Charlie Halloran • Aug 14 • 7:30 PM • Free
Trombonist CHARLIE HALLORAN seems to be everywhere at once in New Orleans. A fixture of the Crescent City's traditional jazz and Frenchmen Street scene, Charlie's 60’s-style Caribbean lounge band, the Tropicales, entertain regularly at Zony Mash, The Spotted Cat and DBA. He’s recorded prolifically, appearing on Jon Cleary’s Grammy winning Go-Go Juice and followup Dynamite and Maria Muldaur’s Grammy nominated Don’t You Feel My Leg.
Charlie has released 5 albums under his own name, and made countless records alongside the Squirrel Nut Zippers, John Boutte, Rickie Lee Jones, U2, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, the Panorama Jazz Band, The Shotgun Jazz Band, the Palmetto Bug Stompers, Pokey Lafarge, Luke Winslow King, Alex McMurray, you name it. Additionally, Charlie’s horn is in the background on plenty of episodes of NCIS New Orleans, Treme, and other films and television programs produced in New Orleans.
Special guest MIREYA RAMOS is a New York-based, Latin Grammy-winning vocalist, violinist, composer, arranger and founder of Flor de Toloache – NYC’s first and only all-women mariachi.
Opener ZYDECO REVELATOTRS deliver hot Louisiana-style dance music. Sweet Cajun accordion, electric guitar and a powerhouse rhythm section, and that cool metal rubboard vest! Bring your dancin’ shoes...
Woodbridge Wednesdays is an eclectic free concert series sponsored by Woodbridge Township and generous local businesses.
Bring the whole family! Dogs on leash are welcome. All Woodbridge parks are smoke free. The park is barrier free for wheelchair users.
Free parking is available in the adjacent NJ Transit parking lots.