THE NEW ORLEANS TRIBUTE BAND FEATURING LEROY JONES at North Street Cabaret

The New Orleans Tribute, comprised of some of Madison's best jazz musicians featuring Harry Connick Jrs soloist and Preservation Hall Trumpeter, Leroy Jones!

Leroy Jones was born in New Orleans. He began playing trumpet at the age of ten. Jones joined the big band of Harry Connick, JR.. The exposure with Connick's band (including the opportunity for the Leroy Jones Quintet to open for Connick, which they did in 1994), led to Jones' releasing his first album under his own name; Mo' Cream From The Crop came out on the Columbia label in 1994. The Leroy Jones Quintet continues to tour and record, and since 2004 Jones has also appeared with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Dr. John. ...

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The New Orleans Tribute, comprised of some of Madison's best jazz musicians featuring Harry Connick Jrs soloist and Preservation Hall Trumpeter, Leroy Jones!

Leroy Jones was born in New Orleans. He began playing trumpet at the age of ten. Jones joined the big band of Harry Connick, JR.. The exposure with Connick's band (including the opportunity for the Leroy Jones Quintet to open for Connick, which they did in 1994), led to Jones' releasing his first album under his own name; Mo' Cream From The Crop came out on the Columbia label in 1994. The Leroy Jones Quintet continues to tour and record, and since 2004 Jones has also appeared with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Dr. John.


Darren Sterud has been an active, young, freelance trombonist in Wisconsin and Minnesota since 2001. While still in high school Darren began playing and touring with Mama Digdown's Brass Band, a popular New Orleans style group from Madison, WI.
Darren has shared the stage with such groups as B.B. King's All Star Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Leroy Jones, John Allred, The Fabulous Thunder Birds, Trombone Shorty, Los Lobos, Rebirth Brass Band, Stooges Brass Band, Chris Potter and Jiggs Whigham to name a few. He has also toured nationally and internationally to Switzerland, UK, Romania, New York City, Brooklyn, New Orleans, Orlando, Memphis and St. Louis.

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