Trombonist Charlie Halloran is best known around town as a first-call traditional jazz musician. But that may change as more and more fans are flocking to performances by his pan-Caribbean band, Charlie and the Tropicales. They first played at the Fair Grounds in 2022 at the Cultural Exchange Pavilion during the first post-pandemic Jazz Fest. This year, they will appear on the Lagniappe Stage.

The band mixes up ...