Tom Rigney & Flambeau + Dance Lesson with Cheryl McBride

He may have been crowned Emperor of the 2011 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, but violinist-fiddler-composer and singer Tom Rigney and his band Flambeau have always been royalty at Ashkenaz. When not globetrotting–last year they covered ground from Alaska to Alviso Slough to a Caribbean New Year’s cruise–they hold court here almost monthly, playing Rigney’s own tunes and their usual high-energy mix of Louisiana Cajun, zydeco, New Orleans R&B, and down-home blues favorites.