The Bucktown Allstars are a New Orleans institution, known for their impeccable musicianship and high energy.  The horn-heavy party band offers up a crowd-pleasing setlist packed with classic R&B, 60’s hots, 70’s funk, and Crescent City flavors. The band has won a boatload ... Read more

Guitarist Leo Nocentelli reigns as one of the founding fathers of funk. The guitarist is the recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with The Meters, and he has recorded and performed with top artists such as Etta James, Dr. John, The Supremes, Jimmy B... Read more

George Porter, Jr. is truly one of the foundations of funk, and richly deserves his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is best known as the bassist for the seminal group, The Meters, and for his five decades as an elite performer, bandleader, producer, and session player... Read more

Haruka Kikuchi is one of the city’s most dynamic horn players, engaging audiences with her musicality, stage presence, and expertise on the slide trombone. Kikuchi was born in Japan, loved listening to all kinds of music, and excelled on piano and violin, but had her “aha” ... Read more

The Stooges Brass Band is one of New Orleans’ top brass bands, blending the classic brass band sound with elements of contemporary jazz, hip-hop, and pop. Since 1996, the Stooges have entertained audiences around the world, and have performed with Ozomatli, Black Star (Mos ... Read more

Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sporty's Brass Band is led by troombonist Maurice "Sprty" Craig, a one-time member of the Stooges Brass Band, and has has quickly earned a reputation as a premiere band to see for heart-pounding energy and uncontrollable dancing, and have to... Read more

Soul Brass Band is the brainchild of percussionist and raconteur Derrick “Smoker” Freeman, aided and abetted by Billboard-charting saxophonist and vocalist James Martin and a band of all-star New Orleans musicians, including Terrance Taplin, Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, and ... Read more

A Crescent City native from the famed Lower Ninth Ward, Robin Barnes, fondly known as “The Songbird of New Orleans,” is sharing the musical DNA of Louisiana (everything from funk to bounce to zydeco) with the world. Whether on her own or with her band, The Fiyabirds, the aw... Read more

The Original Pinettes Brass Band are perhaps the world’s only all-female brass band. Founded in 1991 at a local all-girls Catholic high school, The Original Pinettes have performed at venues and festivals around the city and, eventually, around the world. Christy Jourdain l... Read more

Mikayla Braun can bring down the house with just her smoky, powerful voice, her ukulele, and a piano, although she can often be found with a cast of all-star musicians. The talented songwriter is a club staple around the Crescent City and beyond. Her latest EP, “Drift,” off... Read more