Chicken-Fried Jazz Band at The Nash

7:30pm – 10:00pm; Chris Champion-guitar, Shea Marshall-piano, etc, Bob Lashier-bass, Todd Chuba-drums, cymbals. The Chicken-Fried Jazz band is a new, decidedly and unabashedly Western-sounding project. The group draws heavily from the genres of western swing, dixieland, bebop, and also the 110-degree heat we all endure here in Phoenix. It’s not just bebop with a train beat, they’re swinging their way from 1915 to 2015 performing cherished and forgotten material, and a few originals to boot (including the almost-famous Chris Champion composition “Coltrane Goes West“). Pan-fried in fatback with their proprietary blend of 17 savory swinging spices, the Chicken Fried Jazz Band plays music that makes its own gravy...

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7:30pm – 10:00pm; Chris Champion-guitar, Shea Marshall-piano, etc, Bob Lashier-bass, Todd Chuba-drums, cymbals. The Chicken-Fried Jazz band is a new, decidedly and unabashedly Western-sounding project. The group draws heavily from the genres of western swing, dixieland, bebop, and also the 110-degree heat we all endure here in Phoenix. It’s not just bebop with a train beat, they’re swinging their way from 1915 to 2015 performing cherished and forgotten material, and a few originals to boot (including the almost-famous Chris Champion composition “Coltrane Goes West“). Pan-fried in fatback with their proprietary blend of 17 savory swinging spices, the Chicken Fried Jazz Band plays music that makes its own gravy. Admission: $15, $8 Students w/ ID; www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.

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