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Big Sam's Funky Nation is a driving force of urban funk. Ryan White, of the Oregonian, says the band is "tight enough (and hot enough) to turn coal into a diamond!" The band is led by trombone powerhouse, Big Sam Williams, formerly the trombonist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, who the San Francisco Chronicle calls "the top man on the slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz." Big Sam refuses to let the audience sit still. Between the band's solos...

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Date Concert Venue Location
May 04, 2023 –
May 07, 2023
2023 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Presented by Shell - Weekend 2 2023
Mumford & Sons / The Lumineers / Ludacris / Santana / Leon Bridges / Farruko / Jon Batiste / Kane Brown / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Dead & Company / Irma Thomas / Wayne Toups / The Soul Rebels / Amanda Shaw & The Cute Guys / Pine Leaf Boys / CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band / Galactic feat. Anjelika 'Jelly' Joseph / Continental drifters / The Radiators / Tom Jones / Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly / Ronnie Bell / Herbie Hancock / Melissa Etheridge / Jambalaya Cajun Band / Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue / Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs / Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas / Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band / Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers / Beau Soleil avec Michael Doucet / John Hiatt & The Goners Featuring Sonny Landreth / Keb' Mo' / Robert Randolph Band / Glen David Andrews Band / Anders Osborne / Hurray For The Riffraff / H.E.R. / Big Sam’s Funky Nation / Buddy Guy / Larkin Poe Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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