Blues

Palmetto Bug Stompers

Sat, 08/05/23
The Palmetto Bug Stompers are some of the city’s most talented purveyors of traditional New Orleans jazz. Led by “Washboard Chaz” Leary on washboard and vocals and Bruce Brackman on clarinet, the combo brings impeccable musicianship – as well as Leary’s deep knowledge of co... Read more

Paggy Prine

Sat, 08/05/23
Paggy Prine & Southern Soul showcase the bluesy, sultry voice of Paggy Prine, “The Queen,” along with her energetic and crowd-pleasing band. Read more

Michael O'Hara

Sat, 08/05/23
Michael “The Sheik” O'Hara is a talented pianist, singer, four-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, and showman who has lived several lives and continues to delight and astound audiences with his kaleidoscopic creativity. O’Hara was raised in the St. Louis gospel church tradit... Read more

Marigny Street Brass Band

Sat, 08/05/23
The Marigny Street Brass Band is the brainchild of drummer and tuba master Rickey Caesar, and the double-whacked combo of a four-piece power horn front and a funky, New Orleans-rooted rhythm section create an unmistakable energy. The band covers the gamut from Crescent City... Read more

Lynn Drury

Sat, 08/05/23
Lynn Drury brings her soulful voice and heartfelt songwriting to every stage she graces. Raised on a Mississippi horse farm, Drury was a high school rodeo champion and drum major before moved to New Orleans to build a career as a musician. Her singing and songwriting found ... Read more

Little Freddie King

Fri, 08/04/23
Little Freddie King reigns as the blues monarch of New Orleans, the last of the gutbucket guitar bluesmen, an iconoclastic figure who draws a direct line from the deep country juke joints to today’s modern audiences. An inductee in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, King’s u... Read more

Lil Red & Big Bad

Fri, 08/04/23
Lil Red & Big Bad are an energetic blues combo that feature the vocal energy and dynamic stage presence of Nancy “Lil Red” Gros, who grew up in New Orleans on a diet of local funk and R & B, which is reflected in her music today. The band, which includes Jeff “Big Daddy” Ru... Read more

Les Getrex

Fri, 08/04/23
Les Getrex’s blues-filled guitar and soulful voice reflect his upbringing in New Orleans’ musically rich Sixth Ward, in the gospel church, and in his love for the blues form. Getrex has played with everyone from Johnny Adams to Rockin’ Dopsie to Walter Wolfman Washington, a... Read more

Layla Musselwhite

Fri, 08/04/23
Layla Musselwhite brings the force of her blues legacy to her contemporary songwriting and guitar mastery. Daughter of legendary harp master Charlie Musselwhite, Layla grew up with all the greats, and carries their spirit when she takes the stage. Her slide guitar mastery i... Read more

Larry Sieberth

Fri, 08/04/23
Larry Sieberth is a multi-talented solo pianist, sideman, accompanist, composer, and producer who is most at home in the jazz idiom but who adeptly performs across the musical spectrum. Sieberth has played in numerous combos over the years; his ensembles have ranged from s... Read more

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