Zydeco Capital Jam to be held Saturday in Opelousas
Zydeco Capital Jam
and last updated 2021-07-06 16:10:29-04
The next monthly Zydeco Capital Jam is set for this weekend, with award-winning accordion player and teacher Kaleb LeDay leading the show.
The jam will take place on Saturday, July 10, at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center at I-49 exit 23 in Opelousas, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Last May, LeDay, 21, was the Zydeco Grand Prize Winner at the 15th Annual Big Squeeze Statewide Accordion Contest, a Texas Folklife event. LeDay is an accounting major at McNesse State University, where he s a member of the Zyde-Pokes, the school s student band. Fluent in zydeco, Creole and Cajun styles, Leday teaches online and in-person lessons through his website, lessonsbyleday.com.
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