A few thousand people gathered outside the new Hancher building to see Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The free outdoor concert kicked off Hancher’s 2016-17 season in grand style, with food trucks, tailgate games and a great blend of traditional New Orleans jazz and the genre-bending funk of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.
Photos by Zak Neumann
Concert goers line up to get a bite from the Don Diego, Island Vybes and Marco’s food trucks. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016.. — photo by Zak Neumann
Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Hancher’s Executive Director Chuck Swanson thanks the crowd for supporting Hancher. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Trombone Shorty takes the stage outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Trombone Shorty perfoms with Orleans Avenue, headlining the first show outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform outside the new Hancher building. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann