Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro

Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88sMitch Woods and His Rocket 88s have been the torchbearers of a great American blues musical heritage, for three decades. Taking their inspiration from the great jump n boogie outfits of the late 40s and early 50s, they breathe fresh life into the music that gave birth to rock nroll. Woods styled his group after the jumpin n jivin, shoutin n honkin, pumpin n poundin bands of Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Joe and Jimmy Liggins, Amos Milburn, and Roy Milton. Adding a healthy dose of New Orleans rhythm and blues, piledrivin piano, and some of his own contemporary playful lyrics, Woods and His Rocket 88s forge their own brand of music they call rock-a-boogie.Born in Brooklyn in 1951, Mitch Woods began playing classical piano at eleven, but his real initiation into blues and boogie piano had already been assured at age eight...

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Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88sMitch Woods and His Rocket 88s have been the torchbearers of a great American blues musical heritage, for three decades. Taking their inspiration from the great jump n boogie outfits of the late 40s and early 50s, they breathe fresh life into the music that gave birth to rock nroll. Woods styled his group after the jumpin n jivin, shoutin n honkin, pumpin n poundin bands of Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Joe and Jimmy Liggins, Amos Milburn, and Roy Milton. Adding a healthy dose of New Orleans rhythm and blues, piledrivin piano, and some of his own contemporary playful lyrics, Woods and His Rocket 88s forge their own brand of music they call rock-a-boogie.Born in Brooklyn in 1951, Mitch Woods began playing classical piano at eleven, but his real initiation into blues and boogie piano had already been assured at age eight. My mom would hire this superintendent of the building, Mr. Brown, to take me to school, and we stopped off at his cousins house, where somebody was playing boogie-woogie piano. It really hit me. Tonight, Mitch Woods performs with his piano and band, the rocket 88s.Shows at 7:30pm & 9:30pm Doors at 7pm & 9pm Restaurant is Open 5pm - 10pm for dinner before or after your showtime:Advance Ticket Holders can now automatically make dinner table reservations for the Dining Room online via OpenTable.com !Advance Ticket-Holders can also make table reservations for dinner by Emailing [email protected] after your tickets have been purchased online. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival. Kind Reminder: Snug Harbor does NOT serve the full menu inside the Music Room. We do offer cheese and charcuterie tray options. In order to preserve the integrity, quiet and focus of our world class intimate concerts, only the charcuterie, cocktails and soft drinks are available for table service inside the Music Room. However, we encourage you to arrive at least 90 Minutes prior to your showtime in order to enjoy full, relaxing dinner service in the Dining Room right next door, before getting seated in the Music Room for your ticketed showtime.

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