Stripling jazzes up OPAS event in Eatonton

  • Trumpeter Byron Stripling led a tight quartet in entertaining a sold-out crowd Friday night at Barrel 118 in downtown Eatonton. The concert was part of an ongoing jazz series by OPAS (Oconee Performing Arts Society) that brings world-class talent to Lake Country. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Trumpeter Byron Stripling led a tight quartet in entertaining a sold-out crowd Friday night at Barrel 118 in downtown Eatonton. The concert was part of an ongoing jazz series by OPAS (Oconee Performing Arts Society) that brings world-class talent to Lake Country. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • A past soloist and lead trumpet for Count Basie, Stripling also conducts philharmonic orchestras. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    A past soloist and lead trumpet for Count Basie, Stripling also conducts philharmonic orchestras. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • The Mardi Gras theme was prominent among the decorations at Barrel 118 for Stripling’s muchanticipated appearance. CONTRIBUTED
    The Mardi Gras theme was prominent among the decorations at Barrel 118 for Stripling’s muchanticipated appearance. CONTRIBUTED
    A capacity crowd filled Barrel 118 in downtown Eatonton on Friday night to hear jazz trumpeter and singer Byron Stripling’s Mardi Gras and All That Jazz, presented by the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS).A masterful trumpeter and charismatic vocalist with a long list of Grade-A jazz credentials, Stripling captivated the OPAS crowd with a performance that seamlessly blended New Orl...

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