Friday Jan 22, 2016
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST
Friday, January 22nd
Doors open at 7:00pm and show starts at 8:00pm
Vermont Arts Exchange
Masonic Hall Stage
504 Main Street, Bennington, VT
Pre-purchased tickets to this concert are $18 for adults and $10 for students with valid ID, plus a small processing fee, through Brown Paper Tickets, the first and only fair-trade ticketing company, at brownpapertickets.com, vtartxchange.org, or by calling 800-838-3006. Tickets are $22 at the door on the day of show on a first-come, first-served basis.
800-838-3006
As a follow up to Vermont Arts Exchange's (VAE) Basement Music Series’ jamming opening night at its new location on the Masonic Hall Stage at 504 Main Street in Bennington, VAE is thrilled to once again welcome the accordion mastery and soulful vocals of front man Jeffery Broussard and The Creole Cowboys. The energetic and toe-tapping world of the American roots music, Zydeco, promises to shake up the stage in a performance from one of the most influential accordionists and vocalists in modern Zydeco music. The last time Jeffrey played in The Basement, every corner of the room was dancing. The performance is set for Friday, January 22nd with doors opening at 7pm, and the show beginning at 8pm.
Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, Broussard started his music career at the age of eight when he played drums in his father‘s band, the renowned Delton Broussard and The Lawtell Playboys. By his teen years, Broussard had taught himself to play the accordion, and he began singing as well as playing. He moved on to develop the nouveau Zydeco sound in the band, Zydeco Force. Today, Broussard, a master of more than a half dozen instruments, says of performing, "It makes me happy to see my music make people happy. It reminds me of how things were when I was growing up. That's something that a person should never turn their back on". Broussard and his current band, The Creole Cowboys, deliver great, pack-the-floor renditions of Creole classics as well as their own brand of contemporary Zydeco. Jeffery Broussard and The Creole Cowboys are taking the next generation‘s perspective of this music and presenting it with contemporary flair and expertise.
Libations will be available from Thyme Tables Catering.