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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

Kid Merv

Fri, 08/04/23

Kid Merv is New Orleans music to the bone: as a youngster he played trumpet in the vaunted St. Augustine Marching 100 and the venerable Olympia Brass Band, moved on to form his own Young Olympians, which morphed into the funky Soul Rebels Brass Band. Born Mervin Campbell, K... Read more

Kermit Ruffins

Fri, 08/04/23

Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins embodies the exuberant spirit of Louis Armstrong and the New Orleans entertainment culture. He co-founded the Rebirth Brass Band and is perhaps best known for performing with his longtime group, The Barbecue Swingers. Born in 1964, Ruffins took up ... Read more

Jon Gross

Fri, 08/04/23

Jon Gross powers his tuba and sousaphone sounds with New Orleans-inflected energy and passion. Gross can be found with more traditional Crescent City jazz bands such as the Treme Brass Band, Loose Marbles and the Panorama Jazz Band, or exploring the outer edges of jazz in p... Read more

Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes

Fri, 08/04/23

Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes offers irreverent, horn-inflected funk/rock with a Latin/Klezmer flair. The classically-trained Dirty Notes, led by Marc Paradis on guitar, electric cello, and vocals, Dave Pomerleau on bass, Andre Bohren on drums, Josh Paxton on piano, and O... Read more

Johnny Sansone

Fri, 08/04/23

Johnny Sansone is a true Louisiana blues superstar, dominating the genre with his powerful voice, stellar musicianship on accordion, harmonica, and any other instrument he chooses. From solo gigs to work with his trio or with the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars, Sansone bri... Read more

John Lisi

Fri, 08/04/23

John Lisi brings stanky New Orleans funky blues to any instrument he plays, be it the dobro, mandolin, electric or acoustic guitar. Whether solo, with his own band, Delta Funk, or backing up folks like harp whiz Jason Ricci in The Bad Kind, Lisi knows how to lay down a soli... Read more

Joe Gelini

Thu, 07/20/23

Joe Gelini is New Orleans drummer and songsmith perhaps best known for his work with the Grammy-nominated Mardi Gras Indian funk band Cha Wa. The Berklee-trained drummer honed his chops with New Orleans legends ranging from Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and Cyril Neville to Ande... Read more

Joe Ashlar

Thu, 07/20/23

Joe Ashlar is a versatile jazz organist and pianist who can be found performing around the world and in New Orleans with The Joe Ashlar Organ Trio, Good Enough for Good Times, YYRP, and a host of other groups. Ashlar incorporates New Orleans funk, the spirituality of Dr. Lo... Read more

Jason Neville

Thu, 07/20/23

Jason Neville comes by his musical talent naturally, as the son of Aaron and brother of Ivan Neville of the famous first family of funk. His FunkySoul Band combines the best of the Nevilles’ traditions of funky rhythms and grooving melodies, like on the recent single, “Hit ... Read more

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