Published on:
September 6th, 2019
Wow! A huge thank you to the hundreds of Guardians of the Groove who came out to show their support for WWOZ at our second annual Groove Gala!
Held at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre on Thursday, September 5, 2019, the evening was a whirlwind of amazing music, delicious food and drinks courtesy of Dickie Brennan & Co., and listeners from all over the country. Performers included Irma Thomas, Lena Prima, Amanda Shaw, Storyville Stompers, John Papa Gros, the Gerald French Trio, Doreen Ketchens, Al "Lil Fats" Jackson, and a DJ set from Brice Nice.
Check out some of the photo highlights below, or see them all at once at this link. Photos by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Katherine Johnson, Charlie Steiner, and Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Groove Gala 2019
Beth Arroyo Utterback, Beth Cohen (top), Dee Lindsey, Jorge Fuentes at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Amanda Shaw plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Trumpet player at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Mike and Dianna Thompson at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Exterior of the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
John Papa Gros at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Exterior of the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
A Guardian of the Groove at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
JF50 Bayou Wear at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Irma Thomas at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Brice Nice DJs at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Gerald French at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Dickie Brennan + Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove ready to enter the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
![Action Jackson and Irma Thomas at WWOZ Groove Gala 2019 [Photo by Charlie Steiner]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48689665277_cbf46844e6.jpg)
Action Jackson and Irma Thomas at WWOZ Groove Gala 2019 [Photo by Charlie Steiner]
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Volunteer at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Beth Arroyo Utterback, Damond Jacob at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Amanda Shaw in the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Tommy Boehm, Marcel McGee at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Monica Landry, Aimee DeTurk, Bill DeTurk, Ashli Richard Morris, David Stafford at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Brice Nice DJs at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Mango Freeze drink at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Beth Arroyo Utterback, Dave Ankers, Carrie Booher, David Stafford at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Dickie Brennan, Beth Arroyo Utterback, Louis Dudoussat at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Volunteer at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Lena Prima at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Beth Arroyo Utterback, Ruth Chouest, and Melanie Merz at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Al "Lil Fats" Jackson at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Maryse Dejean at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Melanie Merz with Dickie Brennan & Co. at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Norman Robinson at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Food at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre provided by Dickie Brennan & Co. in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Al "Lil Fats" Jackson plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Food by Dickie Brennan & Co. at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers lead the second line into the theater at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
![Audience at Le Petit during WWOZ Groove Gala 2019 [Photo by Charlie Steiner]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48689155558_ec00d151af.jpg)
Audience at Le Petit during WWOZ Groove Gala 2019 [Photo by Charlie Steiner]
Jennifer and Melanie Merz at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Amanda Shaw plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove on the balcony at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Volunteers Jennifer, Dianna, and Mike at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Irma Thomas and Beth Arroyo Utterback at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Beth Arroyo Utterback at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
John Papa Gros at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Al "Lil Fats" Jackson plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Doreen Ketchens at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
John Papa Gros at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Bill DeTurk, John Papa Gros, and Aimee Landreneau-DeTurk at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Bonnie Cochran, Ashli Richard Morris, Jorge Fuentes, at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Norman Robinson MCs at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Brice Nice DJs at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Exterior of Tableau at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
John Papa Gros at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Doreen Ketchens at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove in the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Gerald French and George French at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardian of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Katherine Johnson and Norman Robinson at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Arlene Hines works the art table at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Al "Lil Fats" Jackson at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Dave Ankers chats with some Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
John Papa Gros performs upstairs at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Talking about Ceaux's art for the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Dee Lindsey, Irma Thomas, Beth Arroyo Utterback at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guitar at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Al "Lil Fats" Jackson's rings at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Charlie Steiner, Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Action Jackson, Carrie Booher at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Louis Dudoussat, Beth Arroyo Utterback, Dave Ankers, and Lena Prima in the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
![Audience at Le Petit during WWOZ Groove Gala 2019 [Photo by Charlie Steiner]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48689665937_8532e488c5.jpg)
Audience at Le Petit during WWOZ Groove Gala 2019 [Photo by Charlie Steiner]
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Doreen Ketchens at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Doreen Ketchens at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Dave Ankers and Lena Prima in the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Dee Lindsey and Jorge Fuentes at Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Carrie Booher.
Maryse Dejean and Dianna Thompson at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Irma Thomas at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers lead the second line into the theater at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Al "Lil Fats" Jackson plays in the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Louis Dudoussat, Beth Arroyo Utterback, Dave Ankers, and Lena Prima in the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Monica Landry at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
A Guardian of the Groove at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Bill DeTurk, John Papa Gros, and Aimee Landreneau-DeTurk at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Lena Prima at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Dave Ankers, Beth Arroyo Utterback, Action Jackson, Monica Landry, KaTrina Griffin at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Amanda Shaw plays the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Will Call at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Mango Freeze drink at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Beth Arroyo Utterback, Melanie Merz, Maryse Dejean at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Guardians of the Groove in the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers lead the second line at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee at work at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Welcome to the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Storyville Stompers at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Guardians of the Groove in the VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Al "Lil Fats" Jackson at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Amanda Shaw at the WWOZ Groove Gala at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans on September 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee RHRphoto.com
Doreen Ketchens in the courtyard at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Beth Arroyo Utterback at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
VIP Oasis at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Beth Arroyo Utterback, Louis Dudoussat, Beau Royster at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Doreen Ketchens guitarist at the Groove Gala on Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee rhrphoto.com.
Guardians of the Groove at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
Storyville Stompers at the Groove Gala - Sep. 5, 2019. Photo by Katherine Johnson.
