Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Blue Note Hawaii

Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster GentlemenJon Clearys love and affinity for New Orleans music goes back to the rural British village of Cranbrook, Kent, where he was raised in a musical family. Clearys maternal grandparents performed in London in the 1940s, under the respective stage names Sweet Dolly Daydream and Frank Neville, The Little Fellow With The Educated Feet she as a singer, and he as a crooner and tap dancer.As a teen Cleary grew increasingly interested in funk - infused music and discovered that three such song s that he particularly admired LaBelles Lady Marmalade, Robert Palmers version of Sneakin Sally Through the Alley, and Frankie Millers rendition of Brickyard Blues were attributed to Allen Toussaint as either the songwriter, the producer, or both...

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Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster GentlemenJon Clearys love and affinity for New Orleans music goes back to the rural British village of Cranbrook, Kent, where he was raised in a musical family. Clearys maternal grandparents performed in London in the 1940s, under the respective stage names Sweet Dolly Daydream and Frank Neville, The Little Fellow With The Educated Feet she as a singer, and he as a crooner and tap dancer.As a teen Cleary grew increasingly interested in funk - infused music and discovered that three such song s that he particularly admired LaBelles Lady Marmalade, Robert Palmers version of Sneakin Sally Through the Alley, and Frankie Millers rendition of Brickyard Blues were attributed to Allen Toussaint as either the songwriter, the producer, or both. Clearys knowledge of Toussaints work expanded significantly when his uncle returned home to the U.K., after a two - year sojourn in New Orleans, with a copy of a Toussaint LP and two suitcases full of New Orleans R&B 45s.In 1981 Cleary flew to New Orleans for an initial pilgrimage and took a cab straight from the airport to the Maple Leaf Bar, a storied venue which then featured such great blues - rooted eclectic pianists as Roosevelt Sykes and James Booker. Cleary first worked at the Maple Leaf as a painter, but soon graduated to playing piano there even though his first instrument was the guitar, which he still plays and has recently reintroduced into his live performancesTickets $25-$35__________________________________________CLUB POLICIESSeating is First Come, First Served$10 Food or Beverage Minimum Per Person Full Bar & Full Dinner Menu AvailableNo refunds or exchange. Please make sure you purchase tickets for the correct date and time. Mahalo!Click here to view seating chart full screen.

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