Although damage from a Feb. 2 chimney fire has forced Samirah Evans out of her Brattleboro home for the next few months, she's hardly singing the blues.
At least not until the party starts.
Samirah Evans and Her Handsome Devils, with guests Evelyn Harris, John Sheldon, Moonlight and Morningstar, and Becca Byram, are raising money in a rollicking Mardi Gras dance party to help Evans and her husband get back on their feet.
The show is Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m. at the Arts Block in downtown Greenfield, Mass. Admission is $12 online and $15 at the door.
Evans has been thrilling audiences in the Northeast since she moved to New England from New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Her repertoire runs from raunchy blues to smooth-as-silk jazz.
She recently released her third CD, Hot Club (2011), with her band. She also created and hosts the music series “Ladies in Jazz” at the Arts Block, has headlined internationally, and has shared stages with legendary artists from B. B. King and James Brown to New Orleans' “Queen of Soul,” Irma Thomas.
The show originally was scheduled for Feb. 9, but was postponed due to Winter Storm Nemo. Tickets sold for that show will be honored.