheum Theater.
For tickets call 335-6101 or visit sfjb.org/concerts. $12 student tickets also available.
Single tickets are $44/$29. $12 student rush tickets also available. Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased through Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues. For more information, visit their website at sfjb.org or call 605-335-6101.
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