New Orleans Jazz Tonight at the Rives Theatre

Born in New Orleans, John “Papa” Gros has spent more than a quarter-century championing the music of the Big Easy. He’s played it all — New Orleans funk, rock & roll, jazz, blues, Americana, pop/rock, and he swirls those styles into a genre-bending gumbo that pays tribute to his influences while still pushing ahead into new territory. Like Allen Toussaint and Dr. John, Gros is a proud local who carries on the tradition of New Orleans music, both honoring its past and helping to shape its future.

"...honor the music he’s been living his whole life, and to add his own page to New Orleans’ history book."

He’s been a sideman. A bandleader. A frontman. A solo artist. A singer. An instrumentalist. The roles have been varied, but the goal remains the same: to honor the music he’s been living his whole life, and to add his own page to New Orleans’ history book.  Tickets are $20 and the music starts at 8pm. 

Buy tickets HERE.  

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sat., Nov. 10 - AJ Ghent w/ full band w/opener Griffin Haley. $12 adv. // $15 door // $10 with valid college student ID. Season Passes Accepted. Tickets HERE. 

Sat., Nov. 24th - BIG Something w/opener The Drove. $15 Adv. // $20 Door. Tickets HERE.

Thur., Dec. 6th - Lawless Tickets are just $5! Buy them HERE.