Squirrel Nut Zippers Present Jazz From The Back O' Town at Mount Baker Theatre

A Musical Journey to the Birthplace of Jazz in 1920s New Orleans

Iconic New Orleans based Jazz Rockers Squirrel Nut Zippers will be taking fans on a magical, musical voyage to the birthplace of Jazz as they present Jazz from the Back O’ Town. The show explores the New Orleans Back O’ Town Jazz scene of the late 19th century through the Roaring Twenties as the Zippers provide a delightful view into this mystical era with reverent, yet exciting, renditions of such seminal classics as Jelly Roll Morton’s “Animule Ball,” Louis Armstrong’s “Back O’ Town Blues,” as well as favorites from their own catalog, adapted to more closely echo the sounds of 1920s New Orleans and performed in era appropriate attire. The Platinum selling group has sold over three million albums to-date, with their watershed album, Hot (1996), making them a household name. ...

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A Musical Journey to the Birthplace of Jazz in 1920s New Orleans

Iconic New Orleans based Jazz Rockers Squirrel Nut Zippers will be taking fans on a magical, musical voyage to the birthplace of Jazz as they present Jazz from the Back O’ Town. The show explores the New Orleans Back O’ Town Jazz scene of the late 19th century through the Roaring Twenties as the Zippers provide a delightful view into this mystical era with reverent, yet exciting, renditions of such seminal classics as Jelly Roll Morton’s “Animule Ball,” Louis Armstrong’s “Back O’ Town Blues,” as well as favorites from their own catalog, adapted to more closely echo the sounds of 1920s New Orleans and performed in era appropriate attire. The Platinum selling group has sold over three million albums to-date, with their watershed album, Hot (1996), making them a household name.

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