Downtown Oakland Mardi Gras Parade & Party 2024

It’s that time of the year!!!

Come out for our MARDI GRAS Party at The New Parish!
Experience the infectious beats of MJ’s Brass Boppers, an authentic New Orleans singing and swinging Second Line brass band fusing traditional NOLA standards, funk, jazz, modern pop & more with a second line twist!

Sounds by DJ Platurn

Doors open at 8 PM – Show starts at 9 PM – Tickets: $20

But the celebration begins earlier! Join us inside The New Parish Courtyard at 6:30 PM for live music, food, drinks, and treats ( NO COVER).

And don’t miss the chance to join the parade with MJ’s Brass Boppers, starting at 6 PM from Snow Park (Harrison St & 19th St, Lakeside Dr, Oakland, CA 94612).

Lassiez les Bon Temp Rouler ! 
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ABOUT MJ’S BRASS BOPPERS
Attending a MJ’s Brass Boppers show is the next best thing to following a brass band down New Orleans’ famed Claiborne Ave. The swinging and singing brass-line is the Bay Area’s only New Orleans-style brass band whose founding members were born and raised in New Orleans itself.

This group’s sound has been meticulously formed over years of practicing and experimenting together from concert halls to street corners, fusing classic cultural New Orleans performance with funk, jazz, modern pop, and a second-line twist.

Since 2008, the tight-knit musicians have written, practiced, and performed together at festivals, community events, nightclubs, and street corners around the Bay Area and beyond.

They’ve opened for a variety of acts, including George Clinton & Funkadelic, The O’Jays, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave, Funky Meters, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Kermit Ruffins, Katdelic, and many more.

Together, these musicians come together as the versatile MJ’s Brass Boppers, offering a taste of authentic New Orleans style with a West Coast flair.