Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic featuring Miko Marks and Pam Hawkins

Description

2013 Grammy® nominee Andre Thierry is a phenomenal talent who has been capturing the attention of other musicians and music lovers since he was a young boy. Thierry’s French creole heritage is deeply rooted in Louisiana although he was born and raised in northern California.


At only 32 years old, Thierry is already a legend. There is widespread agreement that he is an exceptional multi-dimensional musician who has a finely honed ability to merge traditional zydeco music with hip-hop, blues, jazz and rock. Building from his love and respect for traditional zydeco, his original music is a blend of old and new. His musical mastery enables him to create a unique sound for his and future generations while staying true to the past.


The “King of Zydeco,” the late great Clifton Chenier, grabbed the three-year old Thierry by the arms and deemed him a future accordion player. Andre was captivated—and when local musician Billy Wilson (currently with MotorDude Zydeco) gave him his first accordion, he began teaching himself to play by listening to Chenier’s music.


Andre Thierry can't be lumped into zydeco's old-school R&B-influenced camp or its nouveau, rap-inspired one: He and his band, Zydeco Magic, lay down both soulful, traditional slow-dances and bottom-end-booming kinetic groovers.


For this special performance Thierry will perform with vocalist Miko Marks and Pam Hawkins. At home in many genres, Marks’ debut album Freeway Bound received honors as Country Album of the Year at the Independent Music Awards. San Jose native Pam Hawkins has toured Japan and South America and was voted Best Independent Female Vocalist by The South Bay Blues Awards.

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http://www.sanjosejazz.org/winter-fest

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408-288-7557