Kat is and artist and singer living in New Orleans.  Kat became very inspired when she got to see the late Ella Fitzgerald & Bobby McFerrin live at the Seattle Folk Life Festival years ago. Kat fronted a performance art rock bank called Kat & The Rhythm Rats in Los Angeles,... Read more

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Players Ella & Louie Tribute Band is the brainchild of veteran bassist Mitchell Player, who has toured the world with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and others, and is a regular on the tad jazz scene. The Players Ella and Louis Tribute offers an homage to the enduring musi... Read more

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Jazz at Lincoln Center notes, "every so often a new voice stands up and proclaims itself, but few do so with such supreme depth and understated soul." Stephanie Jordan's current show continues her trademark of singing jazz standards from the Big Band era, including highligh... Read more

Taylor Mroski is a professional bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. He studied bass at Loyola University, learning from Ed Wise, Jesse Boyd, and Roland Guerin. Today he plays freelance in New Orleans. Taylor grew up playing electric and upright bass. He c... Read more

Adonis Rose is a Grammy-winning jazz drummer and the Artistic Director of the prestigious New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO). The New Orleans native came from a musical family – bassist Chris Severin is his uncle – and he took to the drums at an early age, influenced by his ... Read more

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John ‘Kid’ Simmons was born September 13, 1943 in London, England. During the late 1950’s, most jazz bands that played in the New Orleans style emulated the sound of the George Lewis Ragtime Band from New Orleans. The majority of the clarinet players copied George Lewis, Tr... Read more