C.S.P.S.125

A West End community production
with Sokol Minnesota

Proceeds benefitted C.S.P.S. Hall
restorations and renovations.

The Masquerade Ball featured Butch Thompson's Hiawatha Jazz Band playing New Orleans style jazz, Bob Parker's menu of jambalaya, red beans and rice, and vegetarian gumbo! Over 20 West End and Sokol volunteers and hundreds of guests made for a very special and festive day.

Butch Thompson's Hiawatha Jazz Band

The sweetness and buoyant rhythm of New Orleans music took hold of Butch Thompson’s life at an early age and hasn’t let go. His roots are deep, and he has played his personal style of traditional jazz and ragtime from Kansas City to Cairo.

"The city was full of music," as one musician put it, and since his earliest visits there Butch has been captivated by that culture -- the grand musical tradition that is the backbone of the culture. Or many musician's business cards put it, "Music for All Occasions." Welcome to the party!!