VIDEO: Big Easy Funk Ensemble performs in Harrison Oct. 23

A musical taste of New Orleans is coming back to Harrison Hot Springs.

Big Easy Funk Ensemble will grace Harrison’s Memorial Hall on Saturday, Oct. 23, with the show starting at 7:30 p.m.

The BEFE pays tribute to the rich musical traditions of New Orleans and blends it with their own West Coast flair. Their influences include funk, jazz, soul and the blues.

BEFE is a nine-member band complete with a three-piece horn section of Andrew Benton (saxophone), Kevin Tang (trombone) and Ryan Naso (trumpet. In rythym, there is Reece Worth (guitar), Eric Stephenson (bass) and Tyler Gibson on (keyboards/organ), Ryan Davis (drums) and Jeffrey Kornblum (percussion). Chris Berry is on vocals.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. but the doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at harrisonfestival.com , by phone at 604-796-3664 or in person at the Ranger Station Art Gallery – 98 Rockwell Dr. north of Harrison Hot Springs.

The BEFE concert is an instalment in the Harrison Festival Society’s Season of Performing Arts. The Season of Performing Arts dates back about 35 years, consisting of eight to 10 performances throughout the fall, winter and early spring, leading up to the culmination of the local arts season – The Harrison Festival of the Arts.

John Muirhead is listed as the next Season of Performing Arts performer, coming to Harrison on Nov. 20.