Snug Harbor will host a Fats Domino tribute show for what would be his 95th birthday, Sunday, February 26 with a performance by Reggie Houston, Fat’s Saxophonist for over 22 years. Fats Domino passed away October 24, 2017.

Shows start at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. with doors at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

A seventh-generation New Orleanian, Houston embraced education and followed in his parent’s footsteps to become an arts education advocate, teacher and world-renowned saxophonist.

He was inspired to study saxophone at age 10, after seeing Ray Charles play alto sax at Lincoln Beach Amusement Park, where Fats Domino also performed during Reggie’s childhood. Years later, Reggie would share the stage with both musical giants and spent 22 years as a member of Fats Domino’s band before moving to Portland, Oregon in 2004.

Over the past 15 years in Portland, he would prepare Oregon high school music students to win first place at the 2015 National Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Competition as a music educator, in addition to performing with the Portland symphony orchestra and historic opera, as well as serving on Portland’s Regional Arts & Culture Council Music Panel. Houston now resides in New Orleans after living in Portland for 15+ years.

For Fats fans, the New Orleans Jazz Museum is planning a large new exhibit on Fats Domino, which will open on October 21, 2023. Stay tuned to OffBeat for more details on the exhibit.

To get a copy of the latest OffBeat Fats poster, click here.

For more information on the Fats Domino birthday tribute and tickets, visit Snug Harbor’s website.