North Oakland Dixieland Band to Celebrate Mardi Gras at Kaleidoscope Concert Series in Chelsea

Silver Maples of Chelsea will celebrate Mardi Gras with a special concert featuring the North Oakland Dixieland Jazz Band on Feb. 12.

“Usually the Kaleidoscope Concert Series is on the third Tuesday, but since Mardi Gras falls on the second Tuesday, we moved the concert up a week,” said Shawn Personke, director of activities and public relations for Silver Maples.

Sometimes known as “hot jazz,” Dixieland jazz developed in New Orleans around the 1900s and spread to Chicago and New York. The North Oakland Dixieland Jazz Band repertoire includes music from Louis Armstrong, as well as many other traditional jazz groups from the early jazz era. The group includes a four horn section composed of clarinet, cornet, tenor sax and trombone. The rhythm section includes piano, tuba, banjo and drums.

“They’re a fun group that will have folks swinging pretty quick and in the mood for Fat Tuesday celebrations,” said Personke.

Originally funded by the Chelsea Community Foundation, the Kaleidoscope Concert Series is now funded through donations from community members and businesses. The February concert is sponsored by the Chelsea Retirement Community.

The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Silver Maples, 100 Silver Maples Drive.  The concert is free, but tickets, available at the Chelsea Senior Center, are required.

Once tickets are gone, patrons are encouraged to come to the show for the second seating, when all empty seats are filled.

For more information, visit www.silvermaples.org.