Soirée: C.J. Chenier at the Dakota

Soirée: C.J. Chenier at the Dakota

C.J. Chenier at 7pm: http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest;jsessionid=6514501734B0DE00562A27F8B3F303D0?eventId=1086174&presenter=DAKOTA&venue=&event=&version=

C.J. Chenier at 9pm: http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest;jsessionid=6514501734B0DE00562A27F8B3F303D0?eventId=1086174&presenter=DAKOTA&venue=&event=&version=

“the crown prince of zydeco… contemporary, turbo-charged dance music.” – Boston Globe

C.J.’s father was the first Creole musician to win a Grammy Award. C.J. spent his childhood in the tough tenement housing projects of Port Arthur, Texas. His earliest musical influences were an eclectic mix of funk, soul, jazz and Motown, and his first musical instruments were piano, tenor saxophone and flute.When Paul Simon recorded his 1990 album Rhythm of the Saints, he handpicked C.J. Chenier to play accordion (alongside Ringo Starr on drums) then asked him to join his “Born at the Right Time Tour”. A few years later C.J. showed up as a guest on the Gin Blossom’s “New Miserable Experience” album.