New Orleans Swamp Donkeys - 2015 Summer Tour & New CD!

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys 2015 Summer Tour U.S. & Europe June 10-August 17   New CD Release: July 7th A Fine Romance  featuring Alia Shawkat Get It Now On indiegogo  On June 10th the New Orleans Swamp Donkeysleave the Big Easy for their tour of the U.S. and Europe. During the tour, the band will be releasing an album recorded earlier this year with actress Alia Shawkat. The new release - A Fine Romance EP -pays homage to the classic Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong duets. It will be released on July 7th in conjunction with their Indiegogo campaign.  Indiegogo Tour-Fundraising Campaign, click here. A Fine Romance music video, click here. 2015 U.S. & European Tour schedule, click here. New Orleans Swamp Donkeys: James Williams, Trumpet and Vocals  Sam Friend, Banjo and Vocals  Josh Marotta, Percussion  Connor Stewart, Clarinet and Saxophone  Haruka Kikuchi, Trombone  Wes Anderson IV, Sousaphone The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional "Jass" Band are comprised of six musical virtuosi-all in their 20s-who play traditional jazz, blues, "jass" originals, vaudeville, modern jazz adaptations, and other jazz and New Orleans- derived styles. Both of their first two albums, "Swamp Donkey" and "Donkey Business", are available here:http://www.swampdonkeyjass.com/store. Tour Dates: 6/10/2015 -- St Louis -- BB's Jazz Blues and Soups 6/11/2015 -- Iowa City, IA -- Gabe's @10pm 6/14/2015 -- Minneapolis, MN-New Century Theatre @7pm 6/16/2015 -- Chicago, IL -- High Hat @7pm 6/17/2015 -- Chicago, IL -- Fitzgerald's @830pm 6/19/2015 -- Detroit, MI -- Cliff Bell's @9pm 6/20/2015 -- Lansing, MI -- Summer Solstice Jazz Festival @230pm 6/21/2015 -- Detroit, MI -- Cliff Bell's @6pm 6/23/2015 -- Buffalo, NY -- Dick N Jenny's @6pm 6/24/2015 -- Buffalo, NY -- Live in Larkin Square @5pm 6/25/2015 -- New York, NY -- Ginny's @730 and 930 6/26/2015 -- New York, NY -- Soho House - Members Only 6/27/2015 -- Cape May, NJ -- Exit 0 Jazz Festival @10pm 6/28/2015 -- Cape May, NJ --Exit 0 Jazz Festival @tbd 6/29/2015 -- New York, NY -- Brooklyn Bowl @8pm 6/30/2015 -- Washington, DC -- The Hamilton @730pm 7/1/2015 -- New York, NY -- Urbo @7pm 7/2/2015 -- Fly to Europe 7/4/2015 -- London, UK -- Ronnie Scott's 7/7/2015 -- London, UK -- Soho House - Dean St Townhouse 7/10/2015 -- Rotterdam, Netherlands -- North Sea Jazz Festival 7/11/2015 -- Rotterdam, Netherlands -- North Sea Jazz Festival 7/12/2015 -- Rotterdam, Netherlands -- North Sea Jazz Festival 7/13/2015 -- Dordrecht, Netherlands -- De Melkbus Recording Concert 7/20/2015 -- Edinburgh, Scotland -- Edinburgh Jazz Festival 7/21/2015 -- Edinburgh, Scotland -- Edinburgh Jazz Festival 7/26/2015 -- Roquebrun, France -- Roquebrun Jazz Festival 8/1/2015 -- Villefranche, France -- Villefranche Jazz Festival 8/2/2015 until 8/16/15 -- Galicia, Spain -- Various club dates throughout Galicia Sam Friend interview on NPR's "Song Travels with Michael Feinstein".  Click here.    "Game of Thrones" theme song viral video last summer, garnering nearly a million views.  View here.  To order, click here.      * * *      "Recalls the New Orleans music of roughly a century ago, with youthful, high-spirited aplomb."   - Nate Chinen/New York Times    "Young devotees whose balance of spunk and funk keeps the heart of traditional jazz beating." - The New Yorker    "One of the zingiest of the new hot jazz bands from the Crescent City" - The Wall Street Journal   "A brand new combo, already drawing crowds in New Orleans [and] New York." - VanityFair.com    MANAGER Oren Krinsky: 504-421-6250oren@swampdonkeyjass.com    PR Scott Thompson: 203-400-1818 scott@scottthompsonpr.com     @swampdonkeyjass   on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.   www.swampdonkeyjass.com Scott Thompson PR | | scott@scottthompsonpr.com | 11 Melba Street Milford, CT 06460 jazzglobalbeat@gmail.com    460