2012 Jazz on the Bayou Press
Release # 1 – December 2011
20th ANNUAL
JAZZ ON THE BAYOU
To
Benefit
EASTER SEALS
LOUISIANA
STARC
(St
Tammany Association for Retarded Citizens)
THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION
and
THE
ARTS…
Saturday March 31st
and
Sunday
April 1st, 2021
3 PM until 7 PM
Each Day
The
20th annual Jazz on the Bayou fundraiser – benefiting STARC,
Easter Seals Louisiana, The Kidney Foundation and the ARTS in
St. Tammany Parish. Jazz will be held Saturday, March 31st
and Sunday, April 1st, 2012, from 3-7 PM at Chateau
Kole on Bayou Liberty near
Slidell. Hosts for the event are Ronnie and Gardner Kole, Chairs, and
co-chairs Jack and Brenda Stroupe.
Jazz
on the Bayou includes dancing on the tent-enclosed veranda at
the Kole’s home on Beautiful Bayou Liberty. “Jazz” is very
unique as it is not held in a hotel or convention center, but at
the Kole’s house on Bayou
Liberty, outside of Slidell…Tents galore, music, auction
items, wines, etc, plus assigned seating at tables with white
tablecloths…Each night after the event formally closes, many
stay around for a “private” concert by Ronnie Kole on his
1940 Steinway Concert Grand Piano in his living room…Now you
know a little bit about the personal side of Jazz on the Bayou,
and Gardner and Ronnie Kole’s love affair for what they’ve
been doing for 19 years…
Since
its creation by the Kole’s in 1993, Jazz on the Bayou has
raised over $1,000,000 to support Easter Seals and STARC
programs in New
Orleans
and the Northshore.
Ochsner
Medical
Center
North
Shore
and Slidell Memorial Hospital
are the lead sponsors of this year’s
Jazz...Our Corporate Sponsors are
AT&T, Charter Communications, Site Rental and Supply, CLECO,
St Joe Brick Works, Summerfield Retirement Community, The
Silver Slipper Casino, Lakeshore Louisiana,
Northshore’s Slidell Guide and The Monroe
Foundation.
Here
is a list of the restaurants, chefs, bands and suppliers that
have donated their time, food and products in past years, and
have been asked to once again be with us for this year’s
event.
Chefs
Paul Prudhomme, and Paul Miller of K-Paul’s Louisiana
Kitchen, John Besh’s La Provence and Restaurant
Lüke, Commander’s Palace, Chef Michael of Michael’s, Andrea Apuzzo of
Andrea’s, Frank
and Tommy Wong of Trey Yuen, Assunta’s, LA Pines,
Café Lynn, Pinewood Country Club,
the Original Italian Pie, Copeland’s, Starbuck’s,
WOW’s Café and Wingery,
Abita Springs Café, Calypso Patio Bar and Grill, Southside
Grill, Sal & Judy’s, Chateau Blue, Nuvolari's, Cafe de
Bon Temps and The Silver Slipper Casino…
All
the pastries for Saturday will once again be donated by the Royal
Sonesta Hotel, and on Sunday by A Family Affair Catering…Champagne
and Red and White wines and will be provided by Republic
National Distributing Company, and Budweiser Beer products
by Champagne Beverage.
Music
will be provided by the Storyville Stompers, Bobby Ohler and the
Harbor Band, and The Ronnie Kole Trio.
Auction
items are hotel stays at the Hilton Washington (DC) Hotel;
Marriott’s Grand Hotel and Resort, Point
Clear,
AL
;
The Otesaga Hotel in
Cooperstown, NY;
the Hilton New York, and many New Orleans
hotels are among the extensive auction items that also include
Celebrity wine dinners, fashion accessories by local designers
and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Also being auctioned are sports items
and tickets, original art and lunches or dinners at more than 30
local restaurants and hotels...
Ticket
prices are $100 per person, and $80.00 is tax deductible. For
reservations and additional information call Gardner or
Ronnie Kole at 504-524-5716, or order online at: www.JazzontheBayou.com.
