Le Winston Band – Abilene Bar & Lounge – Wed June 12

Name: Le Winston Band – Abilene Bar & Lounge – Wed June 12
Start: 2024-06-12T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-12T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Abilene Bar & Lounge

Le Winston Band, a one-of-a-kind Zydeco band from Montreal, returns to Rochester June 12 to perform at Abilene Bar & Lounge on the Back Deck Stage, and will have just […]

Le Winston Band, a one-of-a-kind Zydeco band from Montreal, returns to Rochester June 12 to perform at Abilene Bar & Lounge on the Back Deck Stage, and will have just returned from a major 11 stop tour of Europe.

Le Winston Band fuses rich Zydeco and Cajun music traditions of Louisiana with their own French-Canadian roots. Le Winston Band will put on a show unlike any you’ve ever experienced, leaning into rural Acadian traditions yet steeped in a full bore Zydeco sound and feel. The result – music that’s exhilarating and performances that are musically enriching and high energy. Since 2012, Le Winston Band has travelled throughout Canada & Europe spreading their joie de vivre with whoever is lucky enough to experience them.

Le Winston Band delivers. Engages. Inspires. Intrigues. Captures. Thrills.

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United by their shared passion for Zydeco music, the five musicians intermingle sassy compositions and their own take on well known traditional songs from Quebec and Louisiana. The powerful sound of the diatonic accordion supported by a typical “modern zydeco” lineup, electrifies audiences and ensures a warm and festive atmosphere that is guaranteed to get you off your feet and dancing.

Le Winston Band is also known for their Mardi Gras celebration in Montreal. Since 2014, hundreds of people flock to this carnaval-like event that takes place as winter draws to a close. Every year, costumed fans and musicians alike join together for a wild night filled with food, animation, music and dancing.

Not only has Le Winston Band shared their music from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Victoria, British Columbia but they have also traveled to perform in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Czechia and the United States. As of today, the group has performed over 600 concerts.

After many pilgrimages to Louisiana, the group’s album Zig zag Zydeco Zoo was nominated for best world music album at both the ADISQ and GAMIQ galas in 2019. In 2022, their EP Enwèye à Lafayette won best world music album at the GAMIQ gala. That same year, the five musicians teamed up with producer Erik West-Millette and recorded Winston Express, a new record filled with original material that was released during the 2023 Mardi Gras festivities.