The 13th Annual Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas Concert featuring Taylor Hicks!

Don’t miss the 13th annual family-friendly Mobile Christmas tradition! The show includes a performance by The Joe Cool Trio – John Milham (drums), Chris Spies (piano), and Chris Severin (bass) - performing Vince Guaraldi’s Masterpiece Soundtrack, A Charlie Brown Christmas.

This year’s show will also feature the musical gifts of singer, songwriter, and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks!

Taylor Reuben Hicks (born October 7, 1976) is an American singer who won the fifth season of American Idol in May 2006. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released two independent albums. Upon winning Idol, he was signed to Arista Records, under which his self-titled major label debut was released on December 12, 2006.

His energetic stage performances and influences from classic rock, blues, and R&B music earned him a following of devout fans dubbed the "Soul Patrol."[2] Hicks performed on Broadway in 2008 and on a national tour in 2009 in Grease playing Teen Angel, the role originated by Alan Paul.

He is the first Idol winner to secure a long-term residency at a Las Vegas casino. He began his residency at Bally's Las Vegas in June 2012 and moved to a larger venue, Paris Las Vegas, in January 2013. In 2016, Hicks began hosting the INSP original series State Plate and released a new single, "Six Strings and Diamond Rings," in 2017.[3]

Proceeds of the Show will benefit The Laurel/Jones County Animal Rescue League, a Nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of homeless, abandoned, and neglected animals in Jones County, Mississippi.