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

Jamey St. Pierre is a versatile singer, songwriter, and acoustic guitarist who is at home as a solo artist and as a crowd-pleasing instigator with his dance-inspiring blues and soul quintet, the Honeycreepers. The Bridge City native’s original favorites include “Sake & Kiss... Read more

James Martin cut his tenor sax chops with Trombone Shorty’s Orleans Avenue band, and has progressed with a fine career as sought-after sideman, songwriter, vocalist, and leader of his own band. He’s toured the world with stops at all the major festivals, and collaborated wi... Read more

Derrick “Smoker” Freeman is a man with many hats: drummer, songwriter, DJ, and leader of the soul-funk Soul Brass Band, the hip-hop Smokers World, the power trio MFG, Low End Theory Players, and the Band of Freeman. He performs with a kaleidoscopic cast of New Orleans music... Read more

Guitarist Dave Ferrato is a New Orleans native who has been on the scene since the 1960s, and has played with classic OG artists ranging from Ernie K-Doe and Benny Spellman to Johnny Adams and Pete Fountain. He cut his teeth on Bourbon Street, with legends like Chris Owens ... Read more

Brad Walker is one of the city’s – no, make that the country’s – most in-demand sax players. Whether he is leading the horn section for Sturgill Simpson at the Grammy Awards, backing up Anders Osborne, or jamming at a New Orleans jazz club, Walker’s energetic, soaring and t... Read more

Alex McMurray was born in New Jersey and made his way to New Orleans in the 1980s as a student at Tulane University. Instead of following an academic path, McMurray started to learn about New Orleans through its street culture, and playing and writing music. McMurray has de... Read more