"As the Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center starts a yearlong commemoration of founder David Nadel, whose unsolved 1996 murder still casts a long shadow, the Berkeley roots-music venue leans into its dance-powered mission with Bayou Boogie West. A three-day festival gathering top Cajun and zydeco artists from Louisiana and the Bay Area, it's a full-spectrum immersion into the celebratory sounds and steps of the Cajun and Creole peoples of the Gulf Coast."
"Friday night's program centers on performances by the Bay Area's Aux Cajunals (featuring Eric and Suzy Thompson) and south Louisiana's Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, with an evening-concluding jam session. Saturday's all-day schedule features sets by zydeco accordion maestro Ruben Moreno, Cajun standard bearers the Riley Family Band with David Greely and Sam Broussard, and soulful accordionist/vocalist Geno Delafose, scion of a zydeco dynasty."
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center begins a yearlong commemoration of founder David Nadel while hosting Bayou Boogie West, a three-day Cajun and zydeco festival. The festival gathers top Cajun and zydeco artists from Louisiana and the Bay Area for performances, dance lessons, and music workshops. Friday features Aux Cajunals and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys with an evening jam session. Saturday includes Ruben Moreno, the Riley Family Band with David Greely and Sam Broussard, and Geno Delafose. Sunday closes with Iko YaYa and Mark St. Mary. The festival runs Jan. 23–25 at Ashkenaz, tickets $40–$150, three-day pass $250, website provided. Julian Lage, now 38, was a child prodigy documented in Julian at Eight and has developed a highly acclaimed adult career.
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