The John Mahoney Little Band is led by legendary bandleader, arranger, and Loyola professor John Mahoney, and the top-shelf septet offers masterful musicianship and inspiring performances of iconic jazz standards. The Little Band can be heard regularly on the Steamboat Natc... Read more

Ricky Sebastian was born in Opelousas, LA, and moved to New Orleans after attending Berklee College of Music in 1976. Rick holds a Master’s Degree in Music from the University of New Orleans. He moved to NYC in 1983 and over the next 17 years became an in demand performer, ... Read more

Terence Blanchard  - the New Orleans-born trumpeter and composer, is a creative giant who wields his talents across genres - jazz performance, orchestral music, opera, film, television, and the Broadway stage – in creating original, impeccable work while giving voice to iss... Read more

Players Ella & Louie Tribute Band is the brainchild of veteran bassist Mitchell Player, who has toured the world with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and others, and is a regular on the tad jazz scene. The Players Ella and Louis Tribute offers an homage to the enduring musi... Read more

Germaine Bazzle is a classy, classically-trained contemporary jazz vocalist and legendary music educator, and counts as jazz royalty in her native New Orleans. Born in 1932 in the Seventh Ward, Bazzle grew up in a musical family and studied her craft at Xavier University of... Read more

Rachel Jordan is the Orchestra Director for Benjamin Franklin Elementary School. She is also a A member of the Rver Oaks Chamber Orchestra in Houston, Texas, a member of the James Carter Quartet at Loyola University in New Orleans has served as professor of violin at Jackso... Read more

Jazz at Lincoln Center notes, "every so often a new voice stands up and proclaims itself, but few do so with such supreme depth and understated soul." Stephanie Jordan's current show continues her trademark of singing jazz standards from the Big Band era, including highligh... Read more

Taylor Mroski is a professional bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. He studied bass at Loyola University, learning from Ed Wise, Jesse Boyd, and Roland Guerin. Today he plays freelance in New Orleans. Taylor grew up playing electric and upright bass. He c... Read more

Adonis Rose is a Grammy-winning jazz drummer and the Artistic Director of the prestigious New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO). The New Orleans native came from a musical family – bassist Chris Severin is his uncle – and he took to the drums at an early age, influenced by his ... Read more

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