Big Bad Voodoo Daddy takes Vilar Performing Arts Center stage on Feb. 3
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Denver Broncos followers should really don’t forget Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, when the Broncos defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 to gain their second Super Bowl in as numerous yrs. Though John Elway and the Broncos stole the show, the Super Bowl halftime performance that yr was titled “A Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing” and showcased Stevie Speculate, Gloria Estefan and Big Lousy Voodoo Daddy.
Significant Poor Voodoo Daddy, now alongside one another for around 30 several years, continues its mission to celebrate jazz and swing tunes — America’s first musical art kind — and will accomplish at the Vilar Doing Arts Centre on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. Tickets get started at $45 or $28 for little ones and students. Take a look at VilarPAC.org/major-negative-voodoo-daddy for additional info. This winter, the Vilar Executing Arts Middle in Beaver Creek is celebrating 25 decades of bringing planet-course amusement to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado with its outstanding and varied winter season lineup.
From “Dancing with the Stars” to Vince Vaughn’s “Swingers,” Large Poor Voodoo Daddy has appeared in venues across the entire world, offered hundreds of thousands of information and has experienced their tunes show up in hundreds of flicks and tv displays. With sold out concerts from the Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Centre and appearances with quite a few of the country’s finest symphony orchestras, Big Lousy Voodoo Daddy strives to convey pleasure to audiences close to the globe.
Big Undesirable Voodoo Daddy is a nine-piece band with a huge seem and memorable dwell efficiency. The band got its title following blues legend Albert Collins famously signed band leader Scotty Morris’ poster: “To Scotty, the major negative voodoo daddy.”
Big Negative Voodoo Daddy’s all-unique core line-up includes Scotty Morris (direct vocals and guitar), Kurt Sodergren (drums), Dirk Shumaker (double bass and vocals), Andy Rowley (baritone saxophone and vocals), Glen “The Kid” Marhevka (trumpet), Karl Hunter (saxophones and clarinet) and Joshua Levy (piano and arranger).

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Significant Negative Voodoo Daddy’s efforts to endorse and revitalize swing new music have taken condition as substantially much more than a basic tribute. Having inspiration from the creators of this uniquely American artwork form, the band’s authentic horn-infused music and legendary high-electricity demonstrate introduces the genre to a new and younger technology even though remaining cognizant and respectful of the music’s abundant legacy.
So get out that pinstripe suit and appreciate an evening of swing on Feb. 3 when Major Bad Voodoo Daddy can take the Vilar Doing Arts Middle stage in Beaver Creek.
