Wardell Quezergue & The New Orleans R&B Review Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians

[Blitzzzzz]

Anyone else notice this gig at the Preservation Hall??
Anyone know any more about it?
Wardell Quezergue & The New Orleans R&B Review Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund, 8 PM.
I understand Wardell is pretty much completely blind, but this guy truly is one of the geniuses behind the great New Orleans R&B sound. Should be an interesting show at the very least.
I bought two tickets, just because. Could be looking for a second!:cool:

[bywterbro]

can you pronounce his last name 3 times fast..

[ibjamn]

Anyone else notice this gig at the Preservation Hall??
Anyone know any more about it?
Wardell Quezergue & The New Orleans R&B Review Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund, 8 PM.
I understand Wardell is pretty much completely blind, but this guy truly is one of the geniuses behind the great New Orleans R&B sound. Should be an interesting show at the very least.
I bought two tickets, just because. Could be looking for a second!:cool:

You're right, Blitzzzz, Wardell Quererque is one of the best producers/arrangers to ever hold the title. His work at Sea Saint studios is legendary. I would be very interested in who he puts together for this review!

[Blitzzzzz]

can you pronounce his last name 3 times fast..

KA-zair,
KA-zair,
KA-zair,
I'm told.:cool:

[Blitzzzzz]

You're right, Blitzzzz, Wardell Quererque is one of the best producers/arrangers to ever hold the title. His work at Sea Saint studios is legendary. I would be very interested in who he puts together for this review!

IB,
Let me know if you hear anything about the band.
Thannks.:cool:

[bywterbro]

ey blitzz...they are playing at french quarter fest...i will try and see them
and file a review....but once festival season starts here, my hands
dont touch the computer 2 often...

[Blitzzzzz]

ey blitzz...they are playing at french quarter fest...i will try and see them
and file a review....but once festival season starts here, my hands
dont touch the computer 2 often...

Thanks, bywtrbro!
I'm committed but it would be fun to know what I'm in for. I've never had the patience to do the P-Hall thing, so this will be a first for me.:cool:

[Staxsun]

You have never said what day this is. I've seen him, but not in a few years. He used to put a band together that would back a revue of people like Al Johnson, Robert Parker, Jessie Hill, and the Dixie Cups. Back in those days he had great players like Red Tyler in the band.

[Goose]

It's on Thurs May 3rd...

http://www.preservationhall.com/2.0/shows_history.php

Also...Sat at Fest (4:55pm Allison Miner/Lagniappe Stage) there is a Living Tribute to Wardell Quezergue w/ Irma Thomas, Cosimo Matassa, The Dixie Cups and Bernard "Bunchy" Johnson happening that sounds very cool!

[Blitzzzzz]

Thanks, Goose. I miss the obvious, sometimes.
I saw that tribute listed on the schedule. Looks great as well.:cool:

[Zydekitten]

I saw him and his band at Sweet Lorraine's in '04 (or maybe '03) and they were pretty excellent - more big band than R&B though.

[ibjamn]

I can share a quick story. I was lucky enough to work with Wardell on a few radio commercials at Sea-Saint from 1976-1980 and the reason he is great is that he works as hard and expects as much excellence from a Frey hot dog commercial as he does from Paul McCartney (who recorded Venus & Mars, his Wings album at Sea Saint in 1975).

[ibjamn]

oops, and here is an article I found about Wardell's review from last fall's VooDoo fest:


Wardell Quezerque
Everything true that you say about Wardell Quezerque's storied career sounds like hyperbole. But what can you do? The bandleader, writer, producer, arranger and all-around rhythm wizard -- who Allen Toussaint once dubbed the Creole Beethoven -- really is the man. After an ignominious evacuation to Houston via the Superdome, Quezerque, with a little help from his friends, has rebounded onto the scene and is getting back to what befits a legend most: simply getting out there and doing what he's legendary for. From the lazy rhythm and blues of the '50s up to the dirty-dog funk of the '70s, Quezerque's magic touch graced the careers of local legends like Irma Thomas, Willie Tee and Raymond Myles, among many others, and we haven't heard the last of him yet. Indeed, Quezerque might be just getting started.
A few months ago, Quezerque headlined an all-star revue at Preservation Hall (where he shared the bill with his Voodoo Music Experience roster-mates Rockie Charles and Ernie Vincent) that announced his re-emergence onto the music scene. The New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund (NOMHRF) and Preservation Hall, working with the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau, put together the event as the first step into what they hope will be a renaissance for vintage New Orleans rhythm and blues. After Voodoo, Preservation Hall plans to host monthly shows like that initial revue, with Wardell at the helm of a core backing band, spotlighting different vocalists and frontmen.
"The idea behind the whole project is to reach out to our elder musicians who want to stay active," says NOMHRF's Jordan Hirsch. "But it's also about legitimizing New Orleans R&B as a traditional, indigenous New Orleans style," much as the Preservation Hall band helped revitalize traditional jazz for mainstream ears in the '60s.
"In a way, Voodoo is an event born of the kind of music Wardell helped create," Hirsch says. "When Wardell's band gets going, they rock in the most elemental, fist-pumping kind of rocking. I have absolute confidence that once that band gets onstage, they will knock people out." -- Fensterstock 4:45 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28
Preservation Hall Stage

[Blitzzzzz]

Thanks, Jen, Sounds like it is going to be a great show. I'm getting psyched!:cool:

[Staxsun]

Unfortunately I'm off to home on Thursday. Staying long enough for the Patry and the Stomp.

[ibjamn]

Actually, I'm getting psyched too! I love Wardell and would love to see what he puts together! I'm definately going to check out this show. Thanks Blitzzzzzsy! :)

[Blitzzzzz]

Unfortunately I'm off to home on Thursday. Staying long enough for the Patry and the Stomp.

My pleasure, Jen.
Stax, we'll post a full report!:cool:

[ohio]

Unfortunately I'm off to home on Thursday. Staying long enough for the Patry and the Stomp.Well Tom, you (we) still get to see him at the Stomp!

[Zbonnie]

Also...Sat at Fest (4:55pm Allison Miner/Lagniappe Stage) there is a Living Tribute to Wardell Quezergue w/ Irma Thomas, Cosimo Matassa, The Dixie Cups and Bernard "Bunchy" Johnson happening that sounds very cool!
So, do we suppose that Wardell will actually be up on stage and playing during this set?

[Goose]

So, do we suppose that Wardell will actually be up on stage and playing during this set?

I'm curious about that as well...

[Blitzzzzz]

Hey, did anyone see this show at FQF? I would love to see a review!
Thanks!:cool: