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SFJAZZ Spring Season 2007 • March 8-June 23, 2007

Allen Toussaint; Henry Butler

"NOLA Solo"

Allen Toussaint; Henry Butler

Friday, May 11 • 8pm

  • $58
  • $38
  • $32
  • $25
  • “Allen Toussaint has exerted an unparalleled influence over the New Orleans music scene.”—New Orleans Times Picayune

    Pianist Toussaint, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, paid tribute to his hometown on his album The River in Reverse (with Elvis Costello). The double bill opens with Henry Butler, who “plays New Orleans rum-house piano with a rolling thunder” (Rolling Stone). Read Complete Program Notes

    Personnel:
    • Allen Toussaint, piano
    • Henry Butler, piano

    Darian and Rick Swig