The New Orleans Swingin’ Gypsies embody the spirit of the classic swing era, but give it a punk rock twist that keeps the music fresh and spirited, and keeps the dancers on the floor. The band has roots in both San Diego and in New Orleans, where Crescent City native John S... Read more

Steve Lands is a dynamic trumpeter, composer, and educator who may be best known for his work with Grammy-winning PJ Morton and with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The Baton Rouge native has also toured Europe with Swiss pianist Florian Favre and performed with Dave Grohl... Read more

Steve DeTroy started playing piano in the church and with his father , a jazz pianist, and studied under Junior Mance in college. DeTroy, an East Coast native, found his way to New Orleans and cut his chops with Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s Roadmasters and jazz and blues b... 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

Some Like It Hot! is an energetic and enthusiastic traditional jazz group led by Kaye Caldwell on trumpet and an all-star cast of expert musicians. The self-described “vintage” jazz band holds down regular New Orleans gigs and is a dancer’s favorite choice at The French Qua... Read more

The Smoking Time Jazz Club are one of the leaders in the renaissance of the New Orleans swing and traditional jazz bands that has occurred over the last decade or so. The Smoking Time Jazz Club mines the canon for fresh material, and at the same time refreshes some of the t... Read more

The Slick Skillet Serenaders bring a pre WWII sensibility to their effervescent and enthusiastic shows, with vaudeville jokes and slapstick stage antics adding dimension to their repertoire of ragtime, traditional jazz, and blues. The band has a handful of albums out, inclu... Read more

The Silver Lining Serenaders, a vibrant musical ensemble hailing from New Orleans, embrace the city’s active trad jazz scene with a repertoire heavy on vintage jazz, swing, and Western swing.  This collective of passionate musicians, anchored by violinist Ella Inglebret and... Read more

The Shotgun Jazz Band, the brainchild of bandleader and trumpeter Marla Dixon, is one of the most in-demand, exciting traditional jazz bands to emerge in recent years. The cast is all-star: on rhythm, banjoist John Dixon, bassist Twerk Thompson, and David Boeddinghaus on pi... Read more

The Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band, an all-female cast of traditional New Orleans jazz musicians, is a dynamic presence on the local – and international – musical scene.  Featuring expert musicians like trombonist Haruka Kikuchi, trumpeter Marla Dixon, and Chloe Feoranzo, Molly Ree... Read more