Piano Night 2010 Artists

Bruce Sunpie Barnes is a veteran musician, park ranger, actor, former high school biology teacher, former college football All-American, and former NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs)

Adam Deitch is a drummer and producer, best known for his work with the John Scofield Band. His drumming style is very funk oriented, and he plays some very unusual fills. In John Scofield's words, "He's got that jazz mentality and a 'take no prisoners' type of creativity - all combined with the groove of death."

Henry Gray's remarkable 60-year blues career began at the age of 16 in Kenner, Louisiana, and later on in Chicago. In 1956, Howlin' Wolf asked Henry to join his band, where he remained until 1968. During the fifties and sixties, Chess records employed Henry as sideman on many recordings, and he recorded frequently with J. D. Miller's Louisiana Excello band

Nigel Hall is an honest, humble guardian of soul music. When asked about himself, Nigel reflects, "I'm just someone who lives, eats, drinks music." This ethic becomes clear as soon as Nigel takes the stage. Whether he is leading his own band, performing solo, or, fronting bands like Soulive and Lettuce, he instantly commands the attention of the audience.

Keiko Komaki moved from her native Japan to New Orleans in 2006, where she has performed with many of the Crescent City’s most beloved musicians including , Benny Turner & Real Blues, Marva Wright & the BMWs, George Porter Jr., the Wild Magnolias, Renard Poché, Russell Batiste, Johnny Vidacovich, Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes, Vasti Jackson, and many more

Joe Krown is a resident and is based out of the city of New Orleans. He is a New Orleans styled piano and Hammond B-3 player. He has been nominated twice and won a New Orleans Big Easy Award in the Blues category in April 2001. His blues trio, Sansone, Krown & Fohl won a 2004 Big Easy Award

A product of the culturally and musically rich Treme' neighborhood, when Shannon Powell is behind the drums, his fellow musicians and audiences are assured of the most solid, swingin' and stylistically simpatico rhythms to be found anywhere on the planet.

One of the great New Orleans piano masters, Marcel Richardson appears on records by greats like funk pioneer Lee Dorsey, vocalist Barbara George, and saxman James Rivers. WWOZ is proud to have Marcel as a performer at 2010 Piano Night!