New Orleans trumpeter Jamil Sharif began his musical instruction with George Jansen, the late music professor and trumpet teacher at Loyola University, who taught many of the auspicious students in New Orleans, including Wynton Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Born and raised in New Orleans, Jamil has performed at festivals and concert halls throughout the world, and recorded with some of the music industry's leading giants. He has appeared in numerous films, plays, and television productions, serving as music a coordinator, composer, music producer, as well as an on-screen performer. He has been featured as a soloist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and appeared on Aaron Neville's Christmas Special, Reading Rainbow. Jamil has produced three critically acclaimed albums, including Portraits of New Orleans (featuring Dr. John), Jamillennium, and Shine (featuring Japanese vocalist Midori Takamura). He comes from a long line of musicians and educators dating back to as early as the mid-1800s. His father, Umar Sharif, was a veteran trumpeter, having performed as lead trumpet with many Broadway musicals, as well as the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Jamil’s great-grandfather was a legendary music teacher who taught many musicians in New Orleans, as well as many of the south's musical legends. Mr. Sharif is a graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and Southern University where he studied with Alvin Batiste, Roger Dickerson and Edward "Kidd" Jordan. Tonight, he presents the Jamil Sharif Quintet, featuring:  Jamil Sharif - trumpet  Kelvin Harrison - alto saxophone  Shea Pierre - piano  Max Moran - bass  Geoff Clapp - drums  Shows at 7:30pm & 9:30pm  Doors at 7:00pm & 9:00pm    Restaurant is Open 5pm - 10pm for dinner before or after your showtime: Advance Ticket Holders can now automatically make dinner table reservations for the Dining Room online via OpenTable.com !  Advance Ticket-Holders can also make table reservations for dinner by forwarding your E-Ticket confirmation to info@snugjazz.com with your dinner table request info at the top after your tickets have been purchased online. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival.  Kind Reminder:  Snug Harbor does NOT serve food inside the Music Room. In order to preserve the integrity, quiet and focus of our world class intimate concerts, only cocktails and soft drinks are available for table service inside the Listening Room. However, we encourage you to arrive at least 90 Minutes prior to your showtime in order to enjoy full, relaxing dinner service in the Dining Room right next door, before getting seated in the Music Room for your showtime. Our restaurant and jazz club are separate, but conveniently located right next to one another, inside the same building. Beverage service is available inside the jazz club.