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Glen David Andrews to Perform at St Pat's Dance
by Community Center of St Bernard
Friday, Mar. 06, 2009 at 4:50 PM
info@ccstb.org 504-281-2512
This year's St Patrick's Day celebration at the Community Center of St Bernard will include featuring a live
performance by Glen David Andrews. The event will be held from 5 PM - 8:30 PM on March 17 at 1111 LeBeau St, Arabi.
This year's St Patrick's Day celebration at the Community Center of St Bernard will include a free dinner dance on March 17 featuring a live
performance by musicians Glen David Andrews, Glen Joseph Andrews,
Walter Harris, Jeffrey Hill, and Matt Clark. The evening will begin with a traditional St Patrick's Day meal of corned beef and
cabbage served from 5 to 6:30 PM on March 17 at the Community
Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St in Arabi, followed by music
and dancing from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.
An integral member of New Orleans' close-knit musical community,
Glen David Andrews was recruited into a brass band led by his
younger cousin, Troy Andrews, and has since played in both the
New Birth and Treme brass bands, among others. Andrews's
versatile style includes the best of the contemporary sounds of
today's brass bands while honoring the tradition of such legends
as Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacan, Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll
Morton.
Glen David Andrews has appeared in the documentary "Shake the
Devil Off", which chronicles the post-Katrina struggles of St.
Augustine Church, founded in Tremé in 1841 by slaves and free
people of color. His moving trombone rendition of "I'll Fly Away"
provides a powerful emotional call-to-action at the film's
climax.
Andrews's musical talent is also featured in "When the Levees
Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts”. At the fim's end Andrews holds
his horn at his side and sings "I'll Fly Away", with the last
verse poignantly changed to "New Orleans will never go away" at
director Spike Lee's request. Glen David Andrews's most recent
album is the just-released "Walking through Heaven's Gate", a
live gospel CD recorded in the historic Treme neighborhood on
November 18, 2008.
The St Patrick's Day Dinner Dance is sponsored by the New Orleans
Musicians Clinic, the Louisiana Family Recovery Corp, and Noble
& Greenough School of Dedham, MA. The dinner dance is free to the
general public, and everyone is welcome to attend. For more
information, please phone 504-281-2512 or visit http://www.ccstb.org
www.ccstb.org/commevents
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