Tres Bourbonnais

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck presents Tres Bourbonnais.

Tres Bourbonnais = Texas Jazz & NoLa Blues! Centerpiece Sharon Bourbonnais; pianist, songwriter and seductive vocalist … take equal parts Diana Krall, Marcia Ball add splash of Bonnie Raitt and Peggy Lee for a soulful Texas-Louisiana style jazz.

Take equal parts Marcia Ball and Diana Krall, add a splash of Sade and a twist of Bonnie Raitt. Mix well and enjoy. That’s the recipe for the musical cocktail that is Tres Bourbonnais.

Native Texan and UT bred pianist/singer Sharon Bourbonnais is the group’s centerpiece. She honed her performing skills genre-hopping in bands throughout south and central Texas; most notably the reggae flavored Irie Jane in the early nineties. Sharon found herself feeling increasingly restless and sought a change of scenery in Hawaii. There she refocused on songwriting and continued playing with like-minded island musicians, opening for Jack Johnson, renowned ukulele artist, Jake Shimabukuro and John Cruz.

Ultimately the Dallas-born Sharon decided to return to her beloved Austin and record her debut album. She put together a group of players including Mark Wilson (Hector Ward & the Bigtime, Shinyribs) on sax and flute and bassist Eric Leikam. They took the songs into George Oldziey’s Greenhaven Studio in Austin. The record includes Kevin Hall on drums and features guest appearances by guitarist Albert Besteiro (Del Castillo), guitarist Kyle Judd (Deann Rene Band, Shelley King), and Suzy Stern on backup vocals. Other amazing performances by special guests include Dr. John Mills (Times Ten) on clarinet on the song “Fou de Toi”, and Javier Chaparro (El Salud) on violin on the song “Love Is An Oasis”.

Bourbonnais with or without her ensemble “Tres Bourbonnais” is a breath of fresh musical air. Sweet sultry vocals over unique, eclectic piano stylings. Rêves: Dreams Come True, is creating a nice buzz in Austin music circles…

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