New Orleans Jazz

Emile Vine't

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Room 1239

Emile Vine't's musical career includes backing up Aaron

Neville and Percy Sledge, and opening for blues greats

Bobby "Blue" Bland and Johnny Taylor. Aside from

playing in Jazz and Blues festivals, he has also played

with Bay Area musicians such as Nelson Braxton and

Delbert Bump. The son of Emile Vine't Sr., a long time

New Orleans Jazz pianist, Emile has written and performed

music at an early age. He studied music at Southern University

in his hometown of New Orleans. He also plays guitar, bass,

keyboards, drums, and the saxophone.

The Ethnic Studies Program is presenting this event, which is being sponsored by Professor Delbert Bump,

Professor Walt Mikolajcik, and the Associated Students.