The fall series kicks off with The Soundtrack of the Gulf. Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier - son of the “King of Zydeco” Clifton Chenier - headlines this concert, which features opening performances by vocalist Annika Chambers, an Iraq war veteran whose powerful voice blurs lines between jazz and blues, and Archie Bell, former lead singer of Archie Bell & The Drells, whose early funk single “Tighten Up” topped Billboard’s R&B and pop charts in 1968.
The fall series kicks off with The Soundtrack of the Gulf. Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier - son of the “King of Zydeco” Clifton Chenier - headlines this concert, which features opening performances by vocalist Annika Chambers, an Iraq war veteran whose powerful voice blurs lines between jazz and blues, and Archie Bell, former lead singer of Archie Bell & The Drells, whose early funk single “Tighten Up” topped Billboard’s R&B and pop charts in 1968.
The fall series kicks off with The Soundtrack of the Gulf. Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier - son of the “King of Zydeco” Clifton Chenier - headlines this concert, which features opening performances by vocalist Annika Chambers, an Iraq war veteran whose powerful voice blurs lines between jazz and blues, and Archie Bell, former lead singer of Archie Bell & The Drells, whose early funk single “Tighten Up” topped Billboard’s R&B and pop charts in 1968.