(WNY News Now) At the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, fans may enjoy the holiday tunes of the multi-platinum jazz-rock group, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, as they present their Christmas Caravan Tour.
An Evening with Squirrel Nut Zippers: A Christmas Caravan Tour performance by the multi-platinum jazz rock group.
As the Squirrel Nut Zippers (SNZ) deliver their amazing and swaggering Christmas shows to their fans, their swingin’ seasonal tunes will be thundering into Jamestown, NY. On stage at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m., the legendary multi-platinum jazz rockers will unveil their An Evening with the Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan Tour, which will include songs from their Christmas Caravan and Mardi Gras for Christmas albums in addition to other Zippers favorites.
During these wonderfully festive performances, the band will create an atmosphere that is halfway between the backroom commotion of a speakeasy and the wonderful lights of Christmas, along with sentimental ballads and lively dance tunes.
Inspired by jazz, klezmer, and vaudeville from the 1920s, SNZ’s insatiably inventive and inquisitive frontman Jimbo Mathus has created a sound that is genuinely one-of-a-kind. No other artist of his generation has so authentically and fluidly embraced and synthesized varied inspirations. The Holiday Caravan show, which has become more and more popular and has sold out locations around the US, is a prime example of this unusual combination.
With their groundbreaking album, Hot (1996), the Platinum recording artists have sold over three million albums to date, giving them a household name. This groundbreaking album, which was recorded in the sweltering heat of New Orleans and was driven by a burning mixture of alcohol and a young desire to learn the ins and outs of old-world jazz, marked only the beginning for the group.
Since then, SNZ has released hits like Christmas Caravan (1998), which sold a quarter of a million copies and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, and Beasts of Burgundy (2018), which opened at #4 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart.
PNC Bank is the concert’s sponsor. With assistance from the New York State Legislature and the Office of the Governor, the New York State Council on the Arts provides the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts with its programming.The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts box office is currently selling tickets for the Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan Tour. You can purchase them in person at 116 E. 3rd St. in Jamestown or over the phone at 716.484.7070. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 12 to 5 p.m. and one hour before movies and events. Additionally, tickets are available for purchase at reglenna.com around-the-clock until two hours prior to the performance on December 14.