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KERMIT RUFFINS & THE BBQ SWINGERS • FRI MAY 5 • 10:30PM


  • 532 FRENCHMEN STREET NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116 UNITED STATES (map)

16th Annual Backbeat JazzFest Series presents Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers

ADVANCE TICKETS $30

MAY 5: Doors 9:30/Show 10:30

Kermit Ruffins needs only two words to hype a New Orleans barroom for one of his weekly shows, and this, his personal slogan, sums up what this Big Easy ambassador is all about. From playing himself in the HBO Series Treme, to barbecuing outside his bar, Kermit’s Treme Mother-inLaw Lounge, to sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the trumpeter/vocalist keeps himself busy when he isn’t on stage doing what he does best—entertaining and sharing his love of life with the world. He personifies the laid-back vibe of New Orleans.