Jazz Fest by Night is heating up for Weekend 2: It just keeps getting better… OffBeat is giving away a free pair of tickets to each of the following shows at Tipitina‘s happening on Thursday, May 2. Hop on ’em now – they won’t last long!

EARLY SHOW:

Eddie Roberts & The West Coast Sounds wsg May 2 @ Tips

 

Eddie Roberts & The West Coast Sounds wsg The Bayou Gypsys – A Jimi Hendrix Tribute featuring Roosevelt Collier, Terence Higgins and Nick Daniels III.

 

 

 

 

 

Guitarist and leader of the UK’s New Mastersounds, Eddie Roberts will team up with Stanton Moore Trio keyboardist Wil Blades, Dirty Dozen Brass Band drummer Ermal Watson and saxophonist Joe Cohen as well as trumpeter Mike Olmos of Jazz Mafia for a special show. Dubbed Eddie Roberts’ West Coast Sounds, the group will perform an evening of funky soul-jazz with support from rising New Orleans’ own Bayou Gypsys.

Doors: 8:00pm

Show: 9:00pm

Tickets: $15

 

LATE NIGHT SHOW:

Chali 2na with Cut Chemist

Chali 2na. MC. Musician. Actor. Painter. Renaissance Man.

Chali 2na has done it all. From his days growing up on the hardscrabble streets of Chicago’s south side, to his subsequent explosion onto Los Angeles’ burgeoning hip-hop scene, to his tenure as MC for seminal hip-hop group Jurassic 5, Chali epitomizes the portrait of a 21st century artist.

To be sure, with his unmistakable, beloved baritone, Chali has firmly established himself as one of the most distinctive, charismatic personalities not just in hip-hop, but music in general. Only a select few can say they’ve rocked microphones in front of thousands at a sold-out arena in Tokyo with Jurassic 5, spit rhymes at Lollapalooza, painted professional caliber oil color paintings in their California home and lent their distinctive bass-heavy voice, to such mega-brands as Coca Cola and Sega Dreamcast.

Now, buoyed by the wide spectrum of socio-cultural and geographical influences that have shaped him—hip-hop’s Renaissance man released his first solo album Fish Outta Water on Decon Records in the spring of 2009. “I wanted this album to expose who I am as an artist. The majority of people know me from Jurassic 5 and Ozo, but I felt like nobody knew me as an artist,” Chali says. “I want to show you all facets of who I am. Man. Husband. Brother. Father. Son. Painter.”

 

 

Cut Chemist has been recording and performing for over twenty years. He started DJ’ing in 1984, at age 11 years old. In 1987 aged 14 Cut started recording with his friends including Chali 2na (Jurassic 5). Cut first became known as a founding member of both the rap group Jurassic 5 and the Grammy award-winning Latin funk outfit, Ozomatli.

 

 

Keeping his involvement with both groups in tandem with one another, Cut has developed a taste for music and rhythms from around the world while keeping his ethic for the hip hop tradition. His mix-tapes and remixes became critically acclaimed.

His ‘Chemist’ moniker was fully realized with his instrumental, “Lesson 6: The Lecture” – a musical journey that challenged hip hop production with music theory ideals. Cut also found time to collaborate with DJ Shadow on what would be one of the worlds most sought after mix CDs, Brainfreeze, soon to be followed by its sequel, Product Placement.

Doors: 1:00am

Show: 2:00am

Tickets: $26

 

ENTER TO WIN!

Instructions: Email [email protected] with the following info:

– Full government name

– Contact information

– Name of show above you’d like a pair of tickets for

– Why you should win

GOOD LUCK!

 

CONTEST CLOSES AT 7:00pm on Thursday, May 2.

Winners will be notified via Email by 7:30pm on May 2.

Ticket claim will be at will-call with valid photo ID.