Derrick “Smoker” Freeman is a man with many hats: drummer, songwriter, and leader of the soul-funk Soul Brass Band, the hip-hop Smokers World, the power trio MFG, and the Band of Freeman. He performs with a kaleidoscopic cast of New Orleans musicians ranging from Angelika “... Read more

Byron Asher is an adventurous composer and talented saxophonist and clarinetist “working at the intersection of broadly experimental composition and jazz and improvised music.” He’s been compared to Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, and Ornette Coleman, and fronts the experimen... Read more

BC (Brian) Coogan is a versatile, highly regarded keyboardist, comfortable covering the New Orleans – make that entire contemporary - songbook on organ, electronic keyboard, and the piano. His solo outings find him in some of the Crescent City’s best listening rooms, includ... Read more

Astral Project, with its original all-star roster and 40-plus-year history, easily ranks as New Orleans’ premier modern jazz ensemble. Founded in 1978 by saxophonist Tony Dagradi, the group also includes seven-string guitar whiz Steve Masakowski, the impeccable drummer John... Read more

Amina Scott is a dynamic electric and acoustic jazz bassist who leads her own quartet and her fusion band, PHYRA, in addition to serving as the primary bassist for the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and the DeeDee Bridgewater Big Band.  She lays down solid grooves on the club s... Read more

The Friday Morning Set usually kicks off with Buddy Rich and then evolves into classic fusion and experimental sounds to still hold the “overnight” feel, for the first hour.  Thereafter, new releases and current sounds follow as day breaks and through the rest of the show. ... Read more

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