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'Music On The Hill' Returns To Auburn With Glen David Andrews October 17, 2017 12:34

The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities is excited to host Music on the Hill featuring New Orleans own, Glen David Andrews on Wednesday, November 15th, 6pm at Pebble Hill (101 S. Debardeleben Street). The event will benefit the East Alabama Food Bank and be a part of their annual Beat Bama Food Drive. Music on the Hill is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, registration is required (click here). Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to contribute to the Beat Bama Food Drive effort and a chair/blanket. Performing at the event is New Orleans talent Glen David Andrews (the “Treme Prince”) whom Quint Davis, Producer of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival claims is “one of the giant talents of New Orleans”. With his expert trombone chops and witty stage banter, the gospel/R&B singer and trombonist is sure to set Pebble Hill on fire with his electrifying performance.

Click Here: Learn More About Glen David Andrews 

Glen David was recruited into a brass band led by his younger cousin, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, and played in both the New Birth, Lil Rascals, and Tremé brass bands, among others, lending equal measures of musicianship and showmanship to each. Now he fronts his own high-powered ensemble that touches on every style of music in the course of a show. He was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2010. He appeared in three seasons of HBO’s Treme; in numerous documentaries, including Faubourg Tremé:

The Untold Story of Black New Orleans, by Lolis Eric Elie, Swiss filmmaker Peter Entell's chronicle of the controversial, post-Katrina proposed closing of St. Augustine Church; Shake the Devil Off, and Spike Lee’s two epics about Katrina, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, and If Da Creek Don’t Rise. About Food Bank of East Alabama http://foodbankofeastalabama.com/ The mission of the Food Bank of East Alabama is to alleviate hunger; to provide an efficient, coordinated system for collecting and distributing food; to reduce food waste; and to increase public awareness regarding hunger and food security issues in East Central Alabama.

Watch Glen David Andrews perform on 'Jam In The Van' here:


Music On The Hill To Feature Bonerama, Jimmy Hall, & More In Auburn (Sat. 5/14) May 10, 2016 16:08

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High-energy New Orleans brass band Bonerama will be the headlining act at Music on the Hill, a new local music festival to benefit the Auburn Arts Association. The event will debut from 5 p.m. till 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, at the University Place RV Park on Hwy. 14 west of Auburn.  Attendants are encouraged to bring their own coolers; packed with their favorite beverages and refreshments.  Food vendors will also be on hand with offerings such as crawfish, gumbo, and boiled peanuts.
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Also featured is Jimmy Hall, lead vocalist for Mobile-based band Wet Willie, one of the 2016 inductees into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. The Auburn University Faculty Jazz Ensemble will round out the program. 
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"Even in a city like New Orleans that doesn't play by the rules, Bonerama is something different. They can take you to the streets of New Orleans. Funk, jazz, blues, rock, all rolled into one set of music, sometimes into one song," said Willi Cox, chairperson of the event. 
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Music on the Hill is a successor to the association's Jazz & Blues Festival, formerly held at Pebble Hill. The festival was moved to University Place RV Park in anticipation of a larger crowd than in the past, Cox said.
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The Auburn Arts Association's primary mission is to promote arts education, encourage local artists, and stimulate community interest in the arts. Opelika's Dora James honorary chairperson for Music on the Hill, recently took over as chair of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, and she said she was especially pleased that revenues generated by the festival will be used for summer art programs for local children. 
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Thanks to fundraising efforts, including a very generous sponsoring gift from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, 100 percent of ticket sales go directly to the Auburn Arts Association this year. 
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 “Exposing our young people to the arts is a significant endeavor in all parts of the state,” James said. "I applaud the Auburn Arts Association for its initiative in starting Music on the Hill as a new jazz festival in the area.” 
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Both Bonerama and Jimmy Hall have headlined the Alex City Jazz Fest, a two-day outdoor event that has attracted thousands to downtown Alex City and Lake Martin for 25 years, and Bonerama will be fresh from appearances in New York City and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Cox said he was able to get a band of Bonerama’s stature because of his New Orleans connections. 
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"New Orleans is a small town and everybody knows everybody," Cox says.  "I have a little place on Bayou St John, and our neighborhood is full of artists and musicians."   
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Sponsorships are still available, including corporate tables for eight. Presale tickets for the event will be available at for $20 at the Guitar Shop, Spicer’s Music, Hair It Is, Stamp and the Chamber of Commerce as well as online on the Auburn Arts Association website at www.auburnartsassociation.org. Day of event tickets will be $25. For children under 12, admission is free. This is a rain or shine event. 
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“This should be an exciting event showcasing many talented musicians,” James said. “I hope the public will take advantage to come out and enjoy a fun evening.”
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To learn more about Bonerama visit their official website. For more info about Music on the Hill, contact Willi Cox at willifred@aol.com. Check out the Facebook page by clicking here.
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Watch part of Bonerama's set from New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2015 here: