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Mahmoud Chouki's CD Release PartyMahmoud Mood Chouki is a Moroccan master guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator currently living and working in New Orleans. His art draws together music from around the globe, exploring how music may speak across cultural divides. In addition to training and performing with conservatories around the world, Chouki also teaches music at the Lyce Franais de la Nouvelle Orlans and is the music curator for monthly programs at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). Most recently, he composed the music score for the 2021 Sundance Award winning film, Ma Belle, Ma Beauty, directed by New Orleans based filmmaker, Marion Hill. Also in 2021, Chouki was awarded 2020s Best Emerging Artist by OffBeat Magazines annual Best of the Beat Awards. His New World Ensemble has been steadily gaining acclaim, earning him Gambit Weeklys 2022 Best World Music Artist Award at their annual Big Easy Awards. Tonight we celebrate Mahmouds CD Release.Shows at 7:30pm & 9:30pm.Doors Open at 7:00pm & 9:00pm.Restuarant 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 Emailing info@snugjazz.com after your tickets have been purchased online. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival. Full Bar is Open 5pm - Midnight for all, on show nights, with or without tickets. Kind Reminder: Snug Harbor does NOT serve the full menu inside the Music Room. We do offer cheese and charcuterie tray options. In order to preserve the integrity, quiet and focus of our world class intimate concerts, only the charcuterie, cocktails and soft drinks are available for table service inside the Music 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 ticketed showtime.