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

Jason Ricci began playing harmonica as a punk-rock teen, and several decades later, he stands at the top of the blues harp genre, bringing his edgy, creative, and confident tones to his own band, the Bad Kind, and to a slew of notable partnerships, including a stand-out col... 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

Grammy-winning singer Irma Thomas had her first hit in 1959, and over the course of a six-decade career has earned the title, “Soul Queen of New Orleans.” Born in 1941 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, Thomas was raised in New Orleans, singing in school and in church choirs, wher... Read more

Ingrid Lucia honed her jazz vocal chops in New York with her band, the Flying Neutrinos, and with top talent like Tony Bennett, and today she remains a force in her home town New Orleans with her confident, silky voice, glamorous outlook, and blend of jazz standards and ori... Read more

Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale feature New Orleans native Ed Wills’s honest, enduring guitar stylings on traditional and more contemporary tunes from the blues canon. The self-taught Wills, who learned slide from his aunt when he was just 8 years old, weaves the sounds of BB King,... Read more

Dayna Kurtz brings her smoky, powerful voice to the stage as a solo artist, in duets, and with her blues-rock band, Lulu and the Broadsides. The award-winning songwriter has been honing her craft for over 30 years, touring on her own and in support of stars like Elvis Coste... 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

Danny Alexander, a native of Lafayette, brings his rockin’ south-central Louisiana sensibility to the stage with his power trio, The Danny Alexander Blues Band playing behind the motto, “keep it simple and drive it like ya stole it.” Alexander can be found gigging in Bourbo... Read more