This Just In: John Ellis & Double Wide hit NYC

Should've posted this sooner, but better later than never since they put on a fun show tonight and you can still catch them tomorrow night. Really, any chance to see Matt Perrine's sousaphunk and Jason Marsalis' drumming display in the same ensemble is a win win...

John Ellis & Double-Wide make their NYC debut at The Jazz Standard on Tuesday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 14. John and his band are just back from New Orleans Jazzfest where they roamed the city all week and simply blew people away one gig after the next, including an official Fairgrounds show on the WWOZ stage in front of thousands!

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JOHN ELLIS & DOUBLE-WIDE

featuring JOHN ELLIS, MATT PERRINE, GARY VERSACE & JASON MARSALIS

...Live in NYC at...

THE JAZZ STANDARD

Tuesday, May 13 & Wednesday, May 14

Sets @ 7:30 & 9:30 PM

Update: Read the NY Times review: "Cup of Southern Joy (Northern, Too)"

John Ellis is a North Carolina-born tenor saxophonist with a smart and generous flow who’s spent a lot of time studying and playing in New Orleans. But he’s a New Yorker now, and his new band, Double-Wide, combines musicians of both cities. Gary Versace, who plays Hammond organ, lives here; the sousaphone player Matt Perrine and the drummer Jason Marsalis live in New Orleans.