Ruben Moreno – a proud young Chicano-Creole Zydeco artist born and raised in Houston TX … Will be delivering a one-of-a kind Zydeco Dance Party at the Harmony House on Saturday April 19th.
Ruben Moreno – Dynamic Youthful Energy. Hot ~ Sizzlin-Hot … locked-down dance-groove … A new breed of Zydeco artist taking the form to whole new levels. Ruben is a dynamic steward of this generation of Zydeco musicians … balancing fundamental respect for the traditional sounds and dance grooves … with a willingness to take Zydeco in fresh directions absorbing rhythmic and melodic edges from the cultures and generations he’s immersed in. Ruben has started his very own “Zydeco RE-Evolution” and is sharing it with the world.
Ultimately Ruben delivers. Engages. Inspires. Intrigues. Captures. Thrills.
Over the past two decades Ruben has set the world on fire with his melodic voice, his skills as one of the world’s finest rubboard players and as a uniquely innovative Zydeco performer.
Ruben has been immersed in music his WHOLE life starting with his father’s Chicano lineage, rich with Grammy Winning Tejano artists. A child prodigy, he learned to play percussion by 8 and the accordion by age of 11. Yet it was his mother’s Creole lineage which had the gravitational pull that drew him up on stage playing scrubboard with his uncle, Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners.
A veteran of the musical road, he began playing in clubs at age 13, and by age 15 he hit the road, never looking back, playing professionally with his uncle Leroy Thomas, Grammy nominated Zydeco artist and crowned Prince of Zydeco … CJ Chenier, and finally Andre Thierry … his musical idol and mentor in the San Francisco Bay area, having toured all over North America, Central America, and Europe.
Beyond Zydeco, Ruben has collaborated with a wide range of nationally and internationally recognized performing artists such as celebrated Chicano Band, Los Lobos, R&B sensation Léon Bridges, musical chameleons Gio Chamba, Houston music legend Nick Gaitan, Brazilian pop star Diego Diaz, Malian Roots super star, Vieux Farka, and psychedelic funk band, Khruangbin.
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PRESENTED BY
Rochester Cajun Zydeco Network with Support from Lafayette Travel – www.lafayettetravel.com
LOCATION
Harmony House, 58 East Main St, Webster, NY 14580
DATE
Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME
7:00 PM – Doors open
7:15 PM – Zydeco dance lesson
8:00-11:00 PM – It’s show time!!!
TICKETS
Advance – $20
Day of Show – $25
$10 with student ID
Kids 14 and under are FREE!!
RCZN Members pay advance price at the door
ADVANCE TICKET OPTIONS
ONLINE: www.eventbrite.com/e/1259956115659
DIRECT from Bruce Handelman (no fees): call/text 585-727-4119
IN PERSON: Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave, Brighton NY 14618
RCZN MEMBERS: Pay advance price at door
MORE INFO
(585) 727-4119
EMAIL US
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT OUR CAJUN/ZYDECO DANCE COMMUNITY
- All are welcome. To dance. To watch. To chat. To laugh.
- In the “Social Dance” tradition, feel free to come solo, with friends, with your partner.
- All are encouraged to bring a dish/snack to pass for our Community Culinary Corner.
RUBEN MORENO VIDEO PREVIEWS:
- Houston Jumbo Zydeco Festival (2022) –
- Trial Ride (2016) –
- WXPN’S ZYDECO CROSSROADS (2015):
- Whole Lotta Love (2019) –
- Since We’ve Been Together ft. Baby Bash (2019) –
- If You Ever Met Her (2019) –
- LIVE at Feed & Seed (2015) –
Bruce Handelman
RCZN Event Catalyst
585-727-4119