Jason Mingledorff is truly one of the hardest working men in show business, and is one of the city’s most versatile saxophonists and respected educators. The Grammy-winner can be heard with some of the world’s top bands as well as leading his own straight-ahead jazz combo. ... Read more

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“Deacon” John Moore is an iconic New Orleans figure: a powerhouse guitarist and smooth vocalist whose band, the Ivories, has been in demand at proms, weddings, Carnival balls, and festivals for decades. He’s an old school bluesman at heart, but can effortlessly slide from N... Read more

Derrick Tabb and The Roots of Music create the next generation of New Orleans musicians. They began as a six-week drum camp during the summer of 2007 in response to the lack of youth programming available after Hurricane Katrina. The program was designed for 20 youths and i... Read more

Davell Crawford, known as the "Piano Prince of New Orleans," is a multi-talented musician who has left an indelible mark on the world of music. His extraordinary musical journey is deeply rooted in his native New Orleans, where he developed a profound connection to rhythm a... Read more

A well established jazz trumpeter and vocalist specializing in traditional New Orleans jazz and South Louisiana music. Together with a variety of seasoned professional musicians, he plays all the classical "trad jazz" songs that have become synonymous with the city of New O... Read more

Cyril Neville is one of the founding fathers of funk, a vocalist, percussionist, cultural icon, and activist who richly deserves his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Born in 1948 in New Orleans, the youngest of The Neville Brothers was raised in a musical household, with... Read more

Guitar Slim Jr. is a dynamic guitarist and elder statesman of the local blues scene. A New Orleans native, Slim, aka Rodney Armstrong, was literally born into the blues: his dad was Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones, perhaps best known for the enduring hit, “The Things I Used to Do... Read more

The Big Easy Boys are a quartet that pays tribute to the 20th Century greats of New Orleans R&B, including Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Dr John, Louis Prima, and more. Backed by a trio of Big Easy Babes and a seven-piece band, their tight harmonies and choreog... Read more

Herlin Riley is the drummer’s drummer, the go-to rhythm master who keeps the beat for Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Ahmad Jamal, Harry Connick, Jr., and a host of other jazz greats as well as with his own combos. His impeccable chops on the kit and ... Read more