Seva Venet is a traditional banjoist and guitarist who channels the spirit of Django Reinhardt and Danny Barker in his traditional jazz stylings. Venet was raised in Los Angeles, and learned musical craftsmanship from his father, a songwriter and producer, and his uncle Nik... Read more

The Secret Six Jazz Band took shape during the pandemic, when, with clubs shut down,  a core group of six musicians (members of the Smoking Time Jazz Band) took their instruments to parks, parking lots, on porches – anywhere to keep the music playing and keep up the spirits... Read more

Russell Welch is a sought-after guitarist, composer, and producer who excels in the Gypsy jazz stylings first espoused by Django Reinhardt. Welch brings his impeccable fretwork to his own band, the Russell Welch Hot Quartet/Trio, and to a number of other local trad jazz ban... Read more

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Raphael Bas is a talented guitarist and harmonica player who has been composing and performing music since junior high school. He grew up in Bourges, France, home of the eclectic music festival Printemps de Bourges, where he first performed at age 15. Now based in New Orlea... Read more

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is one of the world’s most well-known embodiments of New Orleans jazz, a group that celebrates the music as both a treasured tradition and vibrant, living musical form. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band offers traditional jazz, often with conte... Read more

Preservation Brass is the resident brass band affiliated with the venerable Preservation Hall. While Preservation Hall’s mainstay jazz band focuses on traditional New Orleans jazz (and accompanying instrumentation, including banjo, piano, etc.) the Preservation Brass ensemb... Read more

The Pfister Sisters carry on the legacy of innovative vocal jazz harmonies introduced by New Orleeans’ own Boswell Sisters, and have become a deeply revered New Orleans tradition in and of themselves. Since 1979, the Pfister Sisters have been bringing traditional jazz from ... Read more

Peter Harris lays down deep jazz bass grooves with his own acclaimed ensembles and for a host of top-named talent – Germaine Bazzle, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Herlin Riley, Ellis Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Don Vappie, and Nicholas Payton. The New Orleans native has... Read more