Smoking Time Jazz Club: 6 Blueses, 5 Joys and A Stomp! (Independent)

After a couple of releases as the side project The Secret Six, the musicians in the Smoking Time Jazz Club are back with their effervescent lead vocalist Sarah Peterson on a new collection of traditional-minded blues and jazz.

Smoking Time Jazz Club | The OnBeat Sessions

 The Smoking Time Jazz Club has been a staple of the traditional jazz scene in New Orleans for a long time, holding down a weekly spot at the Spotted […]

Smoking Time Jazz Club, Mean Tones and High Notes (Independent)

As the new generation of traditional jazz bands in New Orleans matures, many of the musicians are exploring the deep roots of the genre and discovering numerous gems in the […]

Smoking Time Jazz Club, Contrapuntal Stomp (Independent)

Much like the whimsical pen-and-crayon creatures on its album cover (courtesy of bassist/bandleader John Joyce), Smoking Time Jazz Club’s tenth album, Contrapuntal Stomp, is all about fun. While their previous […]

Smoking Time Jazz Club, “Take Your Time and Fly” (Independent)

If you’ve had your ears open for the better part of this decade in New Orleans, you’ve probably heard Smoking Time Jazz Club. This is their ninth album, but they’re […]

Smoking Time Jazz Club, “Ain’t We Fortunate” (Independent)

The last decade has seen a new bounty of interesting young trad jazz bands on Frenchmen Street. Old-timers like the Jazz Vipers, the Cottonmouth Kings, and the Little Big Horns […]

Smoking Time Jazz Club, Make a Tadpole Holler Whale (Independent)

Not that this is hard to do or anything, but if you’re gonna fully appreciate the music of this revolving, transplanted octet of expats, it helps to remember that jazz […]

Video: The Smoking Time Jazz Club at Satchmo SummerFest 2014

The Smoking Time Jazz Club kicked things off at Satchmo SummerFest 2014 with a rousing performance of “Sunset Stomp,” a variation of the Louis Armstrong classic “Sunset Cafe Stomp,” which […]

The Smoking Time Jazz Club Plays Satchmo SummerFest August 1

Out of all the promising performances of this year’s edition of the Satchmo SummerFest, there are some to particularly look forward to, including the one from the amazing Smoking Time […]

Smoking Time Jazz Club, I Need Someone Like You (Independent)

The Smoking Time Jazz Club has established itself as a regular at Maison and the Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street and as a frequently seen street band in the Quarter. […]