2015 French Quarter Fest Schedule

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The 2015 French Quarter Fest schedule is out! See below for dates, stages, times, and performers.

Thursday, April 9

11am-12:15pm Spirit of New Orleans Brass Band
12:30pm-1:45pm The Joe Krown Trio w/Walter "Wolfman" Washington & Russell Batiste, Jr.
2:00pm-3:15pm Big Chief Smiley Ricks and the One Nation
3:30pm-5pm Trumpet Black and the Heart Attacks
5:15pm-6:45pm George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

11am-12:15pm Diablo's Horns
12:35pm-1:50pm Mia Borders
2:10pm-3:15pm Rebirth Brass Band
3:45pm-5pm Allen Toussaint
5:20pm-6:45pm Irvin Mayfield and NOJO: The music of Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, and The Grateful Dead

11am-12:10pm Blues Masters featuring "Big Al" Carson
12:30pm-1:40pm Panorama Jazz Band
2pm-3:30pm Badine Land Limited presents Susan Cowsill
3:50pm-5pm Partners N Crime & The Big Easy Band featuring DJ Jubilee
5:30pm-6:45pm Doug Kershaw and Steve Riley

11:15am-12:25pm Preservation Hall Brass Band
12:45pm-1:45pm Ellis Marsalis
2pm-3pm The Speakeasy Quartet and the NOLA Jitterbugs
3:15pm-4:15pm Josie DeGrusha & Johnny's Po-Boys presents Benny Grunch and the Bunch
4:30pm-5:15pm Chris Owens
5:30pm-6:45pm James Andrews

12:30pm-1:45pm Jimmy Thibodeaux
2pm-3:30pm Big Easy Playboys
3:45pm-5:15pm Dikki du and the Zydeco krewe
5:30pm-7pm Travis Matte and the Kingpins

4:30pm-5:30pm The Honorable South
5:45pm-7:30pm The Breton Sound

Friday, April 10

11am-12:15pm Adam Crochet
12:30pm-1:45pm Lynn Drury
2pm-3:30pm Fredy Omar con su Banda
3:45pm-5:15pm Davis Rogan
5:30pm-7pm Ernie Vincent and the Top Notes
7:15pm-8:45pm Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles

11am-12:30pm Andre Bouvier and the Royal Bohemians
12:45pm-2pm Zion Trinity Band
2:15pm-3:30pm Debauche
3:50pm-5:20pm Egg Yolk Jubilee
5:30pm-7pm Donna Angelle & the Zydeco Posse

11am-12:10pm Marc Stone
12:30pm-1:40pm Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue
2pm-3:30pm The Write Brothers
4pm-5:30pm Kid Merv and All That Jazz
5:45pm-7pm Tank and The Bangas
7:20pm-8:25pm Bag of Donuts

11am-12:15pm The Idlewild String Confederation
12:30pm-1:45pm Neshia Ruffins & the Young Franchise Band
2pm-3:30pm John Mooney and Bluesiana
3:45pm-5:15pm Eric Lindell
5:30pm-7pm Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes

11am-12:15pm Payo
12:35pm-1:50pm Sweet Crude
2:10pm-3:25pm The Dixie Cups
3:45pm-5:05pm Irma Thomas
5:25pm-6:45pm New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and Special Guest
7:15pm-8:45pm Bonerama

11:15am-12:25pm Connie Jones and the FQF All Stars
12:45pm-2pm The New Orleans Klezmer Allstars
2:20pm-3:30pm John Boutte
3:50pm-5pm The Dukes of Dixieland
5:20pm-6:45pm Jump, Jive and Wail: The Music of Louis Prima

11:15am-12:30pm Audacity Brass Band
12:45pm-2pm New Orleans Nightcrawlers
2:15pm-3:45pm Leroy Jones' Original Hurricane Brass Band
4pm-5:30pm New Breed Brass Band
5:45pm-7pm Original Pinettes Brass Band

11:30am-12pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
12pm-1:15pm Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses
1:30pm-2pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
2pm-3:30pm Steve Pistorius & the Southern Syncopators
3:30pm-4pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
4pm-5:30pm New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings

12pm-2pm The Big Easy Brawlers
2:30pm-4:30pm Sarah McCoy
5pm-7pm Colin Lake Trio
7:30pm-10pm John Lisi and Delta Funk
7:30pm-10pm Burris

12pm-1:15pm Bernie and the Party Gators
1:30pm-2:45pm Boogieman's Friend
3pm-4:15pm Sydney Boys
4:30pm-5:45pm Borderland Dixie Band

12:30pm-1:45pm Waylon Thibodeaux Band
2pm-3:15pm The Doghill Stompers
3:45pm-5:15pm Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
5:30pm-7pm Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars
7:30pm-9pm Chris Ardoin

2:30pm-4:30pm Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse Book Release Party
5pm-7:30pm Steve, Sasha & Martin Masakowski
8pm-12am Walter "Wolfman" Washington Organ Trio

Saturday, April 11

10:30am-11am NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
11am-12:15pm New Orleans Moonshiners
12:15pm-12:45pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
12:45pm-2pm The Smoking Time Jazz Club
2pm-2:30pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
2:30pm-3:45pm Linnzi Zaorski
3:45pm-4:15pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
4:15pm-5:30pm Shannon Powell & His Traditional All-Stars

11am-12:15pm Fontainebleau High School Jazz Ensemble One
12:30pm-1:45pm Bamboula 2015
2pm-3:30pm Patrice Fisher and Arpa
3:45pm-5pm Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders
5:30pm-7pm New Orleans Swamp Donkeys
Battle of the Bands
Jerry Embree's Jazzman Band
Jumonville Staehle Band

11am-12:15pm Symphony Chorus of New Orleans
12:30pm-1:45pm Jee Yeoun Ko
2pm-3:15pm Opera on Tap
3:30pm-4:45pm Guitarist John Rankin

11am-11:45am Rebecca Barry and Songs for Junior Rangers
12pm-12:45pm Kat Walker Jazz Band
1pm-1:45pm Music for All Ages Young Traditional Jazz Band
2pm-2:45pm Jayna Morgan & the Swing Setters
3pm-3:45pm "Let's Move" with Dancing Grounds
4pm-5pm Zohar Israel & the Afro Caribbean Showcase

11am-12:15pm Mississippi Rail Company
12:30pm-1:45pm Ingrid Lucia
2pm-3:30pm Guitar Slim, Jr.
3:45pm-5:15pm The Tin Men
5:30pm-7pm LosOtros

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11am-12:15pm Kim Carson and the Real Deal
12:30pm-1:45pm Lillian Boutte & Gumbo Zaire
2pm-3:30pm Paul Sanchez
3:45pm-5:15pm The Revealers
5:30pm-7pm Brass-A-Holics
7:15pm-8:45pm Flow Tribe

11am-12:30pm The Upstarts
12:45pm-2pm Sons of Soul
2:15pm-3:30pm King James & the Special Men
3:50pm-5:10pm Erica Falls
5:30pm-7pm Hot 8 Brass Band

11am-1pm Rick Trolsen's New Orleans Po'Boys
1:15pm-3:15pm Rhode Spedale & Live Jazz Group
3:30pm-5:30pm Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders

11am-12:10pm Christian Serpas & Ghost Town
12:30pm-1:40pm The Honorable South
2pm-3:30pm Hot Rod Lincoln
4pm-5:30pm The Lena Prima Band
5:45pm-7pm Tricia Boutte & Bootleg Operation
7:20pm-8:25pm Gina Brown & Anutha Level

11am-12:15pm The Roots of Music
12:35pm-1:50pm Irvin Mayfield and Nojo: Children's Songs
2:10pm-3:25pm Little Freddie King
3:45pm-5:05pm The Iguanas
5:25pm-6:45pm Big Chief Bo Dollis, Jr. and the Wild Magnolias
7:15pm-8:45pm Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters

11:15am-12:25pm Tim Laughlin
12:45pm-2pm Banu Gibon & the New Orleans Hot Jazz
2:20pm-3:30pm The Ronnie Kole Show featuring John Perkins
3:50pm-5pm Charmaine Neville
5:20pm-6:45pm Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

11:15am-12:30pm Onward Brass Band
12:45pm-2pm Storyville Stompers Brass Band
2:15pm-3:45pm Red Wolf Brass Band
4pm-5:30pm Lagniappe Brass Band
5:45pm-7pm Stooges Brass Band

11:15am-1:15pm Garden District Trio
1:30pm-3:30pm Paulin Brothers Jazz Band
3:45pm-5:45pm Lisa Lynn

11:30am-1:30pm New Orleans Classic Jazz Orchestra
1:45pm-3:45pm Orange Kellin's New Orleans Deluxe Orchestra
4pm-5:45pm Some Like It Hot Traditional Jazz Band

12pm-12:30pm Alexes Aiken
12:45pm-1:15pm Karen Waldrup
1:30pm-2pm Alexandra Scott
2:15pm-2:45pm Travis Meadows
3pm-3:30pm Sean Bruce
3:45pm-4:15pm Daria and the Hip Drops
4:30pm-5pm Andrew Duhon
5:15pm-6pm Colin Lake

12pm-1:30pm Helen Gillet's Wazozo Zorchestra
1:45pm-3:15pm The Original Pin Stripe Jazz Band
3:30pm-5pm Harmonouche

12pm-12:45pm Philip Melancon
1pm-1:45pm Debbie Davis
2pm-2:45pm Spencer Bohren and the Whippersnappers
3pm-4pm Hot Stuff featuring Becky Allen

12pm-12:45pm Seva Venet and His Storyville String Band
1pm-1:45pm Jane Harvey Brown Traditional Jazz Stars
2pm-2:45pm Louis Ford and His New Orleans Flairs
3pm-4pm Preservation Hall Jazz Masters

12pm-1:15pm Canal Creepers
1:30pm-2:45pm New Orleans 4T's
3:15pm-4:15pm Jazz Bears
4:30pm-5:45pm Doc Houlind Revival All Stars
6pm-7:15pm Happy Pals
6pm-7pm River Band

12pm-1:30pm Washboard Chaz Blues Trio
1:45pm-3:15pm Zazou City
3:30pm-5pm Micaela y Fiesta Flamenca

12:30pm-2:30pm Brent Anderson Trio
3pm-5pm Hazy Ray
5:30pm-7:30pm Tyler Kinchen & the Right Pieces

12:30pm-1:45pm Brandon Moreau and His Cajungrass
2pm-3:15pm Jonno & Bayou DeVille
3:45pm-5:15pm Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers
5:30pm-7pm Lost Bayou Ramblers
7pm-7:30pm NOCCA 40th Anniversary Tribute
7:30pm-9pm Amanda Shaw

2:30pm-4:30pm June Victory & The Bayou Renegades
5pm-7:30pm The Ella and Louie Tribute Band
8pm-12am Playhouse Revue

Sunday, April 12

10:30am-11am NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
11am-12:15pm Ben Polcer and the Grinders
12:15pm-12:45pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
12:45pm-2pm Carl LeBlanc
2pm-2:30pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
2:30pm-3:45pm Palmetto Bug Stompers
3:45pm-4:15pm NOLA Jitterbugs Traditional Jazz Dance Lesson
4:15pm-5:30pm Tuba Skinny

11am-12pm House of Blues Music Forward Foundation
12:30pm-2:30pm Kevin Sekhani Band
3pm-5pm Dana Abbott
5:30pm-8pm Louis Michot's Melody Makers

11am-12:30pm Johnny J. and the Hitmen
12:45pm-2pm Judy Spellman & Company
2:15pm-3:30pm Magnetic Ear
3:5pm-5:20pm Russell Batiste & Friends with the Wild Tchoupitoulas
5:30pm-7pm Big Sam's Funky Nation

11am-12:15pm Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra
12:30pm-1:45pm Crescent Brass Quintet
2pm-3:15pm Harpist Rachel Van Voorhees
3:30pm-4:45pm St. Louis Cathedral's Young Organist in Resident Karol Mossakowski

11am-11:50am Confetti Park Players
12pm-12:50pm Jason & Layla
1pm-1:50pm Funny Bones Comedy Improv for Kids
2pm-2:50pm NOCCA Jazz Ensemble
3pm-3:50pm Crescent City Aerial Arts
4pm-4:50pm Faith in Music

11am-12:15pm The Bottoms Up Blues Gang
12:30pm-1:45pm Robin Barnes
2pm-3:30pm Creole String Beans
3:45pm-5:15pm Rory Danger & The Danger Dangers
5:30pm-7pm Astral Project

11am-12:15pm Los Po-Boy-Citos
12:30pm-1:45pm New Birth Brass Band
2pm-3:30pm Brother Tyrone & The Mindbenders
3:45pm-5pm Dash Rip Rock
5:15pm-6:45pm Glen David Andrews

11am-1pm Duke Heitger's Steamboat Stompers
1:15pm-3:15pm The New Orleans Jazz Vipers
3:30pm-5:30pm Fritzel's New Orleans Jazz Band

11am-12:10pm The Friendly Travelers
12:30pm-1:40pm Funk Monkey
2pm-3:30pm Wanda Rouzan and a Taste of New Orleans
3:50pm-5:10pm Higher Heights
5:15pm-6:45pm Honey Island Swamp Band

11am-12pm Don Jamison Heritage School of Music
12:15pm-1:15pm Ken Swartz & the Palace of Sin
1:30pm-2:45pm Cristina Perez
3pm-4:15pm Vivaz Quartet
4:30pm-5:45pm Anais St. John
6pm-7:15pm Tom Saunders and the Tomcats

11am-12:15pm The Irene Sage Band
12:35pm-1:50pm The Bucktown All-Stars
2:10pm-3:25pm Irvin Mayfield, NOJO, and Special Guests
3:45pm-5pm Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers
5:20pm-6:45pm Raw Oyster Cult

11:15am-12:25pm The Pfister Sisters
12:45pm-2pm Tom McDermott and His Jazz Hellions
2:20pm-3:30pm Jeremy Davenport
3:50pm-5:10pm Tribute to Al Belleto featuring Leif Pedersen 1944 Big Band
5:30pm-6:45pm Leroy Jones & New Orleans' Finest

11:15am-1:15pm Kid Simmons New Orleans Jazz Band
1:30pm-3:30pm Tommy Sancton's New Orleans Legacy Band
3:45pm-5:45pm Cori Walters and the Universe Jazz Band

11:15am-12:30pm Andrew Hall's Society Brass Band
12:45pm-2pm Red Hot Brass Band
2:15pm-3:45pm Treme Brass Band
4pm-5:30pm Mahogany Brass Band
5:45pm-7pm Corey Henry's Treme Funktet

11:30am-1:30pm Frank Oxley and the Joint Chiefs
1:45pm-3:45pm The Last Straws
4pm-5:45pm Lars Edegran's New Orleans Jazz Band

12pm-12:30pm Erin Miley
12:45pm-1:15pm Peter Novelli
1:30pm-2pm Cardinal Sons
2:15pm-2:45pm Hannah Kreiger Benson
3pm-3:30pm Amy Trail
3:45pm-4:15pm St. Cecelia's Asylum Chorus
4:30pm-5pm Alexis and the Samurai
5:15pm-6pm Kristin Diable

12pm-1:30pm Mahala
1:45pm-3:15pm Riccardo Crespo and Sol Brasil
3:30pm-5pm Hot Club of New Orleans

12pm-1:30pm Miss Sophie Lee
1:45pm-3:15pm Gerald French and Friends
3:30pm-5pm John Royen's New Orleans Rhythm

12pm-1:15pm Brian Carrick's Heritage Hall Stompers
1:30pm-2:45pm Sulan City Stompers
3pm-4:15pm Pontchartrain Owls
4:30pm-5:45pm Magnolia Brass Band
6pm-7pm Feet Street Brass Band

12pm-1:45pm Michaela Harrison
1pm-1:45pm Norbert Slama Trio
2pm-2:45pm Joe Cabral Trio
3pm-4pm Barbara Shorts

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12pm-12:45pm NOLA Jazz featuring Mari Watanabe
1pm-1:45pm Maynard Chatters & St. Peter Street All-Stars
2pm-2:45pm Calvin Johnson and Native Son
3pm-4pm Jeffrey Hills and the Survivors Brass Band

12:30pm-1:30pm Babindeaux Sisters Band
2pm-3pm Jo-El Sonnier
3:30pm-5pm Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters
5:30pm-7pm Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

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2:30pm-4:30pm Joe Pass Tribute Band featuring Davy Mooney
5pm-7:30pm Colin Lake Band