A Night in Treme!

Last night, Amy & I went to a fun Jazz concert: A Night in Treme!It was a sold out show at the Davies Symphony Center in SF. It was a very lively show and people were dancing in their seats. They even pulled people up on stage to dance! Wendell Pierce, who plays Antione Batiste(who is a member of the Brass Bad) on the HBO show Treme, narrated part of the show.


He would give some background on New Orleans or tell a story & then the brass band would play. It was awesome!

Here is the overview:

David Simon and Eric Overmyer’s acclaimed HBO series Treme (pronounced Tre-may) isn’t about the New Orleans music scene per se. But as a gritty, affectionate and ground level post-Katrina character study centered on the Crescent City neighborhood that gives the show its name, infectious New Orleans grooves tie the drama together and shine a welcome national spotlight on a place where music is inextricably woven into the fabric of every day life. “A Night In Treme” showcases several of the irreplaceable artists who have appeared on the series as themselves, including the powerhouse Rebirth Brass Band, an institution for nearly three decades. Rebirth will be joined by other New Orleans mainstays, such as vocalist and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, clarinetist Dr. Michael White, Mardi Gras Indian chief and alto saxophone star Donald Harrison Jr. and trombonist Big Sam Williams. Wendell Pierce, who plays the smooth talking trombonist Antoine Batiste on Treme, provides narration on the neighborhood’s history and the struggle to rebuild houses and lives after Katrina. It all adds up to a vivid musical portrait of a city that has shaped American (and international) music for more than a century.