R&B

Joy Clark

Fri, 08/04/23
Joy Clark is a rising star on the Americana music scene and a hit at home in New Orleans with her strong songwriting, rocking guitar work, and joyous personality. Her intricate rhythms and warm melodies reveal a sweet vulnerability that has earned her critical acclaim and c... Read more

Josh Paxton

Fri, 08/04/23
Josh Paxton studied piano with Ellis Marsalis, and the keyboard master’s style is a combination of New Orleans' deep piano traditions inflected with modern jazz twists, classical technique, and a funky rhythmic drive. He’s toured with a wide range of artists ranging from Br... Read more

Jon Roniger & The Good for Nothin’ Band

Fri, 08/04/23
Jon Roniger & The Good for Nothin’ Band gets dancers shakin’ with their original, greasy, jazzy rock-blues tunes and dynamic stage energy. With a tightly charted horn section, wryly humorous lyrics, and Roniger’s entreating vocals and fretwork, the band is a festival and cl... Read more

Johnny Vidacovich

Fri, 08/04/23
Johnny Vidacovich has brought his impeccable jazz drumming to countless bandstands over the course of his sixty-plus year career, with his own combos, as a side-man, and as a member of Astral Project, New Orleans’ venerable contemporary jazz powerhouse. He has been called “... Read more

John Lisi

Fri, 08/04/23
John Lisi brings stanky New Orleans funky blues to any instrument he plays, be it the dobro, mandolin, electric or acoustic guitar. Whether solo, with his own band, Delta Funk, or backing up folks like harp whiz Jason Ricci in The Bad Kind, Lisi knows how to lay down a soli... Read more

John Fohl

Fri, 08/04/23
John Fohl brings impeccable guitar work and songwriting to any stage he graces, and is one of the most in-demand musicians in New Orleans and beyond. The Grammy-winning Fohl was a founding member of the Cherry-Poppin’ Daddies, worked extensively with Dr. John, and today can... Read more

John Boutté

Fri, 08/04/23
John Boutte grew up in New Orleans’ culture-rich Treme neighborhood, and it is only fitting that the impeccable vocalist is best known for penning “Treme Song,” the theme for the critically–acclaimed HBO series of the same name. Boutte’s unique voice and dynamic stage style... Read more

John Autin

Fri, 08/04/23
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

Joe Gelini

Thu, 07/20/23
Joe Gelini is New Orleans drummer and songsmith perhaps best known for his work with the Grammy-nominated Mardi Gras Indian funk band Cha Wa. The Berklee-trained drummer honed his chops with New Orleans legends ranging from Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and Cyril Neville to Ande... Read more

Joe Ashlar

Thu, 07/20/23
Joe Ashlar is a versatile jazz organist and pianist who can be found performing around the world and in New Orleans with The Joe Ashlar Organ Trio, Good Enough for Good Times, YYRP, and a host of other groups. Ashlar incorporates New Orleans funk, the spirituality of Dr. Lo... Read more

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