The Coolbone Brass Band
One of the first of a younger generation of New Orleans brass bands to recognize the inherent connection between New Orleans secondline funk and contemporary...
Thunderfoot Black
Talk about an “old school” education. Before heading out on his own in the mid-1990s, Chewy “Thunderfoot” Black was the drummer and musical director for...
Charlie Cuccia
A true New Orleans original, Charlie Cuccia first came to the notice of audiences throughout the Southeast region during the 1970s as a pompadoured guitar...
Charles Jacobs
It takes a rare gift to install yourself in the competitive environs of New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street and consistently draw capacity audiences night after...
Bobby Love
Bobby Love, lead vocalist and keyboard player for The Market Café Jazz Band, started out in one of New Orleans’ hottest 1970s bands: Deacon John...
Billy Marter
Billy Marter is a musician for all seasons — a Mississippi native who came to music relatively late in life and is capable of hearing...
Cajun music band
Cajun music in southwestern Louisiana traces its lineage back centuries to the migrations of French-speaking people from modern day Nova Scotia in the mid-18th century....
The Algiers Brass Band
The Algiers Brass Band is a true New Orleans neighborhood brass band, based in a section of the city called Algiers, which is located directly...
Tony Thomas Trio
Keyboardist Tony Thomas, bassist Sam Shoup, and drummer Tom Lonardo have been playing together since 1979. Acclaimed in the Memphis area for their original and...
Chucky C
Charles Elam III, a/k/a Chucky C, is the kind of journeyman saxophonist who can easily take the lead role in a back-up band for a...