Mike Lewis Presents:
Mardi Gras "Carnival-New Orleans"
Ft. Adela Chu Troupe
Trumpeter and local band leader, Mike Lewis, returns to the Blue Note Hawaii for Fat Tuesday with special guest Adela Chu and her Troupe!
Mike Lewis
A native New Yorker who has spent substantial time performing in Polynesia and the tri-state New York area, Mike Lewis has recently moved back to Hawaii from the Pacific Northwest.
Fluent in jazz trumpet, Mike's resume includes touring and recording with Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughn, Sammy Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Sonny and Cher, Billy Joel, Natalie Cole, Rosemary Clooney, The Temptations, Tony Bennett, Gladys Knight, and Bruno Mars.
Adela Chu
Adela Chu is a Panamanian-born dancer and dance instructor who began her dance career in the Mission specializing in Afro-Caribbean dance. She first brought the exotic and colorful celebration of Carnaval, to the streets of San Francisco's Mission District in 1976 and then successfully launched the annual celebration in 1979 at Precita Park with the help of Marcus Gordon and many others. She is most famous for her eclectic choreographies that integrate jazz, Afro-Caribbean and Latin movements.
At present, Adela teaches at the University of Hawaii in Manoa through the Leisure Center and Outreach College. Her experiences in Brazil have made her partial to Brazilian dance, especially samba, and she combines elements of this dance as well as popular salsa movements as part of her Afro-Caribbean Jazz dance classes. She is a believer in audience participation and typically includes an element of Carnival in her performances.
Seating is First Come, First Served
$10 Food or Beverage Minimum Per Person Inside Club
Full Bar & Full Dinner Menu Available
No refunds or exchanges. Please make sure you purchase tickets for the correct date and time. Mahalo!