Dr. John

The doctor is in — Doctor John, that is.

Details

Dr. John, and Kenny Garrett Quartet are scheduled to perform on Saturday, April 5, as part of the Chandler Jazz Festival.

Chandler Center for the Arts

Related Content

• Dance Magic Dance
  December 29, 2011
• Phoenix Artists to Organize Jim Henson Covers Album
  December 6, 2011
• From Print: Blogs Teased in Our December 8 Issue
  December 8, 2011
• The Muppets: Jason Segel's Reboot Can't Quite Get Its Act Together
  November 24, 2011
• The Serene Dominic Show: Jim Adkins, Amy Uzi, Drunk & Horny, Source Victoria
  December 15, 2011

More About

• Louis Armstrong
• Jim Henson
• Wolfman Jack
• Richard Linklater

Like this Story?

Sign up for the Music Newsletter: Keep your thumb on the local music scene with music features, additional online music listings and show picks. We'll also send special ticket offers and music promotions available only to our Music Newsletter subscribers.

Privacy Policy Cancel Continue

It's fitting that Muppet Show creator Jim Henson based his Dr. Teeth character on pianist Dr. John, who has served as unofficial mascot-ambassador for the city of New Orleans and its indigenous musical forms for a good 50 years now, arguably filling the shoes of none other than Louis Armstrong. That's pretty staggering when you consider that the guy jumped into the music fray at the tender old age of 14 and is still going as he approaches 70. Known for his Wolfman Jack voice, colorful accent, personality, and outfits, John is the quintessential example of the household-name artist who isn't always recognized for his contributions to music. Not that you can blame anyone for buying into his surface flash. For a good place to start, look no further than the rousing use of his tune "Right Place, Wrong Time" in the Richard Linklater film Dazed and Confused, in a scene that immortalized the song for younger generations. For fans of that simmering, irresistible stew of boogie, ragtime, jazz, funk, and vaudevillian audacity that New Orleans is known for, John's is the no-brainer ticket to go with. And even if he's a little long in the tooth, he's still got plenty of lip, with surly stage raps that are worth the price of admission alone.