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Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, May 19th, 2023 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature vocalist, Ashley Orlando accompanied by the Florida Street Blowhards band. 

Ashley Orlando is a classically trained jazz vocalist and ukulele artist. Her voice evokes a more glamorous era. Her tight phrasing and pitch-perfect melodies transport audiences to a time when the standards flowed live into homes from the big-city studios and grand hotels. The Florida Street Blowhards play the music of Jelly Roll Morton, Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams, Louis Armstrong, the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, and other early jazz masters. Led by band leader Sam Irwin on trumpet, the band features a core lineup of accomplished musicians including clarinetist David Seymour, bassist Philip Vincent, David Randall on banjo, Ben Herrick on trombone and Gary Stewart on tuba.

This FREE event is open to the public. The band will be performing from the Juke Joint stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum near 6th Street. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy an outdoor performance on the museum grounds.  In the event of inclement weather, the event will move indoors.