Dave Jordan is a leading New Orleans singer-songwriter and guitarist who is extremely active as a writer and performer. His hook-heavy lyrics find larger meaning in the small nuggets of daily life, while his melodies and rhythms energize crowds and keep the dancers moving. ... Read more

Festival favorites Flow Tribe bring a raucous, colorful energy and street parade feel to the Caribbean-funk-rock sound they’ve dubbed, “back-bone crackin’ music.” Flow Tribe was founded in 2004 by six students from New Orleans’ Brother Martin High School, but after graduati... Read more

Guitarist Leo Nocentelli reigns as one of the founding fathers of funk. The guitarist is the recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with The Meters, and he has recorded and performed with top artists such as Etta James, Dr. John, The Supremes, Jimmy B... Read more

George Porter, Jr. is truly one of the foundations of funk, and richly deserves his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is best known as the bassist for the seminal group, The Meters, and for his five decades as an elite performer, bandleader, producer, and session player... Read more

The Rumble ft. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. features six Grammy-nominated musicians and is led by Second Chief Joseph Boudreaux, Jr., son of the legendary Monk Boudreaux and heir to several layers of musical and Mardi Gras Indian traditions. With Boudreaux, of the Golden Eagl... Read more

Galactic is one of New Orleans’ highest profile funk-jazz bands, performing and recording with musicians from every musical realm as well as taking the helm of the venerable nightclub Tipitina’s. The band has evolved from its New Orleans roots to a more electronics, hip-hop... Read more

Mikayla Braun can bring down the house with just her smoky, powerful voice, her ukulele, and a piano, although she can often be found with a cast of all-star musicians. The talented songwriter is a club staple around the Crescent City and beyond. Her latest EP, “Drift,” off... Read more

Lynn Drury brings her soulful voice and heartfelt songwriting to every stage she graces. Raised on a Mississippi horse farm, Drury was a high school rodeo champion and drum major before moved to New Orleans to build a career as a musician. Her singing and songwriting found ... Read more

John Autin put his first band together at age 12 and hasn’t stopped since. Known as The New Orleans Piano Man, Autin embraces the best of the Crescent City’s musical genres, from trad jazz to contemporary tunes, sprinkled with originals, such as the jaunty homage to his hom... Read more