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Mini-fests, concert series and special shows after Jazz Fest

WITH580BANDSTAKINGJAZZFEST’S DOZENSTAGES,there’splentyof music at theFairGrounds.And therehas to be somewheretogo forall thosemusicians and fans afterthe Fair Grounds close. The optionsinclude mini-festson thedaysbetween thefestival’s weekenddates and specialshows around thecity. Therealso are extralate-nightshows,withsome starting aftermidnight. It’s agood time to checkregularmusic venues as well as off-the-beaten path spots forspecialshows.Hereare some of theslatesofspecialevents.

NOLACRAWFISHFEST. Chris “Shaggy” Davis, whoopened NOLACrawfishKingSeafood & Barbecue in Gentilly,started this between-weekends festival.The eventfeaturesboiledcrawfishand severalbands everynight,with an emphasis on all-starjamsand NewOrleans funk.Wednesday’s closingnight lineupfeatures

Anders Osborne,GeorgePorter Jr., Ivan Nevilleand StantonMoore performingasthe NCF Allstars Also on thebill arekeyboardist MarcoBenevento,Souliveguitarist EricKrasno, theNorth Mississippi Allstars’ Luther Dickinson,bluesmanJonathon “Boogie”Long and more.The festival runs May1-3 at theBroadside.Therealso is acrawfish cookoffand eating contest Visitnolacrawfishfest.com forsingle dayticketsand festival passes

DAZEBETWEEN. Atwo-day,daytime, mid-week event, Daze Between featurestwo musicstages on the lawn at Faubourg Brewery. The Connecticut jamband Gooseisthe headliner both days.Tank andthe Bangas,Lawrence, Melt andothers perform on Tuesday, May2.George Porter Jr.&Runnin’ Pardners, David Shaw,Neal Francis andothersperform Wednesday, May3.Gates open at noon andmusic runs until9:30 p.m. Outsidefood and beveragesare notallowed.Visit dazebetweennola. comfor details

CAFEISTANBULNIGHTFEST. Cafe Istanbulishometoeventsranging from Moth storytelling conteststo FlyCircusSpace’s monthly salon of aerialand circusarts. During Jazz Fest,it’shometothe Poolside Presents concertseries, featuringseveral all-starcollaborations

Highlightsinclude Nicholas Payton’s Covers forLovers show,which starts Saturday aftermidnight

(1 a.m. Sunday,May 6).He’sjoinedby guitar prodigyMarcus Machado,singerErica Falls, Jamison Ross and others. SanFrancisco organistWil Bladesis joined by members of theHeadhunters:Bill Summers, Mike Clark and DonaldHarrison Jr.onThursday, May4 Thereare acouple of Gatorators showsfeaturing members of The Radiators.The lineup also featuresQuiana Lynell&The Lush Life Band,RAM from Haiti and more. Forthe scheduleand tickets, visitbeta.purplepass.com/ poolsidepresents.

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FORMUCHOFHIS30-YEARCAREER, GRAMMY-WINNINGSINGERSEAL has written hisown popsongs,likehis mega-hit“Kiss from aRose,”but overthe last decade, he’sdug more into soul and jazz classics as away to showcasehis smooth,versatile voice. Butathis performanceon

Tuesday, May2,atthe Saenger Theatre, Seal takesitbacktowhere it allbegan and celebrates hisfirst twoeponymouslytitledalbums and hisbiggest songs. Theshowstarts at 7:30 p.m. and ticketsstart at $29.50 viasaengernola.com

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BAYOURENDEZVOUS. The Bayou Rendezvouspresentsa stacked lineupofall-starbandsontwo stages at TheHowlin’ Wolf to benefitthe NewOrleans Musicians’ Clinic. TheNew Orleans Allstars lineup includes Eric Krasno,Johnny Vidacovich,TheresaAndersson, TerenceHiggins andmore. Cool Cool Cool features former membersof Brooklynfunkband Turkuaz. Good Enough forGoodTimes is made up of severalmembersofGalactic. Guitarmageddon:Dawnofthe Dead is alate-nightcelebration of Grateful Dead musicfeaturing morethan adozen musicians. Musicstarts at 9p.m., Friday,May 5, andgoes through theSunriseBreakfast Jam, which starts at 5:30 a.m. Saturday. Visitthehowlinwolf.com fortickets.

BACKBEATJAZZFESTSERIES. The Backbeat Foundation hostsa series of late showsatBlueNile. Thelineup mixeslocal jazz and funk andvisitors includingMarco Beneventoand others. WilBladesleads atribute to former fellow SanFranciscoorganist Dr.Lonnie Smith, featuring Donald Harrison Jr., drummer Herlin Riley and Will BernardonTuesday,May 2. Former Lettucedrummer Adam Deitch leads hisquartet on Sunday, May7,and NikkiGlaspie’s NthPower performs Monday,May 8. Visitbackbeatfoundation.orgfor details

FUNKYUNCLELIVE. TheFunky Unclehosts aseriesofshows by mostly localmusicians at Zony Mash Beer Projectand proceeds benefithomelessness relief efforts by Graceatthe Greenlight and Positive Legacy.The DirtyDozen

BrassBand performsSunday, May 7, andthere aretributestothe Allman Brothersand Widespread Paniconother nights.Visitthefunkyuncle.livefor details.

SIXOFSATURNS. TheAce Hotel hostsa musicserieswith livemusic, DJsand parties. Highlightingthe lineupisdrummer and vocalist JamisonRoss, joined by Anjelika “Jelly”Josephand Gabrielle Cavassa, on Saturday,May 6. Soul and R&BsingerDurandJones celebratesthe releaseofasoloalbum, “WaitTil IGet Over,” and JoyClark performs, on Thursday,May 4. Other series performersinclude Brass-A-Holics,Flagboy Gizand bassistAmina Scott. Events run throughMay 7. Visitacehotel.com/ new-orleansfor details

MIDNIGHTPRESERVES.

Preservation Hall hasmadeits

Midnight Preservesshows aJazz Fest-time tradition. Thereare 11 p.m. showsatthe hall everynight of thefestival this year.The lineupis notannounced in advance, butthe appearanceofspecialguests has always been theallure, such as past years’ visits by Robert Plant, Jon Batiste, Gary Clark Jr.and Jason Isbell. An open barisincludedfor theseshows.Ticketsare sold out forthe second weekend(May4-7), butpeople canget on theonline waitinglistvia preshallfoundation. org/midnightpreserves.

Formoreshows,see music listings on p. 59

AQUADOLLSWRITEDREAMY,SURFPUNK-INSPIREDSONGS that will inevitably getstuck in your head.The band is on itsSpringFling tour and comesthrough NewOrleans on Tuesday, May2,for ashowatGasa Gasa ahead of therelease of theirnewest album, “Charmed,” on June 2. Keaton Schiller opensat9p.m.Ticketsare $12via ticketweb.com

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HEADLINETWONIGHTS at theSaenger Theatrethisweekend.New Orleans singer-guitaristAnders Osborne and guitarist Dave Malone will open each show witha guest-studdedset Concerts areat8 p.m. Friday,May 5, and Saturday,May 6. Ticketsstart at $62per nightvia saengernola.com

IVANNEVILLE,GEORGEPORTERJR.,IAN NEVILLE,JONCLEARY,NICKDANIELS and more leadthistribute nightto two NewOrleans greats:Art Neville and Dr.John. Theshowisat9 p.m. Friday,May 5, at theCivic Theatre. Tickets are$39.50via civicnola.com

GeorgePorterJr.performs withtheNOLACrawfish Festival’sNCFAllstarsjamon Wednesday,May3. PHOTOBYMATTHEW HINTON/ THETIMES-PICAYUNE

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DennisBarnes, an International High SchoolofNew Orleans senior,has received atotal of $9 millioninscholarship offers from 125collegesand universities,anew Guiness record in theU.S.The previous record was$8.7millioninoffered scholarships–and wasset by aseniorinLafayette.Barnes planstomakehis college decision on May2

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THEHIGHEST RECORDED NUMBER OF ATTENDEES EVER AT JAZZ FEST.

Therecordwas setbackinin2001, accordingtothe Times-Picayune Festival producershavesince expected more modest numbers, andthisyearit lingers somewherebetween 475,000500,000.Still,expectdense crowds this weekend, particularly at theFestival Stage, whichwillhostbig nameslike JonBatiste,Mumford& Sons, Dead &Company andTromboneShorty& OrleansAvenue

HaSizzle, theNew Orleansking of bounce,was featured earlier this month at FrankOcean’s Coachellaperformance, and videos of himtwerkingand dancingwentviral.That’s because HaSizzle dressed as asecurityguard by thestage, so when thefestival cameras threwhim on thebig screen, manyinattendancedidn’t realizeitwas him. “Frank Ocean gotthissecurityguard shakingass LMFAO,”one tweetread

LouisianaHouseEducationCommittee approvestwoanti-LGBTQbills

THELOUISIANAHOUSEEDUCATION COMMITTEEAPRIL26APPROVED two newanti-LGBTQbillsbarring discussionof“sexual orientationor genderidentity” in schools while also requiringschools andstaff to usetrans student’s dead names and pronounsthat“alignwith the student’ssex”unless their parentsagree otherwise

Theapproval of thebillson7-5 votescame followinghours of testimonyinopposition to the twomeasures.

passed last year and aretrying to expand this year.Morethan adozen states areconsidering similarlegislation

TheSewerage&WaterBoard is refusing to comply with aspects of newrules passed by City CouncilinApril that requirethe public utility to forfeit collectionsonbillsissuedmore than twomonthslateand to leave anoticeonacustomer’s property when an in-person meterreadisconducted Council PresidentJPMorrell April 27 introduceda measure requiringS&WBcomplywithin 30 days or be sued by the city attorney

Thefirst, HouseBill 466by Dodie Horton,a Haughton Republican,would preventK-12 public schoolemployees or presentersfromdiscussing“sexual orientation or gender identity”in theclassroom or during extracurricularactivities.

Thebill bans “incorporating into classroom instructionor discussiontopicsofsexualorientation or gender identity in a manner that deviates from state contentstandards or curricula developed or approvedbythe public schoolgoverningauthority” and,specifically,employees and presenters from discussing theirpersonalsexual orientation or genderidentity.

It’s aversion of the“Don’t SayGay”bill Floridalawmakers

Thebill also would forbid teachers, employees and presentersfrom“usingapronoun forastudent that differsfrom thepronounthataligns with the student’ssex unless thestudent’s parent provides written permission.”But even with a parent’s explicit permission, teacherscould ignore that request “ifdoingsoiscontrary to theemployee’sreligious or moralconvictions.”

Many LGBTQLouisiana residentstestifiedthatthe bill could preventqueer childrenfrom feelingsafe in school andtalking to atrusted adultintheir life abouttheir sexuality. They said that’s especially true forqueer kidswho do notcomefrom acceptingfamilies

“Manyqueer youthdon’t feel safe at home,” said Logan Wolf, boardmemberofthe LGBTQ rightsorganizationForum for Equality. “Their onlyplace that they feel safe is in aschool system talking to asupportive teacherorschooladministrator or counselor or someone who helps them in theschool.”

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BenFranklinHighSchoolstudentsgatheroutside theirschoolfortheirprotestoveranti-LGBTQ legislationonFriday,March31,2023.

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“Thisbill would have effectively made my suicidal thoughts go updrastically becauseI had nobodytotalktoaboutwho I was,”Wolfadded

NewOrleans residentTucker Barker said thefirst adult they came outtowas ahighschoolteacher “The teacherthatI came out to,she made me feel so normal,” Barker said.“She told me that everything wasgoingtobeOK, that Icould come outonmyown time to my family,and that oneday,just like allmypeers, Iwould be able to find alovingpartnership if Iwantedone.”

HouseBill81byRep.Raymond Crews, aBossier City Republican, wouldsimilarly requirepublic schoolemployees to usethe name on astudent’sbirth certificate, in addition to thepronouns that “align with thestudent’s sex,” unless theparentotherwise gives permission. Crews amended his bill to allowemployees to call students by a“derivative”ofthe nameontheir birthcertificate. Crewssaidhis bill would ensure that achild is notgoingbya differentname at schoolwithouttheir parents knowing.

“The bill is intended to prevent keepingsecrets from theparents,” he said.“In particular, youwant to change your identity,I would thinkparents definitely needtobe involved in that.”

Crewsdid notacknowledge that LGBTQyouth maynot feel comfortableorsafe coming out to theirparents.LGBTQ youth have higher ratesofdepression and suicidethan theirpeers, and usingthe birthname someone no longergoesby, also known as “deadnaming,”oroutingaqueer person to theirparents without theirconsentcan contribute to that.

Like in Horton’s bill,the school employeecould still refuse to call thestudentbydifferent pronouns on religious or moralgrounds, meaninginorder foratransgenderstudent to be called by their correctname and pronouns,they would needthe supportofboth theirparents and teacher.

When asked whythe bill lets teachers optout of calling astudent by thename and pronouns theirparenthas agreed upon, Crews responded, “Wewantto

be respectful to everybody, but denyingwhatwebelieve is truth to accommodatesomeone, Idon’t seehow that advances society.”

Crewsalso made acomment suggestinghethinks social media mightbeinfluencing kids’ genderidentity.

“A childlooks at Instagram,looks at TikTok,whateveroutside,” he said.“They startthinking, well, maybethat’sthe wayIneed to be or need to thinkorwhatever. And this just makessurethe parent’s involved in that loop.”

BelindaDavis,a memberofthe stateBoard of Elementary and SecondaryEducation (BESE),said sheopposed thebill,notingthat how ateacher treats an LGBTQ studentimpacts howtheir peers will treatthem.

“Whenachild askstheir teacher or theirprincipal whythose wishes aren’t being respected, the answer is goingtobebecause your teacherobjectstoyou on moral or religious grounds,”she said Some religious leaders,including representativesfromthe Louisiana BaptistConventionand Mike Holloway,apastor at Ouachita

BaptistChurch, andafew parents testifiedinsupport of thebills. But thevastmajorityoftestimony the committee heardwas against the bills, includingfromLGBTQ people,activists, parents, educators and students.

At afew points,the back and forthbetween legislatorsand thosetestifying against thebill became contentious. Afterone opponentofthe billscalled Chairman LanceHarris, an Alexandria Republican,“ignorant,” he cut offthatperson’smikeand askedsecuritytoremove them fromthe chambers.

Both votesweremostlyalong partylines,withRep.Barbara Freiberg, aBaton Rouge Republican,joiningDemocrats in opposing thebill,sayingshe thoughtlocal governments and school boards should handle thematter.

Followingthe vote on thesecondmeasure, an opponent of thebill screamed “Fucky’all!” before thelivefeed cut out.

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Childhood comes and goes in ablink. We’reherethrough the stages of your life, with the strength of the cross, the protection of the shield. The Right Card. The Right Care.

Ifyougetwhatyoupayfor, let’spayLegislatorsmore

THEOLDSAYING,“YOUGET WHATYOUPAYFOR,” seems to reflectwhatLouisiana voters feel they getfrom state lawmakers. Then again, we can’tthink of anything moreincongruousthan paying people thepauper’s salary of $16,800 ayearfor overseeing an annual budget of morethan$42 billion. If you’re wonderinghow things gotsoout of proportion,it’sbecause lawmakers last received a salary bump in 1980

We doubt anyone today wouldbewillingtowork forwhattheir jobpaid43 yearsago.That’swhy we supportstate Rep. Joe Marino’s HouseBill 149, which wouldboost state legislators’ annual salary to $60,000— starting AFTER thenextround of statewideelections

We suspectmanyvoters will reflexivelyscoff at theideaof paying lawmakersmore, perhaps citing statisticsthatshowLouisiana trailing other Southernstatesin key indicia.

We understand that sentiment, butwealso believeLouisiana is, in significantways, noticeably better offtoday than it waseight yearsago.Gov.JohnBel Edwards deserves muchofthe credit for that,but so do legislators,even if they grudginglyaccepted (read: were unable to overturn) Edwards’ best decisions,suchas expandingMedicaid.

Some mayquestionthe timingofMarino’sbill,comingjust monthsbeforemostlegislators will either seek reelection or other offices. Many lawmakers themselves maybereluctant to vote forasalaryincrease, even onethattakes effect aftertheir currentterms end.

On that point, abrief history lesson is in order. In 2008,a brand-newset of lawmakersgave themselves asalaryboost to $70,000 ayear—after newGov BobbyJindal quietlypromisednot to veto it.After apublic outcry from citizens and themedia,Jindal broke hiswordand vetoed thepay hike.(We note that Gambit wasthe onlynewspaper in thestate that

supportedthe payraise back then, formuchthe same reasonswe supportone now)

Sincethen,nolawmaker has daredput hisorher name on a measuretoincreaselegislativepay —until Marino this year

It’s noteworthy,however, that Marino’s HB 149differs sharply from thepay raiseJindal vetoed 15 yearsago.First andforemost, HB 149doesnot apply to current lawmakers. It also provides fora smallerincreasethanthe onea previous Legislatureapproved in 2008.Finally,Marino’sbill would preclude future political angst overthe salary issueby providingfor payhikes every four years, in amounts tied to the Consumer PriceIndexcompiled by theU.S.BureauofLabor Statistics —and verified by the LegislativeAuditor

“Bynot increasing legislative salaries to areasonable amount, we arelimitingwho canaffordto be arepresentativeorsenator,” Marino told Gambit.“We’llnever have representative governmentif we only have wealthyand retired people governing.”

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WITHTHEOCT.14PRIMARYFORGOVERNORSTILLMORETHANFIVEMONTHS

AWAY,polls reflectwho’s best known and best fundedrather than who’s best suitedtoleadLouisiana forthe next four,possiblyeight years.

Seven candidates are serious contenders —sofar.Qualifying is Aug. 8-10.Here’smyearly,alphabetically ordered take on their relative strengthsand weaknesses:

SHARONHEWITT —The two-term Republican statesenator from Slidellbegan hercareerasanengineer on offshoreoil rigs.Aconservative hardliner,she’sintelligent, respectedbyher GOPcolleagues and focusedonsolving problems —“I’ma doer, nota talker,”she says.Being theonlywomaninthe race should give her an advantage, buther staunchanti-abortion record could hurt her chances among many women voters

JEFFLANDRY —The two-term attorney generalhas theLAGOP’s official endorsementand is the frontrunner, so far, thanks to his appeal amongTrump voters

He’s thebest known, best funded and best organizedcandidate —but also theleast trusted and mostdisliked.Alarge swathof Anybody-But-Landry voters want an alternativetohis rightwing pandering.

HUNTERLUNDY —A no-party independent, Lundyisasuccessfultrialattorneyand businessman from Lake Charles.He’snever held electedoffice, buthecan self-financehis conservative message:“Idon’t owe anybodyanything,and I’ve been signing the frontsideofpaychecks foralong time.”Heappealstoevangelical Christians, and if he gains traction with them,hecould becomea spoilertoLandry

RICHARDNELSON —The fasttalking,37-year-old GOPlawmaker from Mandevilleisayoung man in ahurry.After oneterminthe House, he’s runningfor governor.Anengineerand attorney, he beganhis career in theState Department’sForeign Service He wantstoeliminate thestate income taxand legalize cannabis “That’sconsistent with Republican principles of free market andindividual liberty,” he says

JOHNSCHRODER —The state treasurer began as aRepublican

lawmaker from Covingtonin2008, then wona2017specialelection fortreasurer.Alaw-and-order fiscal hawk and military veteran, Schroder is oneofthree candidatesfromSt. TammanyParish struggling to gain traction statewide —eventhough he holds statewideoffice. He could be an alternativetoLandry,ifhecan breakout of thecrowd.

STEPHENWAGUESPACK —He’s thelatest,and some saybest, GOPalternative to Landry after resigning as head of theLouisiana Association of Business and Industry to run. An attorney,he wasa topadvisortoGov.Bobby Jindal from 2008 to 2012.He’s smart, polishedand agoodfundraiser,but voters rememberthat Jindal gutted higher ed and health care.“Wags”will have to convince them he won’tbeBobbyJindal 2.0.

SHAWNWILSON —Thusfar theonly Democratand only Blackcandidate, Wilsonworkedfor 25 yearsinstate government, thelastseven as JBE’s secretaryofTransportation.He earned bipartisan respectand trust asanaffable,pragmatic bureaucrat, butasacandidatefor governor he’ll be thetargetofright-wingand,let’s face it,racistattacks.He’ll likely lead thepackifheremains thecontest’s only Dem—but,given Louisiana’s voting history, he’s Landry’sdream runoffopponent.

Stay tuned.The real race is yet to begin.

ShawnWilsonissofarthe onlyDemocrattothrowhis hatintothegovernor’srace.

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Holmes(April25)andJazz Festfoodgotustalking aboutoneofourfavorite festivalfooditems:the MangoFreeze.Howlong hasitbeenofferedatthe JazzFest?

Dearreader,

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SPRINGDAY at theFair Grounds, the Mango Freeze hasbeen apartofthe Jazz andHeritageFestival’s food and drinkofferings sincethe 1990s.

An earlier versionofthe dessert wasoffered at the1984World’s Fair.Itwas thecreationofHar

Keswani, whowithhis wife Anila opened theTaj Mahal Indian restaurant in Metairie in 1982.

TheJazzFest versionwas introduced in 1994(thefest’s 25th anniversary) as afundraiserfor radio stationWWOZ, which is owned by theNew Orleans Jazz &Heritage Festival andFoundation.

AccordingtoWWOZ, Tracy Westin,anemployeeofchefSusan Spicer’s Bayona restaurant,offered to create amango sorbet product that thestation could sell at the Fair Grounds to raisemoney.

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Whilethe productwas popular from thebeginning,the logisticalchallenges of producing and servingmass quantities of afrozentreat in oftenhot andhumid temperaturesproveddaunting.

In fact, theMango Freeze booth closed down before theend of thefirst fest

With some tweaks,itreturned thefollowing year and has remained afixture ever since. More than375 gallons of themango sorbetare producedona typicalJazz Fest day, though even that is often notenough to satisfythe Mango Freeze fans.

ASTHESECONDWEEKENDOFTHISYEAR’SNEWORLEANSJAZZANDHERITAGE FESTIVALAPPROACHES,visitthe AllisonMiner MusicHeritageStage,which returnsthisyearafter athree-yearabsence.

Born in Baltimore, Miner grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida, whereher high school classmatesincludedGregand DuaneAllman.She moved to NewOrleans in thelate1960s to work at theLouisiana StateMuseum and laterthe HoganJazzArchive at Tulane University.There, sheworked alongsideayoung ethnomusicology student named QuintDavis

Jazz Fest founderGeorgeWeinreached outtothe curatorofthe Hogan Jazz Archive,Richard“Dick”Allen,toask forvolunteerstohelphim organize thefirst Jazz Fest.

Accordingtothe Times-Picayune’sKeith Spera, aftermeeting over coffeeand beignets at Café du Monde, Wein recruitedMiner andDavis to join hiseffort. Miner had agiftfor recruiting performers forthe event, venturingtoclubs to discoverand signthem up,evenhosting them overnight in her home during thefest because therewas no budget forhotel rooms

“Fromthose earlydays, I’dliketothinkmycontributionhas been maternal,” shewrote in thebook “JazzFest Memories,” published in 1997with photographerMichaelP.Smith.“Ihave always wanted to make sure themusicians were treated right,thattheywerefed and had an experience that they happily remembered.Theywerepartofa festival that touched people’slives.”

In 1988,Miner established theMusic Heritage Stageasa waytointroduce festivalgoerstothe performersthrough interviews and intimate performances. Shealso established theNew Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Archive,which containsrecordings from musicians’ interviews, as well as other memorabilia.

Miner died of multiple myelomain1995. TheMusic HeritageStage, locatedinthe Fair Groundsgrandstand,was renamedfor herin2001. Amongthe artistsappearingtherethisweekend areMelissa Etheridge, TerenceBlanchard, Ronnie Lamarque andChristian McBride.

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THE2023NEWORLEANSJAZZ&HERITAGE FESTIVALCONCLUDES with along weekendofheadliners, Louisiana legacies,PuertoRican musicand culture and more on May4-7.The lineupfeatures Dead &Company,Jon Batiste, Santana, Ludacris,Farruko, Herbie Hancock, MelissaEtheridge,IrmaThomas,Trombone Shorty& Orleans Avenue and many more.

TheCulturalExchange Pavilion highlightsPuertoRico, with visiting musiciansperforminginthe pavilionand across other stages.The pavilionalso highlightsPuertoRican art, culture and food,and thereare daily paradeson thegrounds with La Casa de la Plena Tito Matos.

Thefestival hasgonecashless, and manyvendors,including food and drink vendors,donot accept cash.Attendees canuse credit,debit and prepaid cards, as well as ApplePay,Google Payand

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Samsung Pay. Therealso areCashExchange boothswhere attendeescan use cash to geta prepaid card fornofee Thecards areusable offthe grounds,so therewon’t be lost leftoverbalances. Tickets and VIPpackagesare available online. Single-day ticketsare $85plus fees andavailable throughMay 3. Gate prices are$95 forgeneral admission, and $5 forchildrenages2-10withan adult.OnThursday, Louisiana residents withIDcan purchase up to two$50 ticketsatthe gate foradmissionthatday Visitnojazzfest.com forticket and other information.

Gambit previews of performances are on thefollowing pages.There aremusic recommendationsfor each day, as well as apullout sectionofdaily schedule cubesand afestivalmap.Visitbestofneworleans.com formorepreviewsand daily coverage and recaps,and keep up withGambit on Facebook,Twitter and Instagram

Troy“TromboneShorty”AndrewsperformsatJazzFest

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PUERTORICO!

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11:30A.M.-12:20P.M. THURSDAY LAGNIAPPE STAGE

THEFIRSTTIMEBLATOZLATOTRAVELED TOBULGARIA to play festivalsand variousvenues,crowdsresponded to the New Orleans-based band enthusiastically.Afew happytears were shed

“Connecting with people afterwards, itwas one of themostemotionally powerful moments of my life,” says vocalist Annalisa Kelly BlatoZlato —vocalists Kelly and WillaRoberts;accordionistand vocalist LouCarrig; violinistAmelia Clingman;bassistJanie Cowan; and drummer Boyanna Trayanova— performs EasternEuropean-style folk musicand hasaparticular emphasis on Bulgarianfolksongs and theirown interpretations. The band also writesoriginals in Bulgarianwhile weavinginlyrical subject matter familiar to thoseliving in South Louisiana

Thegroup has beenpraised for itsbeautiful vocalharmonies,flying above amix of poundingdrums and swelling,ethereal accordion and violin. Therewas surprise amongBulgarianaudiences to find outmostofthe band members were notBulgarian, Trayanovasays.

Trayanovaisthe onlyBlato Zlato member from Bulgaria —her family emigrated to theU.S.when shewas achild —and other band members arefromorhave lived in various European countries. They came together in NewOrleans overalove forBalkans music.

Audiences on theirEuropean tours in 2018 and 2019 welcomed BlatoZlato,and thebandhas learned seeing outsidersinterpret and play traditional musicinfresh ways inspired young audience memberstoreconnectwith Bulgarianfolktraditions. Thecommunist governmentinthe 20th century had nationalized Bulgarianfolkmusic, Trayanova says,which had the effect of turning people away from thetraditional works.

“Tofindout that people were rediscovering theirroots and their heritagethrough us wasespecially humbling,” shesays.

BlatoZlato began in 2016 and releasedtheir debutalbum,“Swamp Gold,” earlythe next year.The groupfolloweditupwiththe “Voyage” EP,aninterpretationofa song by BulgariansingerValya MladenovaBalkanska that is included on the“Golden Record”sentinto spacewithNASA’sVoyager.Their sophomorealbum,“In theWake,” wasreleased in 2019

Recently,Blato Zlatohas been playing moreoften outsideofNew Orleans,withtours across theMidwest, Southeastand Mid-Atlantic regions.And earlier this year,the band wasselectedbythe Western Arts Alliance forits PerformingArts Discovery Showcase, aplatform startedbythe NationalEndowment forthe Arts to putU.S.performing artistsbeforeinternational festival and venuebookers. BlatoZlato was oneof25actstobeselectedand hasshota video of aliveperformancethatwill be shared on platformsfor international markets.

Band members saytheyhope to focusonwriting newmaterialin 2023,and thereare performances scheduledinNew Orleans,includinga show with Panorama Brass Band —for which Trayanova also drums —onWednesday,May 3, at Siberia

BlatoZlato makesits Jazz Fest debutonthe Lagniappe StageThursday.

“Thereisa very small, butextremely loyalBalkanmusic scene here[in NewOrleans],”Trayanova says.“Forpeople withinthat, they areintimatelyfamiliar with Bulgarian musicand ourparticularsound. ButI’d saythe greaterNew Orleans musiclovers on awhole arenot familiar withthiskindofmusic,and we would love to change that.”

—JakeClapp

BUDDYGUYISSAYINGGOODBYE to extensivetouring.The livinglegend, whoturns 87 in July,isn’texactly retiring,but he won’tbehitting the road forastringofdates around theworld in thefuture.

Last year,Guy releasedhis latest studio album, “The BluesDon’t Lie,” which earned himhis 15th Grammy nomination(he so far haswon eight),and in Februaryset outon hisextensive Damn RightFarewell Tour.Dates this spring and summer take himacrossthe U.S. and to Brazil,Canada andseveral blues festivalsinEurope.

Born in LettsworthinPointe CoupeeParish, Guylearned to play theguitarata young ageand cut histeeth in themid-1950s in Baton Rouge, learningfromwatching Louisiana blues greats like Slim Harpo, RafulNeal andLightnin’ Hopkins. ButChicago called to Guy, and he headed northin1957. He quicklymadeaname forhimself as asessionmusicianonChess Records, butbythe ’60s and ’70s was standingout by hisown name Guy’splaying influenced greats like Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughanand Jeff Beck,and today

he’sstill raisingupthe next generation of blues players, like Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.Along with his Grammywinsand theRecording Academy’sLifetimeAchievement Award, Guyhas been inducted into theRock&RollHallofFame, recognized by Kennedy Center Honorsand received theGolden PlateAward from theAmerican AcademyofAchievement, givento himbyguitaristJimmy Page While he won’tbetouring like he oncedid,Guy has commentedthat he’llprobablyplaysomefestivals here andthere, includingJazzFest, he told Billboard. Still,ifhe’ssaying goodbye to touring, whyleave anythingtochance? Seehim Thursday at Jazz Fest —JakeClapp

»Leon Bridges

5:30-7 P.M. THURSDAY GENTILLY

LEONBRIDGESHASAVOICE that’s somehowcleanand impossibly smokyat thesametime. On hisalbums,itcutsthrough agauzy production of driftingguitarchords,likeanearnest loverspeakingtoyou throughadream Bridgeshas earned comparisons to thegreat SamCooke. Andit’snot toofar of astretch,especially giventhe 33-year-old’s insistence on inhabiting1960s retrosoul, rightdowntohis clothes.AlsolikeCooke,Bridges gleanshis rhythm and blues stylingfromchurchmusic “ComingHome” washis breakthroughhit on the2015album of the same name, butperhaps“River” from thesame albumhas hadthe most stayingpower. HislatestEP, “Texas Sun,”released in 2020,was atidy partnershipwith funk/psychadelic/surfrockband Khruangbin,showing that he’s notjust goingtobeboxed into retromid-century

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When playing live,Bridges’ dreamy albumproduction is stripped away,leaving thesinger-guitaristtoinhabit notmuchmorethan his exceptionally well-timed stage presence.After all, Bridgesfirst picked up guitar from acollege classmatewhile studying dance

On “Coming Home,”Bridges wrote“LisaSawyer” abouthis mother.“She wasborninNew Orleans,” he repeatsoverand over. “Heart warm likethe Louisiana sun.”SoJazzFestissomething of an ancestral homecoming to Bridges. —LiamPierce

6Hearts

12:35-1:35 P.M. THURSDAY

CULTURAL EXCHANGE

PAVILION

4:15-5:35P.M. THURSDAY

SHERATON FAIS

DO-DOSTAGE

CANADIANINDIEFOLKTRIOS

VISHTENANDTHEEASTPOINTERS had performedtogetherover theyears,minglingAcadian and Celticsounds,but recent tragedies forged apermanentbond betweenthe groups

In January 2022,The East Pointers banjoplayerKoady Chaissondiedatthe ageof37.

Then just monthslater,inApril 2022,Vishten singer andmulti-instrumentalistPastelle LeBlanc diedat42.

Afterthe losses,the remaining four musicians beganplaying musictogether anddecided to officiallyband together —their name includingthe membersof thenew band pluspayingtribute to thetwo members whopassed

Thegroupshailfromthe Prince Edward Island region,anarea whereAcadians were expelledby theBritish in the1700s —including3,000 people wholandedin Louisiana.Vishten’s musicisbuilt on Acadianstrings andaccordion musicnot unlike thoseofthe transplanted Cajuns.As6 Hearts, thegroup hasrock‘n’ roll energy and acontemporarysound

—Kaylee Poche

Loose Cattle

4:20-5:10P.M.

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LAGNIAPPE STAGE

ONTHEIRLATESTALBUM,“HEAVYLIFTING,” NewOrleans rootsrockers

LooseCattleintertwined Dolly Parton’s classic“Jolene” with CeeLo Green’sdefiant take on heartbreak,“Fuck You.”Jolene,pleasedon’t take my man,but if he happens to leave,y’all canboth getbent. While theband usually stickstoboot-stompin’ originals, thefiddle- and banjo-poweredmashupisindicativeofLoose Cattle’s fun, whirling approach to Americana.

Singer Kimberly Kaye and singer-guitaristMichael Cerveris started LooseCattleclose to 15 yearsago,and thegroup todayalso includes bassistRene Coman, drummer DougGarrisonand fiddlerRurik Nunan

While thegroup hasproducedseveral singles, alivealbum and aholiday record,“HeavyLifting,” releasedinJune2021, wasLoose Cattle’s first studio recorded full-length.

Thebandisnow working on itsfollow-up,spendingthe winter monthsrecordingatDocksideStudioinMaurice and Marigny Studio. They hope to release thealbum laterthissummer butgavelisteners ateaser in April with theirlatest single,their interpretation of Lucinda Williams’ “CrescentCity.”

Anchored by Nunanand guestmusician LouisMichot’sfiddling, “CrescentCity” is aloving, nostalgictriptoNew Orleans,and along withMichot,the trackfeaturesorgan playing by JayGonzalezofDrive-

By Truckers

LooseCattle’sappearanceonthe LagniappeStagewill be theband’s first time at Jazz Fest —JakeClapp

Thursday,May 4 PREVIEWS

DAVIDBATISTE AND THE GLADIATORS

1:30-2:25P.M. THURSDAY

CONGOSQUARESTAGE

Oneofthe original funk rock bands of NewOrleans,David Batisteand theGladiators have been playingsince 1962 when Batistefirst formed thegroup. TheBatiste family is of courseone of theleadingclans in NewOrleans’ music, rangingfromDavid andhis brother Michael to David’sson Russell and hisnephewJon.It’slittlewonder that they’vebeencalledthe First Family of NewOrleans music, and Gladiatorshows arealiteral showcase of that talent

DavidBatiste andthe Gladiators helped define theNew Orleans funk soundinthe 1960 and ’70s, includingwith majorhitsincluding theclassic “Funky Soul PartsOne and Two.”Oflatetheir showshave mixedthatclassic soundwithjazz, rock,R&B andevencountry and Cajunsongs,and theirshows are always ahighenergyfamily affair —JohnStanton

SHANTYTOWNUNDERGROUND

1:50-2:45P.M. THURSDAY

LAGNIAPPE STAGE

Papa Mali mightbethe hardest workingman in Jazz Fest.He’sgot notone, nottwo,not six, but10 showsand counting announced overthe twoweeksofthe festival, includingtwo at theFairGrounds: aset Thursdayafternoonwithhis Papa Mali Trio at 4:15 and as part of Shantytown Underground

What is Shantytown Underground,you ask? Before dancehall, before duband before reggae therewas rocksteady. Acting as somethingofabridgebetween ska and reggae, thealbeitshort-lived styleofJamaican musicblended rock,soul, R&B, jazz, skaand Caribbean musicinacatchy, highly danceableformofmusic that for twoyears dominated theisland’s musicscene.

Rocksteadysoundsverymuch of theera it wasbornin, with the sort of themes that were dominant in mid-1960s soul and R&Bparticularly,but with aJamaicanfeel. Slightly slowerintempo than ska, rocksteadyhelpedbirth much of Jamaica’s most famousmusic,from lovers’ rock to thetraditional reggaemostpeople arefamiliar with.

Shantytown Underground blends that with adistinctive NewOrleans’ sensibility,makinganevenfunkier styleofmusic

ThePapaMaliTrioperformsat

4:15 p.m. in theAARPRhythmpourium. —JohnStanton

DURAND JONES

2:10-3:20P.M. THURSDAY

GENTILLY STAGE

Though born in NewOrleans,Durand JonesgrewupinAscension Parish andgot interested in music playing thesaxophone. It wasn’t untilafter he graduated from college andwas living in Indiana that he switched hisfocus to singing. Hisgroup,Durand Jonesand The Indications,gainedattention just overa decade ago as part of the soul revivaland released theirfirst albumin2018.

In thelast year,Jones has focused on hissolo career.His first solo album, “WaitTil IGet Over,” will be released May5.It’sa very personal project with songsaboutgrowing up in Louisiana,and it mixessoul, R&B, rock andfolk. This Jazz Fest setispartofabrief tour in support of thealbum.Jones also celebrates thealbum release at ashowat ThreeKeysatthe AceHotel at 9 p.m. Thursday. —Will Coviello

ASTRAL PROJECT

2:40-3:40P.M. THURSDAY

WWOZ JAZZ TENT

Foundedin1978bysaxophonistTonyDagradi,for morethan 40 yearsAstralProject hasbeen considered oneofNew Orleans’ premiermodernjazzgroups. In additiontoDagradi, theband also includesdrummer Johnny Vidacovich,bassistJames Singleton and guitaristSteve Masakowski and blendsrock, funk and world musicwithjazz. Whilemodernjazz canoccasionally veer into indulgent noodle territoryand thelow energy vibe of adentist office’s soundtrack,AstralProject never doeseither,blending music explorationand smoothed outrhythms in away that’s neither toocerebral nor ever boring

Thebandhas producednumerous recordsoverthe years, including their“Live in NewOrleans” record whichshowcases theband’s unique blend of genres —JohnStanton

COREYLEDET ZYDECO

2:50-3:50 P.M. THURSDAY

SHERATON NEWORLEANS FAIS DO-DOSTAGE

SnottyNosed RezKidsand the Northern Cree Singers.

Shub’smusic mixesMoombahton,dubstep and other electronic beatswithsamples of indigenousmusic andsingers to create adriving,powerful beat that perfectly blendsthese traditionaland newsounds. Like other First Nationsmusicians, Shub’smusic is also explicitly political, and theMCs he works withprovide pointed, socially conscious rhymes aboutlifefor native peoples,the oppression they have dealtwithfromthe U.S. and Canadiangovernments and other issues

HisWar Clubrecord, released in2020, is arollicking, hard drivingalbum,blendingShub’s Powwowstep with hip-hop, R&B, duband reggaeton andissure to be one of thestandoutevents of this year’s festival —JohnStanton

SANTANA

Corey Ledetisdedicatinghis talents to keeping Creole and zydeco traditions aliveand hasdrawn two Grammynominations in recent years. Though raised in Houston, Ledetrelocated to SouthLouisiana becausehis family is from there, and hisCreole heritagehas always influenced hisway of life andmusic He’s atalented multi-instrumentalistwho plays accordion, drums, washboard, bassand rhythm guitar, and thefiddle— plushesings in both English and in Kouri-Vini,a distinct Creole dialect of St.Martin Parish.Notable influences include CliftonChenier,JohnDelafoseand Boozoo Chavis. —Sarah Ravits

DJ SHUB PRESENTS WARCLUBLIVE

4:25-5:35P.M. THURSDAY

JAZZ ANDHERITAGESTAGE

Ontario’sDJShubhas been dubbed theGodfather of Powwowstep.Shub, aMohawk of theSix Nationsofthe Grand River, is part of agrowing First Nationselectronic andhip-hop movementthatalso includesJazzFestsemi-regulars HalluciNation, formerly ATribe Called Red(of which Shub was amemberuntil 2014). Shubhas worked with some of awho’s who of indigenousmusicians,including

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Born in Jalisco,Mexico, in 1947, Carlos Santana has helped define —and continuously redefine —Latin rock andother genres.Overhis nearly half-century career,Santana haswon twoGrammyawards, aLatin Grammy, is aKennedyCenter Honoree, wonthe VH1Person of theYearaward in 2000 and even hasastaronthe Hollywood Walk of Fame

Santana came of ageasa musician in SanFrancisco after moving to theBay Area.Shortly afterarriving,hebegan playingmusic andbecame heavily influenced by thehippieand psychedelic rock scene. Known then as theSantana BluesBand, hisgroup quicklymade aname forthemselvesplaying at the legendaryFillmore with thelikes of TheWho andthe Paul ButterfieldBlues Band.

Theirdebut album, “Santana,” came outin1969, and it was their setatWoodstock laterthat year that helped putthem on theinternational stage. Over the decades,Santana has blendeda mixofhis ownsongs with Latin pieces, includingWillieBobo’s classic “Evil Ways”and Tito Puente’s iconic “OyeComoVa.”

In additiontoleading hisown band,Santana has also played with some of thebiggest names in music, includingRob Thomas, Dave Matthews,LaurynHill and CeeLo Greenand Mana —JohnStanton

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BigChief Donald Harrison Jr.

ACROSSHISACCLAIMEDCAREER, Big ChiefDonaldHarrisonJr. hascomposedinnumerousstyles of music. He’s combined genres and broken them apart. He’s invented them,too

Butinhis newest pieces, Harrison is focusedona coalescedmusic concept, aunified theory

“I’ve always beenapersonwho wantstounderstand multiple forms of music, multiple ideasofwhatyou candowithmusic,” Harrison says “All of that work hasled me to what Iperceiveisadifferent paradigm.”

He’s playedwithmorethan 200masters— Fred Wesley,Pee WeeEllis, RonCarter, Miles Davis, LeoNocentelli —and in allkinds of genres,fromAfro-Cuban and Brazilian styles to hip-hop. Harrison himselfwas named an NEAJazz Master last year.And he’smentored musicianslikeayoung Notorious

B.I.G.,Jon Batisteand luminary trumpeterChief Xian aTunde Adjuah,his nephew.

“I’vecometothe conclusion that allofusare doingthe same thing,” Harrisonsays. “We’re usingthe same ingredients. We’reall using thesame notes, therhythms.All elementsofanything youcan do withmusic arethe same. Butit’sjust still your personalunderstanding of music, your experiencescoupled withyournaturaltalent that gives youparticularideas.”

“Now,here’sthe convolutedpart,” he addswitha laugh. Harrisonis lookingatmusic throughthe prism of quantumphysics,the studyof nature at itsmostminutelevel.He wasreadingaboutquantumphysics and sawcorrelations to musicin variousaspects,and he became familiar with theworkofStephon Alexander,atheoreticalphysicist

JonBatiste

5:30-7 P.M.

EVENTHOUGHHEWASTHESUBJECTOF THE2022JAZZFESTPOSTER, snapping withone handand playingthe piano in thestreet with theother, JonBatiste wasn’t able to squeeze an appearance at thefestivalinto hisschedule last year.But this year, theKenner native and former “Late ShowwithStephen Colbert” bandleader returnstothe Fair Grounds followingabanner 2022

and jazz saxophonist. Harrison reachedout to Alexander and the twohave been discussing“quantum improvisation” and“quantumjazz” —a conceptHarrisonfirst touched on with his2012album by the samename.

“Itgives youa better peek into the infinite possibilities [ofmusic],”Harrisonsays. “There’ssomanypeople around theworld comingupwith differentideas,and there’ssomany ways of thinking, andeverybody’s trying to find theanswers.We’re doingthe same thingwithmusic, trying to find theanswers.”

Harrisonisexploring this concept on hisnew work,“Congo Square Suite,”the name anod to thecrucial impact thesitehas had on music history. Themulti-movementpiece —which features drummer Joe Dyson, pianistZaccaiCurtis, bassist MaxMoran,percussionist Bruce

Jackson andmore— opens with an African-stylechant.

“I usethe wayweplaymusic derivedfromCongo Squarenow in chants,and also Istudieda lotof Africanfield recordingsand things Iwas told by eldersinthe culture,” Harrison says

As thesuite movesintoits second movement, thechants fade out and agrand classical piece begins, performed by theMoscow Symphony Orchestra,withwhich Harrison worked in 2015.“Iput my experiencesinsideofthe culture as theBig ChiefofCongo Square [Nation] into aclassical setting,” Harrison says.

In thethird movement, ajazz quartetisadded overaloop of the orchestra.“So you’ll hear it whereI took allofthose elements and turn it into afresh newway to look at modern jazz throughall of these prisms,” Harrisonsays.

The“Congo SquareSuite”will be available online starting April 28.The piece maybedifficult to replicateonthe Jazz Festival stage, butHarrisonwill be performing aset of hisother worksat3p.m Friday on theCongo SquareStage. He also willleadaperformance by high school studentswho took part in an after-schooljazzprogram on Thursdayinthe WWOZ Jazz Tent AndHarrison will make an appearancewithThe Headhuntersafter thefestival on Wednesday, May3,at NOLABrewing

“The thing aboutanelectron, it’s everywhereatonceuntilaperson chooses to seeit, then you’ve captureditinthatmoment,” Harrison says.“When youstudy alot of music, then youhave everything inside of youtochoose what that musicis at that certain point.”

—JakeClapp

Last year,the St.Augustine and NOCCAalum performedatPresident JoeBiden’s first state dinner and wonfiveGrammys,including Albumofthe Year for2021’s“We Are,”which featuredSt. Aug’s Marching 100 band,Trombone Shortyand Hot8 Brass Band.And he wonanother Grammy forhis work on thesoundtracktothe 2020 Pixarfilm“Soul.”

Bidenalso recently appointed himtohis Committeeonthe Arts and theHumanities,which includes thelikes of Lady Gaga,George Clooney andShondaRhimes. In February, Batistereleased “The Light Shines Brightest in theDark” forthe soundtrack of themystery film “Marlowe,” which he recorded

livetoreel-to-reeltapetogiveitan old-schoolfeel.

Additionally,Batiste hasappeared on songs on both indiepop darlings Maggie Rogers’ andLana DelRey’s albums in thepast year,and he’s starring in thefilmremake of “The ColorPurple,”slatedfor release in December.

Butwithall theprofessional success Batistehas hadoverthe last fewyears,there have also been intensestruggles as hiswife, author SuleikaJaouad,goesthrough cancertreatment.

“The darkness willtry to overtake you, butjust turn on thelight,” Batistetold “CBS This Morning”last year.“Focusonthe light. Hold onto thelight.” —Kaylee Poche

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Trumpet Mafia

2:50-3:50 P.M. FRIDAY

ASHLINPARKERSTARTEDTRUMPET

MAFIAA decade agoasacollective of horn enthusiastswho initially gottogethertoimprove their skills, sharetechniquesand keep each other motivated.

In thelatemornings, this informal groupofmusicians would meet at Parker’s apartment, practice forseveral hours andthen disperse fortheir variousevening gigs alongFrenchmen Street and at other clubs.

Parker explained in an interview withSalon726,ablogproduced by Preservation Hall,thatthe groupinitially didn’tthink of themselves as aperformance group untiltheystarted flash-mobbing at friends’ gigs aftera fewmonths of rehearsingtogether.

“Itwas alot of moving parts and alot of personalities,”hesaid “Therewereover-expectationson

my part about exactlywhatwe couldaccomplishand how.”

Butthe group, whichsometimes includesupto20ormoreplayers, has kept itsstructure simple, whichParkersaysleavesroom forplentyofimprovisation. Some membersrehearse on theirown, and then seewhathappenswhen they gettogether.The result is araw,spontaneousenergy that captivates audiences

TrumpetMafia hasbeenplaying Jazz Fest since2015, and the groupalso performsatevents like theFrenchQuarter Fest and Satchmo Summerfest.Inrecent yearsthe artistsalso have brought NewOrleans brass musictothe international stageatJazzAscona in Switzerland.Parkerteaches at Tulane University,sopartofhis missionistospread jazz worldwide andmentorthe next generation of musicians.

Parker says he doesn’twantto spendtoo much time defining the grouporits genre. Some tunesare heavily rooted in traditional New Orleans jazz,but thegroup also plays hip-hop,R&B andrap

—Sarah Ravits

thesmiles on everyone’s faces and howthe musicjust kind of broughtpeople together andcreated ahappyatmosphere, that’s themostindelible impressionthat Icarry with me.”

Sincethose days,Kinghas hada successful blues career andmade aforay into acting.Inthe early 2000s, he played blues guitarists in both “Ray”and “O Brother, WhereArt Thou?” He also sang Skip James’ “HardTimeKilling Floor Blues” on thelatterfilm’s soundtrack,which wonaGrammy forAlbum of theYearin2002.

VOCALISTANDGUITARISTCHRISTHOMASKING has been playing theblues professionally forhalfa century, goingbacktopaidgigshe’ddoin BatonRouge at theripeold age of 9.

Theson of thelatemusician

TabbyThomas,Kinggrewup

immersedinthe blues.When King wasa teenager,in1979, hisfather opened Tabby’sBlues Boxand HeritageHall, aclub whereKingplayed nightlyfor 15 years. “Our family business wasthe blues,”hesays.

King remembers those days at theclub, wherepeople would dancethe nightaway. “They woulddance untiltheywerejust sweaty and just worn out,”he says.“Peopledanced forlikefour hours straight in that placetothe weehours of themorning.Just

In 2021,Kingreleased hisfirst book “The Blues: TheAuthentic NarrativeofMyMusic and Culture.”

In it,hemakes thecasethatblues wasborninSouth Louisiana rather than northernMississippi,citing musicianslikeBuddyBolden,King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton

“There’s no truthtothe factthat bluescame from work songs or slave songs,” King asserts. “Blues is ahighart musicthatcameout in NewOrleans They called it ‘West EndBlues,’ ‘Basin Street Blues,’the ‘Jelly Roll Blues.’All theNew Orleans musicianscalled theirmusic theblues.”

“I want Louisiana to celebrate thefactthatthismusic comes from us,” he adds.

King hasplayedJazzFestsince the ’70s,whenhe’dplayasakid alongside hisfather —Kaylee Poche

PREVIEWS

Friday,May 5

THEROCKS OF HARMONY

11:45A.M.-12:25 P.M. FRIDAY

GOSPELTENT

Gospel staples TheRocks of Harmonyformed in 1950,though only oneoriginal member remains: Andrew Jackson,atenor singer in his 80s. Theoriginal groupconsisted of theseven Jackson brothers, who arenatives of Centreville, Mississippi,but relocatedtoNew Orleans to sharetheir worshipmusic.The grouphas performed at Jazz Fest formorethan40years,and the NewOrleans Chapter of theGospel MusicWorkshopofAmericagave them aLegendaryAward forthe QuartetDivision. —Sarah Ravits

MARIACHI JALISCO

12:40-1:30 P.M. FRIDAY

CULTURAL EXCHANGEPAVILION

5:05-5:50P.M. FRIDAY

JAZZ &HERITAGESTAGE

BatonRouge-based Mariachi

Jaliscokeeps theMexican tradition of mariachi musicalivewithsoulful performances.Led by EiderMartinez, thegroup performs at festivals and specialeventsincluding weddingsand other bigcelebrations around SouthLouisiana.Expect to be serenaded withbig voices backed by violin,trumpetand guitars. —Sarah Ravits

COLTRANE LEGACY FEAT. TONY DAGRADIAND TREVARRI HUFF-BOONE

1:30-2:30P.M. FRIDAY

WWOZ JAZZ TENT

SaxophonistsTonyDagradiand Trevarri Huff-Boone paytribute to thelegendaryJohn Coltrane, whohas influenced both of them throughouttheir musicalcareers

Huff-Boone,aShreveportnative, hasbeenplaying thesaxophone sincehewas 8years old andreleased hisfirst albumat 17.Hehas performed with theNew Orleans Jazz Orchestra andThe Dirty DozenBrass Band and anumberof localmusicians,including members of theMarsalis family

SaxophonevirtuosoDagradiisa Loyola professor of jazz studiesand leadsthe modernjazzgroup Astral Project andregularly performswith theLouisiana PhilharmonicOrchestra. —Sarah Ravits

ALYNDA SEGARRA

1:55-2:45P.M. FRIDAY CULTURAL EXCHANGEPAVILION

The30-year-old risingstarnow is based in Nashvilleand can yodel andpick strings like the best of them.Her Grammy-winning 2022 album“Crooked Tree” features some big-name collaborators,including MargoPrice, Gillian Welch, Billy Strings (who wasonceher roommate)and membersofOld Crow Medicine Show, amongothers.

On some tracks,Tuttleemphasizesthe hardshipsofbeing a woman and findingself-acceptancedespite notfitting into a mold.“Can’tyou see, acrooked treewon’t fitintothe mill machine?/They’re left to grow wild and free/I’d rather be acrooked tree” shecroons in thealbum’s titletrack

Priortoher set, MollieFarr will interviewTuttleat1p.m.at theAllisonMiner MusicHeritage Stage. —Sarah Ravits

BigChief Juan is acharismatic bandleaderwho interactswith hisaudiences andhas jokingly warned fans that he cannotbe heldpersonally responsible for injuries sustained by those enthusiastically dancingtothe group’s music. —Sarah

Ravits

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEWJAWN

5:45-7 P.M. FRIDAY

WWOZ JAZZ TENT

Bandleaderofthe folk-rock-pop groupHurrayfor theRiffRaff, Alynda Segarrawill payhomage to theirPuertoRican rootsinthe CulturalExchange Pavilion. Ethereal and earthy,Segarra sings frequently of hardships including lostlove andpolitical oppression.

As ateenager,the Bronxnative hoppedtrainsand ended up in NewOrleans,and many of Hurray forthe Riff Raff’s earlier songs reflectedthe itinerantlifestyle Butthatwas 15 yearsago,and Segarra haschanged.

Segarradescribed thegroup’s latest album,2022’s“Life on Earth,” as “nature punk,” reflectinghow Segarrafound healingand hope from oppressive policies by findingpeace in the naturalworld.Pitchfork wrote that Segarrainrecentyears has “never sounded more honest or self-possessed.”

LilyKeber willinterview Segarra at 4p.m.onthe AllisonMiner MusicHeritageStage. Hurray forthe Riff Raff performs on the Gentilly Stageat3:45p.m.Saturday, May6 —Sarah Ravits

MOLLYTUTTLE& GOLDEN HIGHWAY

4:15-5:35P.M. FRIDAY

SHERATON FAIS DO-DOSTAGE

Multi-instrumentalistMolly Tuttle says shewants to breakboundaries with her music. Anativeof northernCalifornia,Tuttlewas born into amusical family and gotintobluegrass at an early age, thanks to her banjo-playinggrandfather and her music teacherdad

ANDREBOHREN&THE ELECTRICYAT ORCHESTRA

4:15-5 P.M. FRIDAY

KIDS TENT

DedicatedfansofJohnnySketch and theDirty Noteswill recognize theelectro-funkgroup’s versatile drummer AndreBohren, who joinsthe Electric YatQuartetfor aperformance of “Peter &The Wolf”inthe Kids Tent.For this set, Bohren stepsawayfromthe drumkit to show offhis classical piano skills.

Thequartet features violinists HarryHardin andNatalia Cascante,cellist Jack Craft (who is also amember of the Francophone indie-popband Sweet Crude) and violaplayer Amelia Clingman. Though the setisgearedtowardayounger audience, adultmusic fanswill also appreciate this refreshing, energetictakeonthe symphonic fairytale. —Sarah Ravits

BIGCHIEF JUAN AND JOCKIMO’SGROOVE

6:15-7 P.M. FRIDAY

JAZZ &HERITAGESTAGE

BigChiefJuanPardo is aregular at Jazz Fest andreleased alive albumfroma festival setin 2015.Jockimo’s Groove,which formed overadecade ago, incorporates elements of funk, psychedelia andLatin American beatswith traditional Mardi Gras Indianchants. They also puta unique spin on covers by classicR&B artistslike Marvin Gaye

BassistChristian McBridehas followedanaccomplished andbusy career,fromhardbop ensembles to aswinging bigband, and he’s picked up eightGrammyawards along theway.He’srecorded withtop jazz musicians across generations, andhe’sworked withQuestlove andBillieEilish. He’s also no stranger to festivals and is theartisticdirectorofthe NewportJazzFestival

This show focusesonhis New Jawn project— incorporating slang from his native Philadelphia forahip newthing.In2018, he released astudioalbum titled “New Jawn,” recorded with saxophonistMarcusStrickland,trumpeterJoshEvans anddrummer NasheetWaits.The adventurous groupveers from abstractionand strainsofOrnette Coleman to funk and soulfulsounds. McBridewill be interviewedby AshleyKahn at 3p.m.atthe AllisonMiner MusicHeritageStage. —WillCoviello

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APRIL 28–

MAY 7,2023

H.E.R.

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DeeDee

Bridgewater

4:05-5:20P.M.SATURDAY WWOZ

DEEDEEBRIDGEWATERISACONSUMMATE

ARTIST. When Gambit reached her by phonetwo weeksago,Bridgewater had recently landedbackinthe U.S. aftera long flight from Cape Verde, whereshe performed at theKriol Jazz Festival,and had rejoined theMontereyJazzFestival on Tour thenight before fora performanceinRoanoke,Virginia

Ahead of herwereafew more dates on theMontereyJazzFestivaltour before heading to SanFrancisco forfour nights at SF Jazz. Andthen,Bridgewater landsinNew Orleans fora Jazz Fest performanceSaturday, May6.Earlier in the day, author KarenCelestanwill interview Bridgewateronthe AllisonMiner Music HeritageStage.

Each of thoseperformanceshas featured differentlineups anddifferent repertoire. In Cape Verde, Bridgewater performed as aquartet andfocused on pieces by pianistHoraceSilver, who hasCapeVerdean ancestry through hisfather.

“The people were appreciative,” Bridgewatersays. “TheysaidI brought Horace Silver back to Cape Verde. He neverwenttoCape Verde, Iwas surprisedtofindout.Sotheywerevery happywiththe show.Theywerealso very excitedbecause we were aquartet of women, andtobeinAfricaand to be allwomen,thatcreated quitea stir.”

With theall-starMontereyJazzFestivalonTour, Bridgewaterjoined vocalist Kurt Elling,pianist Christian Sands, saxophonistLakecia Benjamin,bassistYasushi Nakamuraand drummerClarence Penn.Thenshe performed as aduo with pianistBill CharlapinSan Francisco.

At theNew Orleans Jazz Fest,Bridgewaterwill fronther quartet, butshe hasn’tyet settledthe repertoire— although,she says,she wouldliketodo anumber to honor Silver and Wayne Shorter and include French material “Wehave alarge repertoireofmaterial that we draw from when I’mwiththe

quartet,”Bridgewater says.“So it really depends,literally,onthe gigitself.”

Over her 50-year-careerasavocalist, Bridgewaterhas built aseemingly boundless repertoirethatgoeswherever shewants.Along with albums of originalsand interpretationsofstandards, shehas recorded tributealbums to Silver, Billie Holiday—for which Bridgewaterwon her thirdGrammyAward —and Duke Ellington.

Hermostrecentalbum,the soulful “Memphis…Yes,I’m Ready,”reinterpreted soul and blues classicsindedication to her birthplace.And many NewOrleaniansknowher 2015 album, “Dee Dee’s Feathers,” recorded withIrvin Mayfield and theNew Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Named an NEAJazzMasterin2017, Bridgewateralso is aTonyAward winner, hosted “JazzSet”onNPR for13years, and serves as aUnitedNations Goodwill Ambassador.

Bridgewaterlast performed at Jazz Fest in 2015 with theJazzOrchestra.She closed theNew Orleans Jazz &HeritageFoundation’sChanteuseSeriesin 2021 andlast year joined Adonis Rose& NOJO at theAscona Jazz Festival

In 2017,Bridgewater startedThe Woodshed Network, apartnershipwith 651Artsand supportedbythe Doris Duke Charitable Foundation,toprovide mentorship, resourcesand networking forwomen in jazz. Theinitiativerecently passed itsfourthclass of musicians

“Whatishappening is creating community,soifany of themusicians have issues,theyhavea communityofwomen to reachout to.Our mentors arepartof that community,”Bridgewater says.“I’m just trying to help enlargethe community forwomen in musicalspacesand beyond even.”

—JakeClapp

WHENTHER&BARTISTNOW

KNOWNASH.E.R. wasjust 10 yearsold,she played thepiano and belted AliciaKeys’ “IfI Ain’t GotYou”on“TheToday Show.” So it wasaparticularly full circle moment whenKeyswas oneof

thefirst majorartists to amplify H.E.R.’s 2016 EP,helping kick her musiccareerintohighgear.

In 2017,she releasedaself-titled album, featuringher hit“EveryKindOfWay”— hersmooth vocals and runs sailing over steadybeats

H.E.R. followedthatupwiththe album“IUsedto Know Her” in 2019 and 2021’s “BackofMyMind,”which featured DJ Khaled, Ty Dolla$ign, LilBabyand Cordae amongothers.

H.E.R.,now 25 yearsold,has alreadywon four Grammys, includingone forSongofthe Year for2020’s“I Can’tBreathe” aboutthe police killing of George Floyd and structuralracisminAmerica. Andshe wonanAcademy Awardfor Best Original Song for2021’s“Fightfor You” on the“Judas and theBlack Messiah” soundtrack

TheBay Area producer and multi-instrumentalist also hascollaborated with aslewofartists spanning different genres,including DanielCaesar, BobMarley’sgrandson Skip andfellow2023JazzFest performer Ed Sheeran.

Untilrecently, H.E.R. concealedmuchofher identity, saying shewantedpeople to knowand understand her through her music. Butplaying Belleinthe “Beautyand theBeast:A 30th Celebration” TV specialinDecember madeher decide to shed thesunglasses andofficially reveal her identity as GabriellaWilson— marking anew chapterinher career

She will make her featurefilmactingdebutin“The Color Purple,” aremakealso starring JonBatiste,which is settocomeout in December —Kaylee

Poche

Terence Blanchardfeat. the E-Collective andthe Turtle Island Quartet

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P.M. SATURDAY CONGOSQUARESTAGE

TRUMPETERANDCOMPOSERTERENCEBLANCHARD made historywhen hisopera“Fire ShutUpinMyBones” opened at theMetropolitanOperain2021. “FireShut Up in My Bones” wasthe first operaatthe Metbya Blackcomposer, and theshowwas based on amemoir by NewYorkTimes columnistand fellow Louisiana na-

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tive Charles M. Blow,inwhich he reckonswiththe povertyand abuse he faced growingup.

TheMet’s productionofBlanchard’spreviousopera“Champion,” about professionalboxerEmile Griffith,openedinApril

Jazz audiences maybefamiliar with Blanchard’smusic as far back as hisearly days in Lionel Hampton’sorchestra or ArtBlakey’s Jazz Messengers.But most people have probably heardone of thedozens of film scores he’s composedand performed on.Hestarted working withSpikeLee back in the’80sand composed hisfirst film “Mo’ BetterBlues”in1990. They’vecollaborated regularly overthe years,most recently on “Da5 Bloods”and “BlacKkKlansman.”

When Leeand hisfather asked Blanchardtowrite andconduct a string arrangement forthatfirst movie, “I gotout there, andI winged it,man,” Blanchardtold Deadline. “I wasnervous as hell,and when I finished, Spikewalkeduptome, andhegoes, ‘Man,you gotafuture in this business.’”

Last year,Blanchardwon acclaim,and awards,for hisscore forthe film “The WomanKing,”including takinghomethe tophonors for Best ScoreofaFeature Film at theHollywood MusicinMedia Awards, as well as aPrimetime Emmy Awardnominationfor hisworkonthe AppleTV documentary series “TheyCallMeMagic.”

His2021album,“Absence,”featureshis band TheE-Collective and theTurtleIslandQuartet,who will both join himfor hisJazzFest set. Thealbum wasa nod to one of Blanchard’smentors,Wayne Shorter,who diedinMarch.“Absence” earned Blanchardtwo Grammy nominations.

In addition to hisshowinthe WWOZ Jazz Tent,Blanchardalso will be interviewedbyCharles Burchell at 2p.m.onthe AllisonMiner

MusicHeritageStage

—Kaylee Poche

STARTINGHISMUSIC CAREERFROMTHE

CHURCHPEWS, Robert Randolphisknown forhis skillsasa pedal steelguitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Having spentmuchofhis childhood in church, Randolph’smusical stylehas been significantly shapedbyhis religious upbringing and hisexposureto gospel music

Randolphplays in thesacredsteel tradition, aguitar styledevelopedinthe Church of theLiving

Godand other Christian churches in the United States.Itbrings aunique bluessensibilitytogospel and has broadlyinfluenceda host of rock,blues and soul musicians.

Robert Randolph andthe Family Band

4:05-5:15P.M. SATURDAY BLUESTENT

Born in 1977 in NewJersey, Randolphhas pushed hismusic into genres includingrock, funk,souland jazz,and he hasbecomea regularonthe jamband circuit.Randolph’s morerecentmusic,including hisdebut album“GotSoul” forSonyMasterworks, showcases this fusion of sounds

Randolphand hisband have been nominated forfourGrammy awards over theircareer, whileRandolphhas established himselfas oneofthe world’spremier guitar players —in2010, he wasnamed oneofRolling Stone’s100 greatest guitar players.Randolph also has played with LosLobos,the DirtyDozen Brass Band,Rob Thomas, BuddyGuy,Elton John and Ringo Starr. He’s even performedwith Ozzy Ozbourne, afar cryfromhis church roots.

—Gabrielle Korein

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PREVIEWS

Saturday, May6

LEYLAMCCALLA

12:25-1:20 P.M. SATURDAY SHERATON FAIS DO-DOSTAGE

Folk singer andcellist LeylaMcCalla maybefromNew York City originally,and wasa member of theCarolinaChocolate Drops, butitwas in NewOrleans that shedeveloped heridentityasa solo artist

Busking in theFrenchQuarter, shemet themanager of theCarolina Chocolate Dropsand joined the NorthCarolinastring-band.When shehad down time from touring, McCallaexploredthe pull toward composition and songwriting she’d always felt,propelling hertowarda solo career.

“I waskindoftornbetween those twothingsbecause Inever really thoughtofmyselfasa singerprior to moving to NewOrleans,” she told Gambit last year.“Istarted singingright before moving,and I felt like it waslikeanew instrument that Ididn’treally know howto useinthe waythatI usemyother instruments.”

McCalla’sparents came to the U.S. from Haiti. McCalladelvedinto thearchivesofRadio Haiti, includingthe assassinationofits owner in 2000,todevelop herrecentalbum, “Breakingthe ThermometertoHide theFever.” She releasedanalbum and createdatheatricalpiece based on theproject McCallaalso will be interviewed by radioproducerand writer Eve Abrams at 3p.m.Saturday on the AllisonMiner MusicHeritageStage.

—Kaylee Poche

HASIZZLE

2022,“I’mtryingtoget thepeople whodon’t dancetodance.”

Plus,the rapper createsnew musicinreal time on stage,so theaudiencenever knows when they mightbewitnessinga hitin themaking.

—KayleePoche

ANDERS OSBORNE

1:25-2:30P.M. SATURDAY FESTIVAL STAGE

Americana andblues singer-songwriterAndersOsborne left Sweden at theage of 16 to travelthe world playing music. By the1990s,he’d foundhis waytoNew Orleans,and he’scalledthe city home ever since. Hisdebut album“Breakthe Chain”came outin1994, andhe’s put out13studioalbums sincethen, most recently “Orpheusand the Mermaids”in2021. Osbornealso haswritten songsfor TimMcGraw and Keb’ Mo’, includingtrackson thelatter’sGrammy-winning album “SlowDown.”

Aftertouring ferventlyfor the last severaldecades,the pandemic forced Osbornetotakea break, and he says he plans to spendlesstime on theroadgoing forward.

nicknamed him“Deacon,” or maybe it washis clean-cut look Mooreand TheIvories were the house band at theDew Drop Inn in the’50s, andafter AllenToussaint heardhim perform there, he got Mooreinthe studio to play on hits from LeeDorsey,Aaron Neville, ErnieK-Doe,IrmaThomasand others.

During theheightofthe British Invasion,heshifted gearstorock. He didn’tput outanalbum under hisown name until“Singer of Song” in 1990, andhestarted to focuson jump blues.

“All my life I’ve been hardtoput alabel on,” MooretoldGambit in 2017.“Maybeit’sbest they don’t have alabel on me.”

—KayleePoche

GABRIELLECAVASSA

2:50-3:35P.M. SATURDAY

AARP RHYTHMPOURIUM

As akid growing up in thesuburbs of SanDiego,GabrielleCavassa’s introductiontojazzwas her grandpa playingFrank Sinatra and herparents’jazzChristmas albumfeaturing Nancy Wilsonand Ella Fitzgerald.

In college, shedove headfirst into jazz —researching thehistory, studying therecords andattendingliveshows.After visiting New Orleans, sheknewshe wanted to move to thecityand continue learning about jazz,soshe did just that in 2017

Since then,the now28-yearold hastouredasa vocalist with the NewOrleans Jazz Orchestra and tied as thewinner of the2021 International SarahVaughanJazz VocalCompetition

Mayer’s, particularly hisalbums 2012’s “Bornand Raised” and 2013’s “ParadiseValley.”

Over theyears,they’ve released aslewoflivealbums of Grateful Dead songs.The groupannounced this year’s tour will be itslast, butKreutzmannleftthe group last week —KayleePoche

THELUMINEERS

5:20-7 P.M. SATURDAY SHELLGENTILLYSTAGE

TheDenverindie folk rockersare basically synonymouswiththe acoustic guitar,claps and chants of their 2012 single “HoHey.” It was agood introductiontothe rest of theirself-titled album, which makes listenerswanttopick wildflowers and warm up by thefire.

“Ophelia,” thesingleoff their2016 follow-upalbum,“Cleopatra,”was nearly as bigofa success as “Ho Hey.”Another slow song starting withclaps,both have amassed almost abillion streamsonSpotify each.

Singerand pianistWesleySchultz and drummer Jeremiah Fraitestold iHeartRadiolast year that thepandemic-inducedhiatusfromtouring helped them recalibrateand forced them to getout of thegrind of makinganalbum,touring andquickly workingonthe next album.

In 2022,the band releasedits latest album“BRIGHTSIDE,” and this Jazz Fest setisone of thelast U.S. stopsbeforethe groupheads to Europe in June.

—Kaylee Poche

KEB’ MO’

5:45-7 P.M. SATURDAY

BLUESTENT

12:30-1:30 P.M.

SATURDAY CONGOSQUARESTAGE

Aftermakingmusic andreleasing severallivealbums overthe last 15 years,bouncekingHaSizzle released hisfirst studio EP,“Hey Friend,” last fall, chockfullofstudio versions of songs hisfans, including thelikes of Drakeand Lil NasX, have been loving foryears Hissong“Getcha Sum” with Anjelika “Jelly”Josephisastaple on many NewOrleans partyplaylists, and thetrack hastaken overthe city in recent years.For fans of that song,“HeyFriend” includestwo moresongswith Joseph,“Wine” and “Fya.”

HaSizzle is known forhis high-energy performances wherehetwerks on stage.Ashetold Gambit in

Followingthe fest on Friday and Saturday,Osborne will open for NorthCarolinafolkrockband The AvettBrothersduringtheir twonightrun at Saenger Theatre

—Kaylee Poche

DEACON JOHN

2:40-3:40P.M. SATURDAY BLUESTENT

NewOrleans R&Band rock ’n’roll icon Deacon John Moorehas been playing Jazz Fest sinceitstarted and haswatched it grow from its modest startinCongo Squareto thegiant production in theFair Groundsitistoday

Like so many of thecity’sgreats, Moorehails from amusical family and grew up singinginchurch. Perhapsthat’swhy hisbandmate

Cavassa’s2020single “InsideMy Arms”withBostonsaxophonist BraxtonCookoff her self-titled albumhas amassedmorethanhalfa million streamsonSpotify.Her next album, slated to come outthisyear, will featurepianist Ryan Hanseler and strings.She says it will be more emotionally heavyand draw from herItalianroots.

—KayleePoche

DEAD &COMPANY

4:30-7 P.M. SATURDAY

FESTIVAL STAGE

In 2015,surviving membersofthe Grateful Dead teamedupwith singer andguitarist John Mayer, Allman Brothers’ bassistOteil Burbridge, and Fare Thee Well series and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to form an unlikely offshootofthe iconic rock band

TheinclusionofMayer,45, in a groupwiththe Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart,Bill Kreutzmann and BobWeir, nowintheir 70s, mayseemlikeanodd fit. Butthe Grateful Dead’s musicinformed

Though from LosAngeles,bluesmanKeb’Mo’sfatherisfromthe tiny town of Heflin in northLouisiana,and theGrammy-winning singer’s musicfitsintoNew Orleanswell.

The71-year-old startedoff playing steeldrums in acalypso band but thesedaysthe guitar is wherehe shines,whether it’s electric,acousticoraresonator—and especially if it’s red.

Keb’ Mo’has been puttingout albums consistently sincethe ’90s He releasedhis latest album, “Good To Be…,”in2022. Featuring songs with Darius Rucker,Vince Gill and KristinChenoweth,the albumpays homage to Compton, California, wherehegrewup.

“The MedicineMan,” an acoustic trackonthe album, meditateson thepandemic,politicsand climate change.“Thewhole damn worldis singin’the blues,” he sings.

—KayleePoche

LeylaMcCallaperforms SaturdayatJazzFest

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MelissaEtheridge

5:40-7 P.M. SUNDAY BLUESTENT

KANSASROCKERMELISSAETHERIDGE made a namefor herself in the’80sand ’90s,releasingtwo of her biggesthits, “I’mThe Only One” and“CometoMyWindow,” within thespanofone year

Theiconicgrowl in Etheridge’svoice is presentasshe sings thechorus in both.“ComeToMyWindow” earned her second Grammyfor Best FemaleRock VocalPerformanceafter shewon for “Ain’t It Heavy” in 1993. Theformer was the first song shereleased afterpublicly coming outaslesbian, andbyproxy it became somewhat of agay anthem

Growingupinthe ’60sand ’70s, Etheridge wassurroundedbyactivism and has been achampionfor LGBTQ rightsand climate issues throughout her life.In2020, herson,Beckett diedfrom an opioid addiction,and herEtheridge Foundation researches alternative forms of painrelief.

“Itwas absolutely an importanttime, notonlyin politics and societyand the changesthatwerehappening, butalso, of course, musicand howmuchthatmusicwas associated with those changes,” shetold Spin in March.

Forher latest album, 2021’s “One Way Out,”Etheridge re-recordedsongsshe wrotestartinginthe late ’80s with her original band.Someofthem,she told American Songwriterin2021, were feminist tracks shewas worriedabout puttingonthe albumatthe time. “I was adifferent human beingwitha different brainbackthen,” shesaid.

Etheridge, now61, hasbeenmarried to actressLinda Wallem since2014. She says beingina healthyromanticrelationship lets her sing heartbreak songs from anew place. In herforthcoming music, she’ll capturethe rock angst with other sorrows, both hers andthose of others.

“The part of my heartand soul that Iwrite from nowisolder,wiser butI’m still rock androll,”she told American Songwriter.

Etheridgealso will be interviewedby journalist AlisonFensterstockat3 p.m. Sunday on theAllisonMiner MusicHeritageStage. —Kaylee Poche

Martha Redbone

1:30-2:25P.M. SUNDAY BLUESTENT

lachian rootsmusic foratribute to Black Mountain, Kentucky, whereasachild she spenttimewithher grandparents.

JoeDyson

12:20-1:10 P.M. SUNDAY WWOZ JAZZ TENT

NEWORLEANS-BORNDRUMMERANDCOMPOSERJOEDYSON has performedand recorded withBig ChiefDonaldHarrison Jr., Nicholas Payton,ChiefXianaTunde Adjuahand Dr Lonnie Smith.In2021, he releasedhis debutsolo album, “Look Within,” recorded with toptierNew Orleans-based musicianssaxophonistGladney,trumpeterStevenLands, pianistOscar Rossignoli andbassist Jasen Weaver.

“Look Within”isanencouragingexplorationofthe humanspirit andspirituality— arriving amid thechaos andpainofthe pandemic,when wordsofencouragement were needed. Through BlackAmerican Musicand samples of sermons by J.C. DysonSr. (Joe Dyson’sfather) and LouisFarrakhan,Dyson sought to learn moreabout personalstrength,faith anddoubt

Along withhis setSundayinthe WWOZ Jazz Tent, Dysoncan be foundthisweekatTipitina’sfor theZildjian 400thAnniversary celebrationonMay 2; openingfor Harrison on May5 at Sweet Lorraine’s;and on May6,performingwith JesseMcBride at Jazz Fest and playing with Harrison at Snug Harbor laterthatday —JakeClapp

Sabine McCallaand SamDoores

4:15-5

SINGER-SONGWRITERMARTHAREDBONE drawsfromher African-American and EasternCherokee and Choctawancestry in her music, exploring theroots of Black American musicand combining Native American traditions fora powerful, unique styleofblues and soul Much of Redbone’s work is deeply personal. Forinstance, on her 2012 album “The Garden of Love:Songs of William Blake,”Redbonefound inspirationinthe EnglishpoetBlake and dugintoAppa-

Alongwithher songwriting,Redbone also is an educator,using musictoteach aboutNativeAmerican traditions and theheavy historyofdisplacement, eradicationand erasure. Recently,Redbone and herhusband,Aaron Whitby, developed “BoneHill:The Concert,”a multi-disciplinary theaterworkbased in Redbone’sfamilial history in Kentucky

At Jazz Fest,Redbone also will be interviewedbyBrendaDardarRobichaux, theformerprincipal chief of theUnited HoumaNationand awetlands activist, at noononthe AllisonMiner MusicHeritage Stage. —JakeClapp

WHENSINGER-SONGWRITERSABINEMCCALLA’SDRUMMER Tif Lamson (ofthe band GIVERS)wentontourlast year with Peaches, McCallaturnedtoher multi-instrumentalistfriendSam Doorestobackher as apercussionist for localgigs. Thetwo friendsrealized howwelltheyworked together,and theirmusical partnership has blossomed to becomea permanentthing,McCalla says At Jazz Fest, McCallasays, audiences should expecta performanceheavilyinfluencedbyAmerican rootsmusic, soul andfolk.She citessomeofher strongest influences

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as Irma Thomas,NinaSimoneand BraziliancomposerCaetano Veloso.But she’salso inspired by themusician friendsshe’smade in NewOrleans sincemovingherein2014.

McCallawas born to Haitianparents andgrewupinNew Jersey She,likeher older sister,cellist LeylaMcCalla,took to string instrumentsatanearly age. SabineMcCalla wasalwaysdrawn to folk songs andlearned guitar,and shewrote poetrywhile attendingcollege in NorthCarolinaand wasinspired by Appalachian balladry.

In recent years,she hasbeenpacking in crowdsonweekendsat intimate and experimental venues like BJ’s Lounge and theMusic BoxVillage. Hersoothing, soulfuland sometimesplayful stage presence hasgarnered hermanynew fansand newcollaborators

Doores,who wasa foundingmemberofHurrayfor theRiffRaff, also performs with TheDeslondes— whichperform at 2:50 p.m. Sunday on theLagniappe Stage— TheTumbleweeds, andasa solo artist.Healso brings artiststogether forsongwriting showcasesatplaceslikethe TheTigermen Den

At theirJazzFestset,McCalla will sing and playguitarwhile Doores playspiano,keyboardand drums.McCalla says shehopes audiences will come away with a“senseofthe strong kinship” betweenthe twofolkartists

“I like to sing about love andmyexperiences,” shesays.

—Sarah Ravits

FERMINCEBALLOSWASBORNINSMALLTOWN near SanCristobal, DominicanRepublic,and grew up studyingmusic andlearning thefolktraditionsofhis home country, includingmerengue. Aguitarist, accordionist, pianistand singer,Ceballoswentontostudy musicatthe University of SantoDomingo andteach musicand cultureinthe national schoolsystem.

In spring 2012,Ceballosand hiswifemovedtoNew Orleans, and theAfro-Dominicanmusician begantoexplore thelocal musiccommunity.Hehas sinceplayedwithanumberof musiciansand taught lessons on Latinand Caribbeanmusic throughlocal organizations.

Ceballosalso leads thebandMerengue4Four,performingAfro-Caribbean styles such as merengue,bachata and vallenato, a Latingenre from theCaribbean coastofColombia

In 2021 Ceballosreleased hisdebut album, “Bochinche.” Therecord showcases themusic styles Ceballoshas played throughout hislife, whileaddingdistinctlysouth Louisiana touchesthroughout. Forinstance, “ZydecoStar,”a collaborationwithRockin’ DopsieJr.,isastandoutonthe record and rollicking Afro-Caribbean spinonzydecothat’ssuretoget youonyourfeet. —JakeClapp

PREVIEWS

Sunday,May 7

LULU ANDTHE BROADSIDES

12:30-1:20 P.M. SUNDAY

LAGNIAPPE STAGE

Saucy frontwomanDayna Kurtz leads theNew Orleans band that is namedfor herloveable mutt, Lulu,who oftenaccompanies hertolocal barroom gigs and is adivainher ownright.Fansof ASMR take note:Kurtz’s smoldering vocals areknown to send shivers up spines(in that good, raw, bluesy way)

Thetalented band includes JamesSingleton on upright bass,Glenn Hartmanonkeys, Robert Macheonguitar, and drummer RandyCrafton, filling thespotformerly held by Carlo Nuccio, whopassed away last year.The groupwill play original material offits self-titled2022 album, along withobscure, sexy blues tracks and straight-up rock-and-roll. “It’sdirty dancing music,”Kurtz told Gambit.“It’s grimyand sexy,and we like it thatway.” SarahRavits

THEDESLONDES

2:50-3:45P.M. SUNDAY

LAGNIAPPE STAGE

SamDooresleadsThe Deslondes,agroup that came together in theHolyCross neighborhood of NewOrleans’ 9thWardand took itsname from anearbystreet. Some of itsmembers,likeDoores, had playedinHurrayfor theRiffRaff and in TheTumbleweeds.

Thegroup pullsfromavarietyofroots musicinfluences, incorporatingcountry,folk, gospel andR&B in original compositions. In 2022,the group released “Waysand Means,” afollow-up to 2017’s “Hurry Home.”— SarahRavits

NE-YO

3:35-4:50 P.M. SUNDAY CONGOSQUARESTAGE

Audiences mightknowNe-Yo from his2000shitslike“Miss Independent”and “SoSick.” But he’salso atop songwriterwho had aturning pointinhis career when he wroteMario’s2005No. 1hit “Let Me Love You.”

In 2012,Ne-Yo followedthat success up with hisown single

“Let Me Love You(UntilYou LearntoLoveYourself).” He also has writing creditsonRihanna’s “Unfaithful” and “Takea Bow” and Beyonce’s“Irreplaceable,” and even wrotesongs for Michael Jackson,though Jacksondiedbeforehecould releasethem.

Born ShafferChimereSmith, theR&B singer gothis stage namefromthe characterNeo in “The Matrix.” Last July,he released hisalbum “SelfExplanatory,”featuring hissignature smooth tenorvocalsover steady beats.

“I’mhappy that after15years, somebodystill givesadamn abouta Ne-Yo song,” he told Billboardin2021.

—Kaylee Poche

MUMFORD&SONS

3:35-5:05P.M. SUNDAY FESTIVAL STAGE

This won’tbeMumford &Sons first rodeo at Jazz Fest.The Londonfolkrockers played the festival in 2011,right around the time theirhits“Little LionMan” and “The Cave”werepeaking in popularity

Riding that wave,theyreleased theirsophomorealbum “Babel” in 2012,featuring theirsmash hit “I Will Wait,” and it wonthem Albumofthe Year at theGrammys. Butrather than continue thegrind,the grouptooka five-month hiatustorestbefore working on itsthird album. There’sbeensomerecent uncertaintyaboutthe future of theband.Banjoistand guitarist WinstonMarshallquitthe band afterbacklashtoa tweetin which he called right-wing author Andy Ngo“brave,” andlead singer Marcus Mumfordreleased hisdebut solo album “(self-titled)” last year.But Mumford told “Today”inNovember that theband will continue to release newmusic —Kaylee

Poche

FLOW TRIBE

5:25-6:30P.M. SUNDAY LAGNIAPPE STAGE

TheNew Orleans funk rockersbehindFlowTribe don’t take themselves tooseriously, makingtheir live performances undeniably fun.

Lead singer K.C. O’Rorkeis quitethe character, andheposts videosofhimself on Instagram donningsilly wigs andsinging songs,including arecentjingle “toset therecordstraight” about hishometownofKenner.

Thegroup formed in 2004 upon thegraduationofmany of themembers from Brother Martin High School.Their most popularsongoverthe yearsis “You Know WhatIt’sAbout,” featuring Mannie Fresh. Fresh also produced thegroup’s 2017 album“Boss,” which thetrack appearson.

Flow Tribeiscurrently working on anew album, which will be thegroup’s first since2020’s “Loteria Cosmica.”And if their Marchsingle“Freak” is any indication,it’ssuretobecatchy. —KayleePoche

HERBIE HANCOCK

5:40-7 P.M. SUNDAY WWOZ JAZZ TENT

nius Monk InstituteofJazzStudies in 2019.

Hancockhas been promising a newalbum forseveral years. It’s said to be produced by Terrace Martin,who oftenperformsinhis band.Hancockreachedout to younger hip-hopartists including KendrickLamar,and reportedly worked with Kumasi Washington and WayneShorter (who diedin March) on some tracks

Regardless of howclose that projectistocompletion,Hancock is notagainst playinghis best-known material, such as an extended versionofhis classic “WatermelonMan”when he playedJazzFest in 2019 —WillCoviello

THEFLATLANDERS

5:40 P.M.-7 P.M. SUNDAY

SHERATON FAIS DO-DOSTAGE

With morethan 50 yearsunder theirbeltbucklessince they formed in Lubbock, Texas, in the 1970s, TheFlatlanders areproud of thetwang in theirmusic.The original band hadalittlemore honky-tonkingintheir country sound. Butthe band struggled and splitupafter afew years. But aftermembersJimmie Dale Gilmore, JoeEly andButch Hancock foundsuccess on theirown,they gotthe Flatlandersbacktogether Thegroup hashit itsstridewith theriseofAmericanaand continuestowrite newmusic.The band recorded andreleased thealbum “TreasureofLove” during the pandemic. —WillCoviello

TOMJONES

5:45-7 P.M.

SHELLGENTILLYSTAGE

LegendaryWelsh singer Tom Jonesbrings decadesofhis Las Vegas-honed smooth baritone to theFairGrounds to closeout theGentilly stage this year.The 82-year-old singer began cranking outhit afterhit in themid-60s and early’70s, includingtracksthat arestill heardeverywheretoday, such as “It’sNot Unusual” and “She’s aLady.”

In 2020,jazzinnovator Herbie Hancockreleased an eight-album anthologyofhighlights, marking his80thbirthdayand hisroughly60-year musical career.Hancockstill performs regularly, buthealso is aprofessor at UCLA,which houses theHerbie HancockInstitute of Jazz,renamed from theThelo-

Jonesoverthe courseofhis career has sold over100 million records, andseducedaudiences farand wide.He’splayedfor U.S. presidents and even been knightedbyQueen Elizabeth II for hisservicestomusic.Evenasan octogenarian, Jonesisstill acharismaticpresenceonstage, and catching some of hiswide-ranging talent liveshould be on your lastdayofJazzFest bucket list

—Sarah Ravits

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OSTERIALUPOPASTRYCHEFSARA MARTINHASANEWCALLING.Besides makinga killer saffronpavlova,she is officiallya pizzagoddess.

Theteamthatopenedthe Spanishgem CosteraonPrytania Street in 2019 hasupped theante withthe opening of Osteria Lupo nearby in Uptown.The casually chic restaurant on Magazine Street has beenbusysince it opened April 5.

Martin waschargedwithgetting thepizza doughright forthe rotatingmenuof“pizze,”which is pluraltorepresent themanyflavors that have inspired pizzadevotion forcenturies.Thereare twopizzas offeredonthe compact menu currently, adiavola and onetopped with24-month-agedprosciutto from SanDaniele.For spice lovers, thediavola is theticket

Thepizza crustsare thin butsoft, tender,foldable and slightly charred underneath.Chefand co-owner BrianBurns says they experimented forweekstoland on theright hydrationtomatch thehumidity in thebuilding. Topped with spicy ’nduja,a spreadable sausage from Calabria fleckedwithchili,jalapeno slices,whole roasted garlicand a justright layeroffontina,thispizza is thestuff of dreams

Prosciutto SanDaniele,which is sourcedonlyfrompigsraised in 10 provincesinnorth central Italy,adorns theother pie,along with basil and high-quality whole milk mozzarella

Themenu is full of skillfully made original items. Burnsisthe tastemakerinthe kitchen andheworks closelywith chef de cuisineEvan Churchill.Burns’ business partner Reno De Rani commands thefront of thehouse

OsteriaLupa givesa wide berthto themanyfineCreole Italian eateries around town anddraws morefrom northernItalianingredientsand dishes.House-madepastas are kissedbysaucesstripped to their essentials.There’savodka sauce spicedwithCalabrianchilies and garlic. Thecarbonarahas guanciale,egg and both pecorinoand Parmesan.Another cream sauceis

studdedwithcrab. The mushroom ragu exudes earthygoodness from threekinds of fungi.

Forthe uninitiated, house-madepasta is differentfromthe dry kindsfound on store shelves. They invested in theCadillac of makers, an imported Arcobaleno extruderwithbells and whistles andthe ability to makefun shapeslikeradiator andbucatini. Burns callsit“revelatory.”

Dishes from both the listofhot appetizers and thesecondi sectionofthe menu benefitfromthe wood-fired ovensituated prominentlyina corner of theopen kitchen Yellowfintuna, oysters, skewers of skirt steak and charredzucchini, radicchioand broccolini aregrilled overcrackling wood,absorbing smoke and heat.The main courses fall in the$34-$49 rangeand aremeant to be shared,including afour-bone, three-quarter poundrackoflamb and an 8-ouncebeeftenderloin with garlic androsemary.

Cold appetizers include marinated mushrooms, ashimmering orbof burrataservedwithagedbalsamic and grilled house-made focaccia.A spring saladistossedwith Gorgonzola andfennel.

Thebar offers awideselection of Italian wines, afew Italian beers and cocktails, includingtwo kinds of Negronis

The135-seatrestaurantoccupies what oncewas theoriginal Elmer’s Chocolate Houseand later aglass-blowingstudio. Thenew designhas sleek, clean lines, periwinkle wallsand awhite ceiling paddedwith soundabsorbingpanels.

Thepartners, whoboth previously worked with theLinkRestaurant Group, started mulling theideaof an Italian restaurantbeforethe pandemic.Burns says this time around they’veincorporated some of the

lessonslearned from Costera.

“Thebiggest onewas we had wanted to be toomanythings,”he says.“We’d both come from abusy restaurant group, butthatwasn’t somethingwecould sustain. When we slammedonthe brakes with the pandemic,wereopenedthree, then four nights aweek. Everynew hire gotour full attention. We really got to know oneanother.Wewantto builda culture, notjust create great food.We’re trying to take it slow.”

Fornow,theyare limiting seatings at Osteria Lupo and focusing on the menu’s essence “Welearned from Costerathat we can’tbecompletely traditional,” Burnssays. “New Orleans chefsand dinershave differentpalates and theirown ideasaboutwhat’sgood Ourfoodhas alittlemoreacidity, more heat,moreherbs.Welikeit that way.”

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JazzFest’snewmenu

ASUSUAL,PEOPLEGOINGTOTHENEW ORLEANSJAZZ&HERITAGEFESTIVAL should bringanappetite. This year, though,theycan leave thecash behind andbeready fora raftof changesinthe famouslysteady-running food options at thefest.

Much morethan an amenity around theevent,JazzFestfood is an integral part of thedrawand theexperience, turning theFair Groundsintoa giantfoodfestival withina musicfestival.The vendors have become partofthe culture and traditions that manypeople buildaroundthe fest

That meansevenminutechanges to themenuare trackedbyhungry aficionados. This year brings amultitude of them,and perhaps some foreshadowingofmoretocome.

Bakedinare higher costsfor food and staffing, by nowuniversally recognized across thehospitalitysector. Thereisapopulation

of vendors whoare belovedand long-serving,but also gettingup thereinyears andmakingdecisions abouttheir future.And,overarching it all, is afundamental change in howall vendors across thefestival take payments

This is thefirst year Jazz Fest is cashless,joiningthe mainstream for other large-scaleevents, butalso signaling adistinctchangeinthe way vendors with decadesofexperience at thefestivalwill nowoperate Festgoers canuse cardsand digital paymentmethods (likeApple Pay, Google Payand SamsungPay) and thosewho arrive withonly cash canbuy prepaid cardsatcash exchange stations inside thefestival(whereATMswerepreviously found).These cardscan also be used outsidethe festival.

Chef/ownerBrianBurnsserves ItaliandishesatOsteriaLupo. PHOTOBYCHERYLGERBER/GAMBIT

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Osteria Lupo opens on Magazine Street by Beth D’Addono

Formanyvendorsthough, thereistrepidationabout howthe change will impact theirbottom line, customer response to price increases to coverprocessingfees and thespeedatwhich they can maketransactions at thebooth

Some arelookingatthisyearas atimetoassess what they’lldoin thefuture.

“We’re goingtogiveitanother try, butwe’re nervous aboutit. If it doesn’tgowell, we just don’t know aboutnextyear,”saysVicky Patania, whowithher husband Dennis Patania runs Galley Seafood,the Metairie restaurant that serves soft-shell crab and catfishpo-boys at Jazz Fest.

“Thiswill be 46 yearsofusdoing it,” shesays. “You do something like this forthatlong, it becomes part of your life.”

Oneprominent vendor that bowedout aheadofthe 2023 Jazz Fest is Panorama Foods,maker of crawfish breadand a35-year veteranofthe fest.Crawfishbread creatorJohn Ed Labordesaysthat decisioncamethrough amatrix of factorshecalled“stressors,” includinghis ageinlight of the all-consuming effort of Jazz Fest (he’snow 65), thecostofraw materials, and changestohow vendors operatethisyear, which he called “the finalnudge.”

Thefoodscene hasother significant changesthisyear, with at least adozen newdishesin thelineup. Multiple vendorswho missed 2022 arestill on hiatus and afew aremakingtheir first return sincethe pandemic. That includes Palmer’s JamaicanCuisine with itsjerkchicken andCaribbean fish,and CCICatering(previously called Crescent Catering), which this year will serveaduckand shrimp pasta andaturducken po-boy (inplace of itsprevious Cajunduckpo-boy).

Cashless transactionshave become increasingly common at largeevents, and in everyday life.A survey from research groupStatista foundthe percentage of retailcash transactionsinthe United States wasdownto12% in 2022,with cardsholdingsteadyand digital and mobile wallet optionslargely makingupthe difference

Cashlesspaymentsare not entirely newatJazzFesteither, wheresomefoodvendors accepted cardsalongsidecashin prioryears.

This year’s cashless policy is comprehensive. It also comeswith asuite of supporting infrastructure to enable wirelesstransactions amid theocean of data demand from allofthe phones in useby festival crowds

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In astatement,JazzFest officials saythey“createda new, private networkengineeredspecifically forand dedicatedsolely to Jazz Fest business during theevent.” That’s achange from pastyears, when vendors whoaccepted cashless payments used their ownnetworks.

Patton’s Catering —the vendor knownfor itshead-turningcrawfish sack, oyster pattyand crawfish beignetcombo plate—runs food boothsatother events that have gonecashless.

Erin Merrick,partofthe Patton’s family,saysgiven thescale of Jazz Fest, she’sstill anxiousabout the infrastructuretosupportthese payments keeping up.She also recognizes thechange is asignof thetimes

“It’s2023, this is becomingthe norm now. Youhave to have faith goingintoitthatwe’ll figure it out on thefly.After all, that’s been ourmantrasince 2020,” when the pandemicbegan,she says

Prices at thestandswill be higher this year,inparttooffset processing fees from cashless payments.For instance, that Patton’s all-star comboplate is $24this year,upfrom$20 last year.

Merrick hasseen customer response to thesechangesvaryat other events,including this year’s French QuarterFestival,which accepted cashlesspaymentsbut also kept acashoption.

“Whatwesaw at French Quarter Fest wasagenerationaldivide

Younger people arejust used to it and understandthere’s processing fees on everything andthatgets passed down theline,”she says Newervendorsare morecomfortable with thecashless approach.

ThedowntownrestaurantCarmo had itsfirst full-fledged booth at Jazz Fest lastyearand returns againthisyearwith Gulf fish tacos, shrimp tacosand other dishes.Last year itsbooth accepted cashless sales usingits ownnetwork.This year,Carmo co-owner Dana Honn says he’s much moreconfidentin Jazz Fest’s ownsystemtokeep up withthe draw

Thecashless policy applies to all sales across thefest, from ticketsat thegatetocraftand merchandise booths. It’s thefoodand beverage vendors,however, that seethe greatest volumeofsmall transactions, and wherethe speedofservice is key to keepinglines moving Crawfish Monica,for instance, typically runs sixlines forits popularJazzFest dish —rotini in spicy creamsauce with crawfish tails. Co-owner and namesakeMonica Davidson says they canaverage one servingper second across those sixlines.Keepingupwith the switch to cashless is oneofher bigconcerns

“We’ve been doingthissolong, so change is toughfor allofus,” shesays. “But we’reexcited,the (music)lineupisgreat,sowe’re taking it oneday at atime. Deep breaths, that’s what we’resaying.”

She also recognizes an upside for vendors if allgoessmoothly

“I just hope it goes so well that in theend,wedon’t have to think about dealingwithcashand change and bringingitall home at night,”she says.— IANMcNULTY / THETIMES-PICAYUNE

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8FreshFoodAssassin — 1900 N. Claiborne Ave.,(504) 224-2628; Instagram, @8freshfoodassassin Chef MannyJanuary’sserveslamb chops, T-bone steaks,salmon, crab cakes, deep friedribs,fried chickenand seafood-loadedoysters.Noreservations

Delivery available.Lunchand dinner

Tue.-Sun $$

Acorn — 12 HenryThomas Drive, (504) 218-5413;acornnola.com Thecafe at theLouisiana Children’s Museum has blackened shrimp tacostopped with arugula,radish, pineapple-mango salsa andcilantro-lime sauce. No reservations.breakfast andlunch Wed.-Sun $$

Angelo Brocato’s — 214N.Carrollton Ave.,(504) 486-1465;angelobrocatoicecream.com This sweetshop serves itsown gelato, spumoni,Italian ice, cannolis,biscotti,fig cookies,tiramisu,macaroons andmore. Lunchand dinnerTue.-Sun. $

Annunciation— 1016 Annunciation St.,(504) 568-0245;annunciationrestaurant.com Gulf Drum Yvonne is served withbrown butter sauce with mushrooms andartichoke hearts

Reservations recommended. Dinner

Thu.-Mon $$$

Banana Blossom— 5009th St.,Gretna, (504)500-0997; 504bananablossom.com Jimmy Cho’sThaidishes include smoked pork belly andpork meatballs in lemongrass broth with egg, greenonion,cilantroand garlic Reservations accepted forlarge parties except weekends.Deliveryavailable.Lunchand dinner Tue.-Sat $$

TheBlueCrabRestaurantand Oyster Bar— 118Harbor View Court, Slidell, (985)315-7001; 7900 Lakeshore Drive, (504)284-2898;thebluecrabnola.com

Basinbarbecue shrimp areserved overcheesegrits with acheesebiscuit. Outdoor seatingavailable.Noreservations.Lakeview: lunch anddinner

Tue.-Sun.Slidell: lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner

Wed.-Sun $$

Broussard’s— 819Conti St.,(504) 581-3866;broussards.com Rainbow troutamandineisservedwith tasso andcornmacquechouxand Creole meuniere sauce.Reservations recommended.Outdoorseating available

Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunchSun $$$

Cafe Normandie— Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew HigginsBlvd.,(504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining The menu combines classic Frenchdishes and Louisiana itemslikecrabbeignets with herbaioli.Noreservations

Breakfastand lunch daily $$

TheCommissary 634OrangeSt., (504)274-1850; thecommissarynola. com Thecentral kitchen forDickie Brennan restaurantshas adine-in menu with asmoked turkey breast sandwich with bacon, tomato jam, herbed creamcheese, arugula and herbvinaigrette on honey oatbread

No reservations.Outdoor seatingavailable.LunchTue.-Sat. $$

Curio— 301Royal St.,(504) 717-4198; curionola.com ThecreativeCreole menu includes blackened Gulf shrimp served with chickenand andouillejambalaya.Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily $$

Desire Oyster Bar— RoyalSonesta NewOrleans,300 Bourbon St.,(504)

$—averagedinner entréeunder$10

$$—$11-$20

$$$—$20-up

586-0300; sonesta.com/ desireoysterbar— The menu highlightsGulf seafoodinCreole dishes

Char-grilled oystersare toppedwith Parmesan and herbs.Reservations recommended.Breakfast, lunch anddinnerdaily $$

Dickie Brennan’sBourbon House— 144Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111;bourbonhouse.com— There’saseafood rawbar and dishes like redfishwithlemon buerre blanc.Reservations accepted.Lunch anddinner daily $$$

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse— 716Iberville St.,(504) 522-2467; dickiebrennanssteakhouse com A6-ouncefilet mignon is served with friedoysters,creamed spinach, potatoes and bearnaise.Reservations recommended.Dinner

Mon.-Sat $$$

DragonflyCafe— 530 JacksonAve., (504) 544-9530;dragonflynola. com— The casual cafe offers breakfastplates, waffles, salads,coffeedrinks and more. Deliveryavailable.Reservations accepted.Breakfastand lunch

Wed.-Sat $$

El Pavo Real — 4401 S. BroadAve., (504)266-2022;elpavorealnola.com—

Pescado Vera Cruzisasauteed Gulf fish toppedwith tomatoes,olives, onion and capers and served withriceand string beans. Themenualso includestacos, enchiladas and more.Outdoor seating available.Noreservations. Lunch and earlydinner Tue.-Sat $$

Felix’s Restaurant &OysterBar — 739Iberville St.,(504) 522-4440; 7400 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 3044125;felixs.com Louisiana oysters areservedraw or char-grilled with garlic,Parmesan and breadcrumbs. Themenu includes seafood platters, po-boys andmore. No reservations

Lunchand dinner daily $$

Frey SmokedMeat Co.— 4141 Bienville St.,Suite 110, (504) 488-7427;freysmokedmeat.com— The barbecue spot serves pulled pork,ribs,brisket, sausagesand and itemslikefried pork belly tossed in pepperjelly glaze.No reservations.Lunch and dinner daily $$

FrootOrleans 2438 Bell St.,Suite B, (504)233-3346; frootorleans.com

Thereare freshfruit platters and smoothie bowlssuchasa strawberry shortcakeand more usingpineapple, berries,citrus and more.Noreservations.Outdoor seatingavailable

Breakfastand lunchdaily $$

Juan’sFlyingBurrito 515Baronne St.,(504) 529-5825;2018MagazineSt., (504)569-0000;4724S.Carrollton Ave.,(504) 486-9950; 8140 Oak St., (504)897-4800;juansflyingburrito.com

TheFlying Burrito includes steak, shrimp,chicken,cheddar jack cheese, blackbeans,rice, guacamole and salsa. Outdoor seatingavailable.Noreservations.Lunchand dinner Thu.-Tue. $$

PalaceCafe(605CanalSt., 504-523-1661;palacecafe.com) servescrabmeatcheesecake withapecancrustandwild mushroomsautewith Creolemeunieresauce.

Katie’sRestaurant 3701 Iberville St.,(504) 488-6582;katiesinmidcity com Theeclecticmenu includes aCajun Cuban withroasted pork, ham,cheeseand picklesonbuttered bread. Delivery available.Reservations accepted forlarge parties. Lunch and dinnerTue.-Sun. $$

Kilroy’s Bar— Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504)528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining Thebar menu includessandwiches, salads and flatbreads, including onetopped with peach, prosciutto,stracciatella cheese, arugula and pecans. No reservations Dinner Wed.-Sat $$

LegacyKitchen’s CraftTavern— 700 Tchoupitoulas St.,(504) 613-2350;legacykitchen.com Themenu includes oysters, flatbreads, burgers,sandwiches,saladsand aNOLAStyle Grits Bowl topped with bacon,cheddar anda poachedegg.Reservations accepted.Breakfast, lunchand dinnerdaily $$

LegacyKitchen Steak&Chop — 91 Westbank Expressway,Gretna, (504) 513-2606;legacykitchen.com The menu includesfiletsmignons, bone-in rib-eyesand topsirloins, as well as burgers, salads and seafood dishes Reservations accepted.Outdoor seatingavailable.Lunchand dinner

Mon.-Sat $$

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LuzianneCafe— 481GirodSt.,(504) 265-1972; luziannecafe.com Cajun

SunshineBeignetsare stuffedwith eggs,bacon,cheeseand hotsauce

No reservations.Deliveryavailable

Breakfastand lunch Wed.-Sun $$

MartinWine Cellar 714Elmeer Ave., Metairie,(504) 896-7350;3827Baronne St.,(504) 894-7444;martinwine.com

Thedeliservessandwichesand salads such as theSena, withchicken,raisins, bluecheese, pecans andTabasco pepperjelly vinaigrette. No reservations

Lunchdaily $$

Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504)488-1881; mikimotosushi.com

TheSouth Carrollton rollincludestuna tataki,avocado and snow crab.The menu also has noodle dishes,teriyaki and more.Reservations accepted

Delivery available.LunchSun.-Fri., dinnerdaily $$

Mosca’s— 4137 Highway90West, Westwego,(504) 436-8950;moscasrestaurant.com This family-style eatery serves Italiandishesand specialtiesincluding chickena la grande and bakedoysters Mosca.

Reservations accepted.Dinner Wed.Sat. Cash only. $$$

Mother’s Restaurant — 401Poydras St.,(504) 523-9656;mothersrestaurant net— This counter-servicespotserves po-boys,jambalaya, crawfishetouffee, redbeans and rice andmore. Delivery available. No reservations.Breakfast, lunch and dinnerdaily $$

Neyow’sCreole Cafe 3332Bienville St.,(504) 827-5474;neyows.com The menu includesred beans withfried chicken or pork chops, as well as seafood platters,po-boys,char-grilled oysters, salads andmore. No reservations.Lunchdaily,dinnerMon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

Nice Guys Bar&Grill — 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504)302-2404; niceguysbarandgrillnola.com— Char-grilled oystersare topped withcheese. Themenu also includes wings, quesadillas,burgers, salads,seafood pasta and more.No reservations.Lunch daily,dinner

Mon.-Sat $$$

Orleans GrapevineWineBar &Bistro 720 OrleansAve., (504)523-1930; orleansgrapevine.com Thewine

bar’smenu includes Creole pasta with shrimp and andouilleintomatocream sauce.Reservations accepted forlarge parties. Outdoorseating available

Dinner Thu.-Sun $$

Palace Cafe — 605Canal St.,(504) 5231661; palacecafe.com The contemporary Creole menu includessignature crabmeat cheesecake topped with mushroomsand Creole meunieresauce. Outdoor seatingavailable.Reservations recommended. LunchWed.-Fri.,dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun $$$

Peacock Room— KimptonHotel

Fontenot,501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 324-3073;peacockroomnola.com— Blacklentilvadouvancurry comeswith roastedtomatoes, mushrooms and

basmatirice. Reservations accepted

Dinner Wed.-Mon., brunch Sun. $$

Rosie’sonthe Roof— Higgins Hotel, 480AndrewHiggins Blvd., (504)5281941;higginshotelnola.com/dining The rooftopbar hasa menu of sandwiches, burgers andsmall plates.Noreservations.Dinnerdaily $$

Tableau— 616St. PeterSt.,(504) 934-3463;tableaufrenchquarter.com

Pastabouillabaissefeaturessquid inkmafaldine, littleneck clams,Gulf shrimp, squid,seafood broth,rouilleand herbed breadcrumbs. Outdoor seating available.Reservationsrecommended.

Dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Thu.-Sun $$$

Tacklebox— 817Common St.,(504) 827-1651;legacykitchen.com— The seafood restaurantservesoysters, and dishes like redfishSt. Charles withgarlic-herbbutter, asparagus, mushrooms and crawfishcornbread Reservations accepted.Breakfast, lunchand dinner daily $$

Tavolino Pizza& Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504)605-3365; tavolinonola.com Themenu featuresthin-crust pizzas,salads, meatballs andmore. A Behrman Hwy. pizzaistopped withpork belly,caramel,carrots,radishes, jalapenosand herbs.Noreservations.Outdoor seatingavailable.DinnerTue.-Sat $$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza— 1212 S. ClearviewParkway,Elmwood,(504) 733-3803; 2125 VeteransMemorialBlvd., Metairie,(504) 510-4282;4024Canal St., (504)302-1133;4218MagazineSt.,

(504)894-8554; 70488 Highway21, Covington,(985) 234-9420;theospizza. com AMarilynnPotaSupreme pie is topped withmozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, hamburger,mushrooms, bell peppersand onions.Therealso are salads, sandwiches and more.Delivery available.Lunchand dinner Tue.-Sat $

Tito’s Ceviche& Pisco— 1433 St. CharlesAve., (504) 354-1342;5015 Magazine St.,(504) 267-7612;titoscevichepisco.com— Peruvian lomo saltado featuresbeefsauteed with onions, tomatoes,cilantro, soysauce and pisco, served withfried potatoes and rice.Outdoor seatingavailable on Magazine Street.Deliveryavailable Reservations accepted.Lunchand dinner Mon.-Sat., brunchSun $$$

TheVintage— 3121 Magazine St.,(504) 324-7144;thevintagenola.com— The menu includesbeignets, smallplates, flatbreads andaveggie pressed sandwich withavocado,onions, arugula, redpepper and pepperjackcheese. No reservations.Deliveryand outdoor seatingavailable.Breakfast, lunchand dinner daily $$

Zhang Bistro — 1141 DecaturSt.,(504) 826-8888;zhangbistronola.com— The menu of Chinese and Thai dishes includesaSzechuanHot Wokwith achoiceofchicken,beef, shrimp or tofu with onions, bellpeppers, cauliflower, jalapenosand spicysauce Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinnerThu.-Tue. $$

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ARTPARTY on Saturday,May 6. Thereare show openings and receptions,somewithlivemusic, at 18 galleries clusteredalong Julia and Magazine streetsand surrounding blocks.Foodtrucksand bars will be setupinthe 300-600 blocksofJulia Street from 5-10 p.m. Saturday,May 6. Visitartsdistrictneworleans.com fora list of participatinggalleries and details.

TheSelf-AwareMillennial NEWORLEANSPERFORMINGARTIST JESSICAMIXONFORTHELASTSEVERAL

YEARS hashosted“TheSelf-Award Millennial”podcast,a platform whereMixon andher guests can have conversations aboutanything from sex, love andinterracial dating to theneed formoreBlackowned andoperated arts spaces in NewOrleans andmillennial perspectivesonliving through Hurricane Katrina. Mixonisnow hosting atrio of live showsduring theWeWill Dream Festival.The next editionis7:30p.m.Tuesday, May2,withguest DylanTrân, a musician and artist, at theAndre CaillouxCenterfor Performing Arts and Cultural Justice. Tickets arepay what youcan in-person and viaaccneworleans.com

Zildjian’s 400th Anniversary

TIPITINA’SCELEBRATESTHE400TH ANNIVERSARYOFRENOWNCYMBAL MAKERZILDJIAN with an all-starconcert featuring Zildjian-sponsored musicians. Thehouse band includesIvanNeville, EricKrasno, Tony Hall and more,and they will be joined by ahostofpercussionists,including StantonMoore, Adam Deitch,Jamison Ross,Nikki Glaspie andHerlinRiley,among others. Theanniversaryshow starts at 3p.m.Tuesday,May 2. Tickets are$25 viatipitinas.com.

‘LiveAtBJ’s2022

Volume 1’ releaseparty

BJ’SMAYNOTTRADITIONALLYBETHE FIRSTPLACEMOSTFOLKSTHINKOF when they’relookingfor anight of livemusic,but that’s been changingoflate. Thebarroom haslong hosted shows, playing home to thelikes of Little Freddie King and back in theday King Jamesand the SpecialMen.Ifyou’venever seen a show there, you’re missingout.It’s an intimate spot and despite being arelativelylow-budgetaffair, the soundisgenerally fantastic. Over thelastyearthe barhas been hostingmorethan just

monthly andweekly gigs,and on Tuesdaynight they’llrelease the first-evercompilation of live performances.All thetracksare from 2022 and include manyfamiliar faces to regulars at The9th Ward Living Room,includingLittle Freddie King,Gal Holiday, the Klezmer Allstars anda duetwith Sunpie Barnes andSabineMcCalla —who,when she’snot singing also happens to slingdrinks at thebar.Plus,there’splenty of newermusic too, including Silver Syntheticand Lulu andthe Broadsides!The listening partyis free, andcopiesofthe albumwill be available forsale.Party starts at 9at4301BurgundySt.

LucindaWilliams

SINGER-SONGWRITERLUCINDA

WILLIAMSHASBEENONEOFTHEGREAT

MAINSTAYS in Americana musicfor goingon40years.The Louisianabornmusician has wonGrammys and Americana MusicAwardsand hasbeenincludedin“Greatest of allTime” listsbyeveryone from RollingStone to VH1. Later this year,she will release her 15th studio album,“StoriesfromaRock nRollHeart,” andlocalscan catch some of thenew songs at 9p.m Saturday,May 6, at at theCivic Theatre.Tickets are$39.50 viacivicnola.com.

ReadingRocking

RainbowTour

CALIFORNIA-BASEDWRITERAND

DRUMMERJESSAMYNVIOLET has worked with musicianslikeEva Gardnerand Rami Jaffee,and sherecentlywrote her first Young Adultnovel, “SecretRules to Beinga Rockstar.” Violetisnow on abook tour and stopsatBar Reduxat8 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, to read from her newbook andplaywiththe psych-rock duo MovieClub. NewOrleans punk band Atomic Broadalso will play. Admissionisfree. Findmoreinformation at facebook.com/barredux.

Diplo &Big Freedia

BIGNAMEDJANDPRODUCERDIPLO

HEADLINESASHOWWITHQUEENOF BOUNCEBIGFREEDIA and DJ Mia Morettiat9p.m.Thursday, May4, at TheMetropolitan. Theshowis afundraiserfor relief organization

CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort). Ticketsstart at $44.50 viaeventbrite.com.

Morning40Federation

NEWORLEANSDEGENERATESTURNED

DAD-BODROCKGEEZERSMORNING

40FEDERATION arebreakingout of theparty rock old folks’ home this Friday fora specialJazzFest

season show!That’sright,everybody’sfavoritetongue-in-cheek band of musically talented misfits is back forits irregularlyscheduled regularreunion show.Thankfully theband —known forsuchhits as “DumpsterJuice,”“Washing Machine” and“GetOff My Lawn Before My Prostate Blows”*— is playing an early show at theRabbit Hole,which is ironically normally home to showstheir kidsand grandkids go to.Showstartsat9 p.m. andticketsare $25and can be bought viathe band’s Facebook pagefacebook.com/morning40/ *may or maynot be thename of an actual Morning 40 song

‘The SpongeBobMusical’ ADAPTEDFROMTHENICKELODEON SHOW,SPONGEBOBSQUAREPANTS

hitBroadwayina musicalfeaturingsongs by DavidBowie,Cyndi Lauper,John Legend,Yolanda Adamsand more.Inthe adventure, SpongeBob,Patrick,Sandyand Squidward learn that avolcano threatensBikiniBottomand try to figure outhow to save their home. RivertownTheatersfor the Performing Arts presents theshowFriday, May5,through May21. Tickets$38-$52 at rivertowntheaters.com.

PeterRowan’s Reggaebilly

THOUGHHEGREWUPIN

MASSACHUSETTS,PETERROWANWAS DRAWNTOBLUEGRASSMUSIC and has had aprolificcareer spilt among severalbands.His forayinto Jamaicanroots musicisnogimmick andhis reggaebilly musicis gently rocking mixofraggaebeats and country. At 8p.m.Wednesday, May3,atChickieWah Wah. Tickets $35via chickiewahwah.com and $40onthe dayofthe show

Anareta

NEWORLEANSSYMPHONICMETALBAND ANARETARELEASEDITSEPIC,doomfilled debutalbum,“Fear Not,”in earlyApril.TheyreturntoSiberia on St.Claude fora show with D. Sablu at 9p.m.Sunday, May7 Tickets are$7via siberianola.com.

SeaShantiesatSaturn

THEVALPARAISOMEN’SCHORUSSINGS 19TH-CENTURYSEASHANTIES with distinct NewOrleans flair.The noveltyact ledbyAlexMcMurray featuresaround20singers backed by instrumentalists whoplayguitar, trombone, sousaphone, washboard, thepennywhistleand more Thegroup of rowdyrascals docks at theSaturn Bararound10p.m., Saturday,May 6. Formoreinformation visit saturnbar.com.

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FULL TIME LIQUOR DEPARTMENT STOCKER

Knowledgeofwine, spirits and beer aplus but not necessary.Must be able to multi-task. Duties include: stocking shelves, customer service, and some warehouse organization. Must have open availability.

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TUESDAY2

BLUE NILE —Wil Blades,DonaldHarrisonJr, Herlin Riley, Will Bernard: A CelebrationofDr. Lonnie Smith,10pm

CAFÉ ISTANBUL —Quiana Lynell & TheLushLifeBand,8 pm

CHOP HOUSE —PhilMelancon,6pm

CREOLE GARDENSGUEST HOUSE

MitchWoodsClub88, 8pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Dave Jordan Acoustic Trio,4pm; Lulu &The Broadsides,7 pm;Bon BonVivant, Free Creatures, 10 pm

ELLISMARSALIS CENTERFOR MUSIC

—GermaineBazzle, 6:30 pm

FAUBOURG BREWING CO. —Goose, Tank and TheBangas,Lawrence, DavidShaw&More, 12 pm

GASA GASA —The Aquadolls, 9pm

HOWLIN'WOLF —AdamDeitch, Eric Krasno,Ian Neville, Nick Daniels, Clydeand Gracie Lawrence,the LawrenceHornSection,Eggy, 10:30pm

SATURN BAR —Gal Holiday,Andrew Jobin,9 pm

SIBERIA —The Bills, Some Kind of Nightmare, Guro,9 pm

SIDNEY'S SALOON —The Amazing Henrietta, 6:30 pm

THERABBITHOLE —Rebirth Brass Band,9 pm

THESAENGER THEATRE —Seal,7:30 pm

ZONY MASH BEERPROJECT Teitel,Yanovski,Higgins, Scott, Felder,10pm

WEDNESDAY3

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM —Game of Bonesfeat. BigSam,Corey Henry ., 10:30pm

CAFE ISTANBUL —RAM from Haiti, 8pm

CIVICTHEATRE —The Radiators ,9pm

CREOLE GARDENSGUEST HOUSE MitchWoodsClub 88,8 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Tin Men, 3pm; TheIguanas, 6pm; Walter "Wolfman" Washington Tributewith the Roadmasters,9pm

DEUTSCHES HAUS —John Rankin Trio withEdWise and Matt Roddy, 7pm

HEYCOFFEECO. –GREENWAY —Valerie Sassyfras, 9am

LONGUE VUEHOUSE ANDGARDENS

—Freddie Blue &The Friendship Circle, 5pm

MUSICBOX VILLAGE —ÌFÉ

D.R.U.M.,7 pm

NEWORLEANS PHARMACY MUSEUM

—Basher,7 pm

NOLABREWING COMPANY —The Headhunters, 7pm

SATURN BAR —The Mishaps, 9pm

SIBERIA —Blato Zlato/Panorama

Brass,8:30pm

THERABBITHOLE —Electric Beethoven, 9pm

THURSDAY4

BEAUREGARD-KEYES HOUSE —Marty Peters andthe PartyMeters, 6pm

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM —Stooges Brass Band,11pm

CAFE ISTANBUL —Will Bernard& Friends,9 pm;Wil Blades &Friends feat membersofThe Headhunters, 11:45pm

CHECKPOINT CHARLIE —Mike Darby's Banned, 11 pm

CIVICTHEATRE —SamanthaFish& JesseDaytonwith TheRumble, Eric Johanson,8pm

CREOLE GARDENSGUEST HOUSE

MitchWoodsClub88, 8pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Jon Cleary andthe Absolute MonsterGentlemen, 9pm; RooseveltCollier's Jimi Meets Funk ft-TonyHall, TerenceHiggins, LeoNocentelli, Marcus Machado, 1am

HOWLIN'WOLF —SteelyDan Tribute, 2am

JOYTHEATER —Tank And The Bangas,9pm

ORPHEUMTHEATER —KarlDenson’s Tiny Universe,9 pm

PAVILION OF THETWO SISTERS

PatriceFisher andArpa withSpecial GuestsfromBrazil,6 pm

PEACOCKROOM, HOTELFONTENOT

—DaLovebirds with Robin Barnes andPat Casey,8pm

REPUBLIC NOLA —DeadFeat, 9pm

SANTOS —Rickshaw Billie'sBurger Patrol with SpecialMeat, 9pm

SATURN BAR —C'est Funk,9pm

THERABBITHOLE —New Thousand and Friends, 4pm; BlackOsceola IndianPractice, 6pm

TIPITINA'S —North Mississippi Allstars,9pm

VIRGIN HOTELS NEW ORLEANS Treme Brass Band,8pm

ZONY MASH BEERPROJECT —Tribal Gold,9:30pm

FRIDAY5

BLUE NILE —KermitRuffins &the BBQ SwingersMAY 5, 10:30pm; Karina Rykman, 11:59pm

BLUE NILEBALCONY ROOM —Blaque Dynamite,11pm

CAFE ISTANBUL —MelvinSeals& JGB, 9:30 pm

CIVICTHEATRE —Poppa Funk and The NightTripper,8 pm

CREOLE GARDENSGUEST HOUSE MitchWoodsClub88, 8pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —SoulRebels, 10 pm;Louis Michot,1 am

DOUBLEDEALERCOCKTAILBAR AT THEORPHEUMTHEATER —Rodney Overturff, 9pm

GASA GASA —Daisy theGreat,Olive Klug,9 pm

HIDEAWAY DEN&ARCADE —BurnN Redd,8pm

HOWLIN'WOLF —Bayou Rendezvous, 9pm

MAHALIA JACKSONTHEATER FOR THEPERFORMING ARTS —The DiscoBiscuits, 8pm

NEW ORLEANSJAZZNATIONAL HISTORICALPARK —SidikiConde and Wowo Souakoliwith Bruce"Sunpie" Barnes andPeter Carter,2pm

OLDPOINT BAR —Tyron Benoit Band,9 pm

ORPHEUMTHEATER —Gov't Mule,9 pm

PUBLIC BELTATHILTONRIVERSIDE PhilMelancon, 5pm

MUSIC

REPUBLIC NOLA —Earth Windand Power, 10 pm

SANTOS —KindHearted Strangers,9pm

SIDNEY'S SALOON —DarkLounge Ministries,7 pm

SIDNEY'S SALOON —Bad Misters, Niko theBand and Bullshit Machine, 9pm

TERRABELLA VILLAGE —The Blenderz,5:30pm

THERABBITHOLE —Morning 40 Federation, 8pm; MauriceBrown,Shawn Martin,Black Dynamite, Adam Deitch, Jose Rios,TrumpetMafia,11:45 pm

THESAENGER THEATRE —Avett Brotherswith AndersOsborne feat Dave Malone, 8pm

TIPITINA'S —Galactic, 9pm; Dr.Klaw Featuring Adam Deitch,Ian Neville, Eric Krasno,Nick Daniels III,&Nigel Hall,2 am

VIRGIN HOTELS NEW ORLEANS —Nir

Felder,Will Blades and Herlin Riley, Circus Mind Southfeat. Mark Rechler, EricBolivar, Dave Pomerleau,Ari Teitel ,8:15pm

ZONY MASH BEERPROJECT —Steeln' Peaches, 9pm

SATURDAY6

ABITABREW PUB —Cast Iron Cactus,6 pm

BLUE NILE —Krasno/MooreProject,11pm

BLUE NILE —George BrownBand BALCONY PARTY, 7pm; MarcoBenevento,11:59 pm

CAFE ISTANBUL —MelvinSeals&JGB, 9pm; Nicholas Payton ,11:45 pm

CHECKPOINTCHARLIES —The Bad Sandys,8 pm

CIVICTHEATRE —Lucinda Williams, 8pm

COMMONSCLUBATVIRGINHOTELS

NEW ORLEANS —LisaG,9am

CREOLE GARDENSGUEST HOUSE

MitchWoodsClub88, 8pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Tuba Skinny, 6pm; Eric Lindell,10pm; Mad Skillet,2 am

DOUBLEDEALERCOCKTAILBAR AT THEORPHEUMTHEATER —Rodney

Overturff, 9pm

GASA GASA —Low CutConnie, 9pm

HIDEAWAYDEN &ARCADE —Gaslight Empirew/Drab& CreviceCreeper,8 pm

HOWLIN'WOLF —DeadHouse,9 pm; John Medeski,AdamDeitch, & Skerik,1:30am

MAHALIA JACKSONTHEATER FOR THEPERFORMING ARTS —The Disco Biscuits,8 pm

NEW ORLEANSJAZZNATIONAL

HISTORICALPARK —African Drum Circle,10:30 am

NOLABREWING COMPANY —Terence Higgins, Tony Hall,JohnMedeski,Ed Williams, Boogie Long &EricMcFadden,8 pm

PEACOCKROOM, HOTELFONTENOT —DaLovebirds,CyrilleAimee, 10 pm

PUBLIC BELTATHILTONRIVERSIDE PhilMelancon, 5pm

REPUBLIC NOLA —Voodoo Dead,10pm

SATURN BAR —ValparaisoMen's Chorus,10pm

SIBERIA —Kay Weathers,SlowRosary, My Neptune, Lily Fein,9pm

SIDNEY'S SALOON —Billy King and the BadBad Bad, Crapstacks, Tentative Powerand Psydonia,9 pm

THEDRIFTER —The Lyrical Way, 8pm

THERABBITHOLE —Boyfriend,9 pm

THESAENGER THEATRE —Avett Brotherswith AndersOsborne feat Dave Malone,8 pm

THREEKEYSATACE HOTELNEW ORLEANS —JamisonRoss, 9pm

TIPITINA'S —Neal Francis +The Psycodelics,9 pm;& TheCauseways,2 am

VIRGIN HOTELS NEW ORLEANS —Geovane Santos Trio, 8pm

ZONY MASH BEERPROJECT —Steeln' Peaches, 9pm; PanicStricken,1 am

SUNDAY7

BLUE NILE —AdamDeitchQuartet,11pm

CAFE ISTANBUL —Gatorators,10pm; Bonerama, 11:45pm

COMMONSCLUBATVIRGINHOTELS NEW ORLEANS —Sarah Quintana,9 am

CREOLE GARDENSGUEST HOUSE MitchWoodsClub 88,8 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Treme Brass Band,6 pm;Stanton MooreTrio, 10 pm;MikeDillon andLaSpecial, 2am

HI HO LOUNGE —KLYPH (Full Band)/ Zoomst /Drugstore Lipstick,12am

HOWLIN'WOLF —Hot 8Brass Band,10pm

JOYTHEATER —The Word,8 pm

KERRYIRISHPUB —Patrick Cooper,8:30 pm

ORPHEUMTHEATER —Boney James, AlexBugnon, Damien Escobar,8:30pm

REPUBLIC NOLA —Voodoo Dead,9pm

ROYALFRENCHMENHOTEL &BAR TheWildlifeBand feat.Aaron Goldberg, 10 pm

SATURN BAR —Helen Gillet,9pm

SIBERIA —Anareta/D Sablu,9 pm

THREEKEYSATACE HOTELNEW ORLEANS —Brass-a-holics, Flagboy Giz, 9pm

ZONY MASH BEERPROJECT —Panic Stricken,1 am

MONDAY8

BLUE NILE —The NthPower,11pm

D.B.A. NEWORLEANS —SoulBrass Band,10pm; FrequiNOT, 1am

HOWLIN'WOLF —CoolCoolCool, TheMotet,The NthPower,The Magic Beansand more,1am SCAN

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