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Dixie Sheikhs caps this season’s Jeepney Jazz Sessions with a playful mash-up. The repertoire includes Dixieland classics in its first set. Famous tunes of early jazz in America set the scene for the experiments in the second set, merging the old sound with contemporary Filipino songs presented in the musical style of the 1920s and 1930s. Ronald Tomas, arranger and Dixie Sheikhs band leader, invites audiences to hear the parallels between the airwaves of pre-war Philippines and today’s Pinoy popular songs. The music experiment is aimed to please longtime jazz aficionados while giving first-time listeners an accessible experience of the genre. (Tickets include food and drink)