New Black Eagles Jazz Band

A cabaret concert with the New Black Eagle Jazz Band

(pub menu, desserts, and beverages available separately)

Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential figures in the history of American music. With a career spanning five decades, he was a cross-genre sensation, a member of the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame. From “Hello, Dolly” to “Stompin’ at the Savoy” to “When the Saints Go Marching in”, everybody has a favorite tune by Satchmo. It’s no wonder he also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His music is still performed today by any jazz group that is serious about their art.

The New Black Eagle Jazz Band brings faithful recreations of Armstrong’s music to the Berkshires, performing ten of his most notable numbers in this cabaret concert (dancing optional; to some, it will be inevitable). The concert takes place in Proprietor’s Lodge music hall, on the shores of Lake Pontoosuc, 22 Waubeek Road, Pittsfield. Light snacks {charcuterie for all) are included in the ticket price; pub menu and dessert menus will also be available starting at 6:30pm.

For more than 50 years, from Symphony Hall to Singapore, the New Black Eagle Jazz Band has been delighting audiences worldwide with its infectious, soulful and uplifting style of traditional New Orleans jazz. Paying homage to the greatest musicians of the early jazz era, the band has also developed its own eclectic sound, incorporating spirituals, and 1920’s and 30’s popular music. They have played for Berkshires Jazz three times over the years, and we’re delighted to be welcoming them back.

And now, here’s your chance to hear that marvelous music performed by –as the New York Times wrote– a band that is “… “so far ahead of other traditional bands… there is scarcely any basis for comparison”.