Arsene Delay is a New Orleans-based performer, songwriter, bandleader, guitarist, and vocal powerhouse performing her soulful, jazz-inflected roots rock both under her own name and with numerous local bands and small combos.  Her vocal stylings combine the power of Etta James with the precision of Ella Fitzgerald; as a member of the storied musical Boutte family, Delay’s musical prowess also carries that extra spice that only comes from deep New Orleans.

Delay’s music and voice has been featured across local and national festival stages, television, recorded music and other media. Her debut album, Comin’ Home, was sponsored in part by the prestigious Threadhead Foundation, and includes the title cut and “Evil Can Be Lovely.” Of Delay’s singing, New Yorker writer Dan Baum said, “Arsene sings with such soul and power, and is so beautiful to watch while she's doing it, that to attend her show is to be infused with fresh joy."