CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Western Publicity) "Onstage and off, electrifying club audiences and street scenes, speaking his mind at civic rallies, Glen
David Andrews perhaps best embodies what
David Simon, creator of the HBO series Treme meant when he said, 'Culture is what brought New Orleans back.'" Wall Street Journal
In a city whose spirit world is as old as Mother Africa's children, Glen
David Andrews, a native son of New Orleans, has made a compelling case for his own deliverance. Redemption is a powerful statement that correlates his own reclaimed life to his reclaimed city. The music is about ghosts and their residual energy, about acceptance and forgiveness, about rebirth and renewal. "Every song tells a story that I hope people will relate to," the singer, songwriter and trombonist says proudly. "Redemption is about my journey back from the living dead."
Louisiana Red Hot Records will release Redemption April 29th. It features Andrews's core band and a few chosen friends who've played a part in his spiritual recovery. Ivan Neville lays down gritty grooves on a humming Hammond organ and a badass clavinet, the history of modern funk percolating in his fingertips. Jamison Ross, winner of the prestigious 2012 Thelonious Monk
Institute of Jazz competition, brings his own brand of bonhomie, singing, arranging and playing various instruments. Guitar god Anders Osborne contributes two searing solos. The album also features a surprise - a sample of the radiant voice of the
Queen Mother of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson -- on a rousing version of her joyous hymn, "Didn't It Rain."
Andrews just returned to New Orleans from an East Coast tour - he arrived to find
Dee Dee Bridgewater ensconced in Esplanade Studios cutting his song "Knock Wit Me" for her new big band CD, produced by Irvin Mayfield and featuring
Dr. John on the track with Andrews.
Song Premiere for "NY to to Nola" - New Orleans Times Picayune
A warrior for cultural preservation in New Orleans at a time when indigenous traditions are being threatened, Andrews is standing up for his own salvation. The centerpiece of the new album is "Surrender," a deeply personal song about acceptance which Andrews wrote in rehab. "I woke up from a nightmare, in a cold sweat," he recalls. "I realized that I had been given an opportunity to change my whole outlook on living."
Andrews was born in the historic Tremé neighborhood, which many consider to be the oldest black community in the United States. Transfixed by the magic and mystery of the city's second-line parades, Andrews and his older brother, Derrick Tabb of the Rebirth Brass Band, along with their younger cousin Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, soaked up life's musical lessons by learning the history of the brass band tradition from iconic figures like Tuba Fats. Andrews says. "Jesus was born in a manger," Andrews says. "I was born in a second line."
Andrew's showmanship has long endeared him to audiences on New Orleans' fabled Frenchman Street. He's also made a profound impression at the world's biggest block party - the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. "Glen is one of the giant talents of New Orleans music," says fest producer Quint Davis.
"Life is hard," Andrews says. "After Katrina, my Tremé will never be the same. But New Orleans culture is a permanent part of me. The gift of my sobriety is in my music now. I want to share my Tremé - my New Orleans - with the world."
SHOWS
Thu Mar 27 New Orleans Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse
Fri Mar 28 New Orleans Three Muses
Mon Mar 31 New Orleans dba
Wed Apr 2 New Orleans The
Little Gem Saloon
Fri Apr 4 New Orleans Irving Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse
Fri Apr 4 New Orleans Three Muses
Sat Apr 5 New Orleans Irving Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse
Mon Apr 7 New Orleans dba
Wed Apr 9 New Orleans The
Little Gem Saloon
Fri Apr 11 New Orleans Three Muses
Sat Apr 12 New Orleans French Quarter Festival
Sat Apr 12 New Orleans The Burgundy Bar in the Saint Hotel
Sun Apr 13 New Orleans Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse
Mon Apr 14 New Orleans dba
Wed Apr 16 New Orleans The
Little Gem Saloon
Fri Apr 18 New Orleans Three Muses
Sat Apr 19 New Orleans The Burgundy Bar at the Saint Hotel
Sun Apr 20 New Orleans Royal Sonesta Hotel
Mon Apr 21 New Orleans dba
Wed Apr 23 New Orleans The
Little Gem Saloon
Sat Apr 26 New Orleans The Burgundy Bar at The Saint Hotel
Mon Apr 28 New Orleans dba
Wed Apr 30 New Orleans The
Little Gem Saloon
Fri May 2 New Orleans Three Muses
Sun May 4 New Orleans Jazz Festival - Congo
Square Stage
Mon May 5 New Orleans Louisiana
Music Factory
Sun May 11 New Orleans Royal Sonesta Hotel
Tue May 27 San Francisco The Mission
Fri May 30 Oakland The Bay at Leos
Sat May 31 Redway Summer Arts and
Music Festival
Sun Jun 1
Santa Cruz Moe's Alley
Fri Jun 6 Amagansett Stephen Talkhouse
Wed Jun 11 New York Rockwood
Music Hall
Wed Jun 18 New York Rockwood
Music Hall
Sun Jun 22 Worcester Canal District
Wed Jun 25 New York Rockwood
Music Hall
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