1st Set Mardi Gras With The Ramblers

Showtimes:   6pm-7:15pm & 8:15pm-9:30pm

Mardi Gras, french for "Fat Tuesday" is the final day of Carnival before Ash Wednesday and is associated with celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent.

Mardi Gras, as a celebration of life before the more-somber occasion of Ash Wednesday, nearly always involves the use of masks and costumes by its participants, and the most popular celebratory colors are purple, green, and gold. In New Orleans, for example, these often take the shape of fairies, animals, people from myths, as well as clowns and Native American Indians.

Deftly fusing modern jazz, bebop and blues to soul, second line brass and funk, Chicago-born New Orleans trumpeter Mario Abney leads The Chicago Windy City Ramblers with an enlivening spirit and fresh presence that communicate the many complex connections within his highly developed musical identity. He weaves a diversely jubilant jazz sound from his strong foundation of musicianship, abundant energy and passionate creativity.

The Chicago Windy City Ramblers INC. is a Non-Profit Brass Band Organization that is dedicated to the cultural development of the Youth of Chicago through the Brass Band and Second Line Culture. The Windy City Ramblers Brass Band builds from the musical legacy and festive spirit of the New Orleans brass band and second line culture while embracing the rich creative history of Chicago music culture and musicianship. Musically and Culturally, our aim is to inspire, cultivate, maintain and employ excellent musicianship, professionalism, bandsmanship, and cultural enlightenment.

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