John Boutte
John Boutte
On Sundays, John Boutte was awakened by the sounds of his New Orleans neighborhood. Past the front yard, second-line parades rolled by, matching the madness of Carnival season and the transcendent joy of the jazz funeral. This roux of influences created John Boutte, and serves him to this day.
Detroit Brooks Banjo
Detroit Brooks
Banjo
Detroit Brooks, famed session and touring guitarist of the New Orleans music scene, has the most recognizable face in the city.
Charmaine Neville
Charmaine Neville
As the daughter of one of the highly acclaimed Neville Brothers, Charmaine is heir to a rich New Orleans musical legacy but is busy putting her own stamp on this musical heritage. Neville and her band dish out a spicy mix of the best of New Orleans music, from the nastiest of blues to some V-8-driven R & B. Add a funky rhythm and some jazzy ballads, and you've got yourself one helluva Crescent City gumbo!
Don Vappie Banjo
Don Vappie
Banjo
Don Vappie is a world renown jazz musician and presenter from New Orleans. He leads the Creole Jazz Serenaders, a classic New Orleans jazz orchestra, as well as his various jazz and R&B combos.
Dr. Michael White clarinet
Dr. Michael White
clarinet
Dr. Michael White is a jazz clarinetist, bandleader, composer, jazz historian and musical educator. Scott Yanow, a jazz critic, said in a review that White "displays the feel and spirit of the best New Orleans clarinetists."
Seva Venet Banjo
Seva Venet
Banjo
Seva Venet conducts seminars and workshops on traditional New Orleans Jazz including history, repertoire, banjo, and ensemble styles.
Brian Seeger Guitar
Brian Seeger
Guitar
Dubbed “One of New Orleans’ best jazz guitarists,” by Gambit Weekly, Brian Seeger is on the forefront of the New Orleans music scene.
Steve Masakowski Guitar
Steve Masakowski
Guitar
Born and raised in New Orleans, Steve Masakowski has played guitar with most of the city’s greatest musicians.
Bruce (Sunpie) Barnes Band Leader
Bruce (Sunpie) Barnes
Band Leader
Barnes, in addition to being a musician and composer, is a naturalist, a full-time National Park ranger, a black-and-white portrait photographer, a television and film actor.
