By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson’s Historic Fox Theatre is thrilled to open their 90th Anniversary season with the Dirty Dozen Brass band Saturday night.
"They are flying in from New Orleans direct, to do this show," said Chuck Miller with the Fox. "It's been rescheduled a couple of times. I can't tell you how excited we are to bring this historic little band to Hutchinson."
Celebrating over 40 years since their founding in 1977, New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass Band has taken the traditional foundation of brass band music and incorporated it into a blend of genres including Bebop Jazz, Funk and R&B/Soul. Tickets for the 8:00 p.m. show are on sale.
The Fox is going to be busy in its 90th anniversary year.
"We've taken all the shows that were canceled or postponed last year and put them into this season, all the extra shows that we booked, and then some," Miller said. "I think we have 29 or 30 between now and next May."
Miller said performers are looking for places to play.
"They want to come," Miller said. "Riders in the Sky showed up in May. They drove straight from Nashville just to do the show here in Hutch and then went to Kansas City. Ralph Stanley's coming straight from Virginia just to do the show. They want to play. They want to work."
Tickets for all shows are available in the FOX box office, by calling 1 877- FOX-SHOW or on-line at www.hutchinsonfox.com.