Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra present the Big Easy Holiday Bash 2025
Celebrate the joy of the holiday season with Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra at the Big Easy Holiday Bash 2025—a festive showcase of New Orleans’ greatest music and musicians!
Join us December 11–13, 2025, at 7 PM (EST) for three unforgettable nights at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge, MA. Experience an evening filled with holiday classics, New Orleans R&B, and a jazzy rendition of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite.
This year’s celebration features:
NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis
Grammy Award–winning vocalist Nicole Zuraitis
Choreography by Adrienne T. Hawkins
Created to spotlight the vibrant artistry of New Orleans, the Big Easy Holiday Bash unites exceptional vocal and instrumental performances with dazzling jazz dance. Adrienne Hawkins’ whimsical choreography honors tradition while infusing modern energy and flair.
Prepare for a musical odyssey that carries you from the streets of New Orleans to the nightlife of New York—and all the way to the grand concert halls of the old country!
DATES AND TICKETS INFO
Performance Schedule
December 11-13, 2025, at 7 PM (EST)
Ticket Information
Thursday, December 11th
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Friday, December 12th
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Saturday, December 13th
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The Uptown Jazz Orchestra fills every inch of the room with a joyous noise.” – Michael Elliott, PopMatters
“The UJO sound [combines] the dance-first sensibility of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band crossed with Count Basie’s early riff bands and post-1952 ‘New Testament’ orchestras [and] the sophisticated dialects of Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane and Kenny Kirkland.” – Ted Panken, DownBeat
"Delfeayo is, in many ways, the most fun of the Marsalises." – The Buffalo News
"Delfeayo Marsalis is a merchant of joy!" - T. Panken, Downbeat Magazine