Tom McDermott & Marla Dixon
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๐ถ ๐ง๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ isnโt just a pianist โ heโs a walking encyclopedia of New Orleans music with a playful streak and a restless creative spark.
Originally from St. Louis, Tom landed in New Orleans in the mid-1980s and never looked back. Since then, heโs been diving headfirst into early jazz, ragtime, Brazilian choro, funk โ sometimes all in the same tune. His piano playing is unmistakable: fluid, expressive, and full of personality.
Heโs released more than a dozen albums, contributed to HBOโs ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ, and collaborated with greats like ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ. But some of his most magical moments happen Thursday nights at Buffaโs, trading lines and laughs with ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ. ๐น๐ท๐ฅ
๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ปโs story starts with a high school trumpet, a stint in a British drum corps, and a long break from music โ until one fateful night in a Toronto dive bar, where ๐๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ lit the fuse.
By 2009, she was living in New Orleans, back on the horn, and fronting the bandstand like sheโd never left. These days, youโll find her leading the ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, holding court with ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒโ๐๐บ ๐จ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, or backing up some of the best in the city. She plays like she means it โ no flash, no fuss, just the real thing.
๐ต Come hear them live, and youโll understand exactly why New Orleans keeps producing musicians like these โ and why the music never gets old.
#TomMcDermott #MarlaDixon #BuffasNOLA #ShotgunJazzBand #ShakeEmUpJazzBand #NOLAMusic #TradJazz #WomenInJazz #LiveMusic #NewOrleansJazz #FrenchmenAdjacent
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Originally from St. Louis, Tom landed in New Orleans in the mid-1980s and never looked back. Since then, heโs been diving headfirst into early jazz, ragtime, Brazilian choro, funk โ sometimes all in the same tune. His piano playing is unmistakable: fluid, expressive, and full of personality.
Heโs released more than a dozen albums, contributed to HBOโs ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ, and collaborated with greats like ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ. But some of his most magical moments happen Thursday nights at Buffaโs, trading lines and laughs with ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ. ๐น๐ท๐ฅ
๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ปโs story starts with a high school trumpet, a stint in a British drum corps, and a long break from music โ until one fateful night in a Toronto dive bar, where ๐๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ lit the fuse.
By 2009, she was living in New Orleans, back on the horn, and fronting the bandstand like sheโd never left. These days, youโll find her leading the ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, holding court with ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒโ๐๐บ ๐จ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, or backing up some of the best in the city. She plays like she means it โ no flash, no fuss, just the real thing.
๐ต Come hear them live, and youโll understand exactly why New Orleans keeps producing musicians like these โ and why the music never gets old.
#TomMcDermott #MarlaDixon #BuffasNOLA #ShotgunJazzBand #ShakeEmUpJazzBand #NOLAMusic #TradJazz #WomenInJazz #LiveMusic #NewOrleansJazz #FrenchmenAdjacent
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