Aurora Nealand is an accomplished saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer, bandleader, and instigator. Whether playing with her traditional jazz band, The Royal Roses, dueting with ace pianist Tom McDermott, or forging experimental music with her Monocle project, Neala... Read more

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Few pianists or composers are able to embrace the breadth and depth of New Orleans’ piano traditions as Tom McDermott. The venerable musician grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where he absorbed ragtime, traditional jazz, and, inevitably, the sounds of New Orleans musical lege... Read more

  Steve Pistorius is a pianist who creates joyful and swinging renditions of oft-neglected rags, waltzes, marches, pop tunes, blues and stomps, whether he’s playing solo or leading a band. The New Orleans native has toured the world with his own band and with notable bandl... Read more

Courtney Bryan, a native of New Orleans, La, is a prolific and eclectic composer, pianist, and arranger. Her compositions range from solo works to large ensembles in the jazz and new music idioms, film scores, and collaborations of dancers, visual artists, writers, and acto... Read more

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