Local Bands Announced For 2023 Greenwich Town Party

GREENWICH, CT — With the Greenwich Town Party less than four weeks away, event organizers have announced the local bands which will perform on the Town Stage.

Created to celebrate talent within the Greenwich community, the Town Stage offers local musicians of all ages, backgrounds and styles the opportunity to open for world-renowned artists.

The seven local bands are: Bennie Rose; Brunswick Music Improv; Drew Angus; Greenwich High School Jazz Ensemble; Herman & Company; Kings Highway; and Pete Francis.

More information on the local bands can be found here.

New Orleans is the theme of this year's event, which is slated for May 27 at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.

Representing the Color Guard, the Ninth District Veterans Association will kick off the day’s festivities at 11 a.m., and from the United States Military Academy, the National Anthem will be performed by the West Point Band’s musical trio, followed by The Melody Men, who will sing "God Bless America."

The Main Stage performances will start in the early afternoon with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Mavis Staples, The Revivalists and the "Preservation Hall Super Jam," a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration of the best of New Orleans music.

Specially curated by musical legends Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB) and multi-Grammy Award winner Eric Krasno, this star-studded special event will be a party both on stage and in the crowd.

This year, the GTP introduced a new educational experience, which will add a celebratory element to the main event on May 27 and further strengthen community spirit.

In April, the Preservation Hall Brass Band engaged in an education initiative with music students at Greenwich High School and Brunswick School. These award-winning musicians taught a master class in brass music, performed at all-grade assembly days and spent invaluable time sharing musical knowledge and demonstrating instrument-specific techniques with students.

These students will then participate in GTP’s first-ever, New Orleans-style parade procession on May 23, followed by performances at the "Party in the Park" at Havemeyer Field, both free and non-ticketed events.

At the party on May 27, the GTP Town Stage will host a musical collaboration featuring Preservation Hall Jazz Band members and local students.

For more information, visit the Greenwich Town Party website.