OffBeat’s 2017 Guide to Night Shows During Jazz Fest

Jazz Fest returns to New Orleans’ Fair Ground Race Course from April 28-30 and May 4-7, but we all know the late night shows that take place across town throughout festival season are half the fun. That’s why we’ve compiled this handy, easy-to-navigate list of all the after—and before—shows going down around New Orleans during both weeks of Jazz Fest (shows for the “days between” the weekends will be added shortly).

 

FIRST WEEKEND

Friday, April 28th     Saturday, April 29th     Sunday, April 30th

THE DAYS BETWEEN

Monday, May 1     Tuesday, May 2    Wednesday, May 3

SECOND WEEKEND

Thursday, May 4th     Friday, May 5th     Saturday, May 6th     Sunday, May 7th

FIRST WEEKEND

Friday, April 28th

30/90

2pm – Samantha Pearl

5pm – Christian Bradford

8pm – Smoke N Bones

11pm – Weedie Braimah’s Birthday Bash feat. Weedie Braimah, Luke Quaranta, Sam Dickey, Raja Kassis, Max Moran, Alfred Jordan, Michelle WelchonsMunir ZakeeAmadou KouyateJawara Simon, Dwayne Muhammad, Wes Anderson, Ricio Fruge, Etienne Stoufflet, plus special guests

2m- Soul Project feat. special guests

 

AllWays Lounge

10 p.m. – Hellen Gillet and Tephra Sound

 

Bamboula’s

11 a.m. – Co & Co Travelin Show

1 p.m. – Chance Bushmen’s River Stompers

5:30 p.m. – Smoky Greenwell’s Blues Jam

10 p.m. – John Lisi NOLA Blues

 

The Soul Rebels. Photo by Noe Cugny.

The Soul Rebels. Photo by Noe Cugny.

Blue Nile

10 p.m. – Soul Rebels

1 a.m. – Adam Deitch Quartet

 

Tickets available here.

 

Blue Nile Balcony Room

10:30 p.m. – Mike Dillon

12:30 a.m. – The Werks

 

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

5 p.m. – Greg Schatz

8 p.m. – David Rogan

11 p.m. – Alexandra Scott and Josh Paxton

 

No cover.

Cafe Istanbul

1 a.m. – Bernard Purdie’s Party

Tickets available here.

 

Carrollton Station

10 p.m. – Grayson Capps & Corky Hughes

 

Chickie Wah Wah

9 p.m. – Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen

 

Circle Bar

10 p.m. – Dinola Gools

Tickets available at the door

 

Civic Theater

9 p.m. – Moe. with Turkuaz

Tickets available here.

 

d.b.a

6 p.m. – New Orleans Jazz Vipers

10 p.m. – George Porter Jr. and his Runnin’ Pardners

2 a.m. – Honey Island Swamp Band

Tickets available at the door

 

The Frenchmen Theater

10 p.m. – Papa Mali, Dave Easley, Peter Bradish, and Thomas McDonald

 

Gasa Gasa

10 p.m. – Red Baraat

Tickets available here.

 

House of Blues

8 p.m. – The California Honeydrops with Deva Mahal

12 a.m.- Where Y’acht: Midnight Cruise

Tickets available here.

 

Howlin’ Wolf

10 p.m. – The Mixtape Mashup featuring Dumpstaphunk, The Motet, and Roosevelt Band

Tickets available here.

 

The Joy Theater

9:30 p.m. – Dark Star Orchestra

Tickets available here.

 

Le Petit Theater

10 p.m. – 6th Annual Nolafunk Series with Col. Bruce Hampton, Tyler Neal, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Darren Stanley, Kevin Scott Bass, Lone Wolf

Tickets available here.

 

Stanton Moore. Photo by Elsa Hahne.

Stanton Moore. Photo by Elsa Hahne.

The Little Gem Saloon

8 p.m. – Marc Stone’s Louisiana Blues Throwdown featuring The Marc Stone Band, Benny Turner, Bruce Sunpie Barnes, Meschiya Lake, and Reggie Scanlan

11:30 p.m. – Stanton Moore Trio (Moore, David Torkanowsky and James Singleton)

Tickets available here.

 

Maison

4 p.m. – New Orleans Swinging Gypsies

7 p.m. – Shotgun Jazz Band

10 p.m. – Brass-A-Holics

 

One Eyed Jacks

9 p.m. – Kristin Diable & The City with CC Adcock, Lafayette Marquees and Dylan LeBlanc

Tickets available here.

 

Orpheum Theater

9 p.m. – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

12 a.m. – Midnight Preserves

 

Republic New Orleans

9 p.m. -North Mississippi Allstars & Anders Osborne plus The Record Company

Tickets available here.

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8:30 p.m. -Tab Benoit, Kermit Ruffins, and Bonerama

Tickets available here.

 

Gov't Mule. Photo by Willow Haley.

Gov’t Mule. Photo by Willow Haley.

The Saenger Theater

8:30 p.m. -Gov’t Mule with Soulive

Tickets available here.

 

Seahorse Saloon

10 a.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

6 p.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

Free

 

Snug Harbor

9 p.m. -Ellis Marsalis Quintet

11 p.m. -Ellis Marsalis Quintet

Tickets available here.

 

The Sugar Mill

9 p.m. -Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, JJ Grey & Mofro, New Breed Brass Band with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

Tickets available here.

 

Tipitina’s

9 p.m -St Paul & The Broken Bones

2 a.m. -Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

Tickets available here.

Saturday, April 29

 

30/90

2pm – Samantha Pearl

5pm – Kristina Morales

8pm – James Martin Album Release Party

2am – Keng & The Pantheon of Funk feat. Keng Harvey, Danny Abel, Bru Bruser, Sam Dickey, Luke Quaranta, Terrence Houston, Drew Meez, Norman Caesar, Lenny Green, Tanya Boutte

 

Bamboula’s

11 a.m.- Kala Bazaar Swing Society

2:30 p.m. – G & Her Swinging 3 Jazz

7 p.m. – Johnny Mastro Blues

11:30- p.m. – Dysfunktional Bone

 

Blue Nile

10:30 p.m – Robert Walter’s 20th Congress

1 a.m – WimBASH’s All-Star Tribute to Wood, Brass & Steel with Doug Wimbish, Khris Royal, Big Sam, Nigel Hall, Maurice Brown, and Angelo Moore.

Tickets available here.

 

Blue Nile Balcony Room

9:30 p.m. – Stooges Brass Band + The FuFu Allstars feat. John Perkins, Etienne Stoufflet, Jon Ramm, Sam Dickey, Steven Glenn, Luke Quaranta, Wayne Doc Matthews Jr.

 

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

5 p.m. – Shake ‘Em Up Jazz Band

8 p.m. – The Asylum Chorus

11 p.m.  – Keith Burnstein

1 a.m. -Keith Burnstein

Free

 

Cafe Istanbul

9:30 p.m.- Gatorators (Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Reggie Scanlan, Mitch Stein, Eric Bolivar with special guest Brad Walker)

Tickets available here.

1 a.m. -Bernard Purdie’s Party with Bernard Purdie, Papa Mali, Theresa Andersson, Wil Blades, Will Bernard, and Tony Hall

Tickets available here.

 

Carrollton Station

10 p.m.- Dash Rip Rock

 

Carver Theater

9pm – Zydeco Fest with Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band

Tickets available here.

 

Helen Gillet, Progression Music Series, Gasa Gasa

Helen Gillet. Photo by Noé Cugny

Chickie Wah Wah

8 p.m.- Helen Gillet and Tephra Sound with Nikki Glaspie and Brian Haas

 

Circle Bar

10 p.m.- Mod Dance Party w/ DJ Matty

No cover

 

Civic Theater

9 p.m.- Moe. with Turkuaz

Tickets available here.

 

d.b.a.

7 p.m. -Bo Dollis Jr. and The Wild Magnolias

10 p.m.- Rebirth Brass Band

2 a.m. –  Royal Fingerbowl

Tickets at the door

 

The Frenchmen Theater

10 p.m.- Johnny & The Hitmen

 

Gasa Gasa

10 p.m. – Maggie Koerner with Travers Geoffray

Tickets available here.

 

David Shaw. Photo by Willow Haley.

David Shaw. Photo by Willow Haley.

House Of Blues

9:30 p.m.- David Shaw

Tickets available here.

12 a.m. – Wyclef Jean Jazz Fest Jam with Special Guests

Tickets available here.

 

House Of Blues : Foundation Room

9 p.m.- DJ Fayard Lindsey

Tickets available here.

 

Howlin’ Wolf

10 p.m.- Break Science Live Band featuring members of Lettuce, and  The Russ Liquid Test

Tickets available here.

 

Howlin’ Wolf – The Den

10 p.m. – The Werks

 

The Joy Theater

10 p.m. – STS9

Tickets available here.

 

Julius Kimbrough’s “The Prime Example”

8 p.m.- Maurice Brown Quintet

10 p.m. -Maurice Brown Quintet

 

Le Petit Theater

10 p.m. – Cowboy Mouth

Tickets available here.

 

The Little Gem Saloon

8 p.m. – Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers

Tickets available here.

10 p.m. – Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers

Tickets available here.

 

Flow Tribe. Photo by Elsa Hahne.

Flow Tribe. Photo by Elsa Hahne.

The Little Gem Saloon – Ramp Room

12 a.m. – Flow Tribe

Tickets available here.

 

Maison

1 p.m. – Chance Bushman & The Ibervillianaires

7 p.m. – Shotgun Jazz Band

10 p.m. – Eric Krasno Band

Tickets available here.

1 a.m – The Heat featuring Ivan Neville, Oteil Burbridge, Stanton Moore, and Eric Krasno

Tickets available here.

 

Maple Leaf

12:30 a.m. – The 4th Annual Leafopotomous The New Orleans Suspects with special guests,

Eric McFadden, Vince Herman, Bobby Lee Rogers, Roosevelt Collier, and more

 

One Eyed Jacks

10 p.m.- Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

Tickets available here.

2 a.m.  – The Nth Power presents “Wake Up & Live: The Music of Bob Marley” with special guests

Tickets available here.

 

Orpheum Theater

9 p.m. – 50th Anniversary of the Original Meters featuring The Meters with Ivan Neville, Tracy Griffin, Jeff Albert, Khris Royal, Clarence Johnson III

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

12 a.m. – Midnight Preserves

 

Republic New Orleans

9 p.m. – Dead Feat featuring Anders Osborne, Jackie Greene, Paul Barrere, Fred Tackett, Brady Blade, Carl Dufrene, John Kadlecik, plus Midnight North featuring Grahame Lesh.

Tickets available here

1:30 a.m. – Twiddle

Tickets available here.

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8 p.m. – Eric Lindell, Kenny Neal, and Mem Shannon

Tickets available here.

 

Trombone Shorty. Photo by Caitlyn Ridenour.

Trombone Shorty. Photo by Caitlyn Ridenour.

The Saenger Theater

8 p.m. – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue’s Treme Threauxdown featuring Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk

Tickets available here.

 

Sanctuary Cultural Arts center

10 p.m. – Honey Island Swamp Band, The London Souls

Tickets available here.

 

Seahorse Saloon

10 a.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

6 p.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

Free

 

Siberia

10 p.m. – Shannon and the Clams

Tickets available here.

 

Snug Harbor

9 p.m. – Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet

11 p.m. – Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet

Tickets available here

 

Spotted Cat

12 p.m.- Monty Banks

2 p.m. –  Jazz Band Ballers

6 p.m. – Panorama Brass Band

10 p.m. – Jumbo Shrimp

 

Three Keys

10 p.m. – Amp Fiddler featuring Nigel Hall Band

Tickets available here.

 

Tipitina’s

9 p.m. – Galactic

Tickets available here.

2 a.m – The Motet

Tickets available here.

 

The Willow

9:30 p.m. – Deacon John’s Jump Blues with JD Hill

Tickets available here.

 

Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center

9 p.m. – Helen Gillet’s What is a Motico? 

Sunday, April 30th

 

30/90

2 p.m. – Revival

5 p.m. – Ted Hefko & the Thousaundaries

9 p.m. – T’Canaille

 

B.B. Kings Blues Club

11:30 a.m.- Willie Lockett

3 p.m.- Brent Johnson

7:30 p.m. -Kenny Neal with special guest Eric Gales

 

Bacchanal

12 p.m. – Tangiers Combo

4:30 p.m.- The Tradestars

7:30 p.m. – Roamin’ Jasmine

 

Bamboula’s

11 a.m. – Co & Co Travelin Show

1 p.m.- Gentilly Stompers

5:30p.m. – Messy Cookers Jazz Band

9 p.m.- Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale

 

Banks Street Bar

1 p.m. – Luke Winslow King

 

Bayou Beer Garden

10 a.m.- BreakFest with Aurora Nealand, Kristin Diable and Paul Sanchez

Tickets available here.

 

Tank and the Bangas. Photo by Kim Welsh.

Tank and the Bangas. Photo by Kim Welsh.

Blue Nile

10 p.m.- Tank and the Bangas + The Wahala Boys feat. Raja KassisLuke QuarantaWeedie Braimah, Walt Lundy, Eric Vogel, Daniel MeineckeRicio Fruge, Wes Anderson, Brad Walker, plus special guest Bajah

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

10:30 a.m.- Jazz Brunch with Some Like It Hot

7 p.m.- Gerald French

10 p.m.- Arsene DeLay

No Charge

 

Cafe Negril

6 p.m. -Ecrib Mueller’s Twisted Dixie

9 p.m.- Vegas Cola

 

Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone

8 p.m. – Nayo Jones Experience

 

The Carver Theater

9 p.m.- Cyril Neville, Omari Neville, and SSHH featuring Zak Starkey, Nikki Glaspie, Brady Blade, Chris Mule and more

Tickets available here.

 

Chickie Wah Wah

8 p.m.- Alejandro Escovedo

11 p.m.-  Erica Falls

11:59 p.m.- MidNite Matinees with James Singleton, Mike Dillon, Will Bernard, Aurora Nealand

 

Circle Bar

7 p.m. -Micah McKee and Friends

10 p.m.- Blind Texas Marlin, John Mooney

Tickets available here.

 

Civic Theater

9:30 p.m. -The Wailers

Tickets available here.

 

d.b.a.

10 p.m. -Funk & Chant with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & John Gros

2 a.m.- Lost Bayou Ramblers

Tickets at the door

 

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar 

9 p.m.-Michael Mason & Friends

 

Dragon’s Den

7 p.m. -Open Jazz Jam with Anuraag Pendyal

10 p.m.- Church

 

Frenchmen Theater

10 p.m. – Chris Mule & the Perpetrators

 

Gasa Gasa

9 p.m.- Backup Planet, The Heavy Pets, Roxy Roca

Tickets available here.

 

Big Sam's Funky Nation, Jazz Fest photo, Jeffrey Dupuis

Big Sam’s funky Nation. Photo by Jeffrey Dupuis

The House of Blues

9 p.m.- Richard Thompson solo acoustic + Colin Lake

Tickets available here.

9 p.m. – Big Sam’s Funky Nation plus special appearance by Mystikal, The Original Pinettes Brass Band, and The Crooked Vines

Tickets available here.

 

House of Blues Restaurant

6 p.m. – Jason Bishop

 

Howlin’ Wolf

11 p.m. – Fu*k 2016: A Tribute To Musicians We Lost feat. members of Turkuaz and The Motet with special guests Khris Royal, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown, Steveland Swatkins, D.J. Williams & Danny Mayer, and RumpleSTEELskin feat. members of the Revivalists

Tickets available here.

 

Howlin’ Wolf Den

10 p.m. – Hot 8 Brass band

Tickets available here.

 

The Joy Theater

9 p.m. – STS9 “Axe The Cables”

Tickets available here.

 

Le Petit Theatre

9 p.m. – Morgan James with Andy Allo

Tickets available here.

 

Little Gem Saloon

7:30 p.m. – Leroy Jones Quintet

Tickets available here.

 

Little Gem Saloon- Ramp Room

11:59 p.m.- Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters

Tickets available here.

 

Sasha Masakowski. Photo by Amy Lithimane.

Sasha Masakowski. Photo by Amy Lithimane.

Mags 940

10 p.m. – Sasha Masakowski

Tickets at the door

 

Maison

10 a.m.- Chance Bushman & the NOLA Jitterbugs

1 p.m. – Kristina morales

4 p.m. – Loose Marbles

7 p.m.- Brad Walker

10 p.m.- Higher Heights

 

Maple Leaf

8 p.m.-Joe Krown, Walter Wolfman Washington & Russell Batiste, Jr.

Tickets available here.

11 p.m. -Maple Leaf Allstars

3 a.m.-Jon Cleary, Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Derwin “Big D” Perkins, & Raymond Webber

Johnny Vidacovich, John Medeski, Adam Deitch

Tickets available here.

 

Mother-In-Law-Lounge

8 p.m.- Kermit Ruffins and The BBQ Swingers

 

One Eyed Jacks

9 p.m- Neon-Medeski featuring John Medeski Opener: Gene Evaro Jr., MONONEON, Robert Walter, Daru Jones, Skerik, and DJ Logic plus special guests

Tickets available here.

1:45 a.m. – Stanton Moore, Eric Krasno & Wil Blades plus special guests, Karl Denson, DJ Logic

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

7 p.m. –  The Preservation Hall All Stars

Tickets available here.

11:59 p.m. – Midnight Preserves

Tickets available here.

 

Republic

9 p.m. – Dead Feat feat. Anders Osborne, Jackie Greene, Paul Barrere, Fred Tackett, Brady Blade, Carl Dufrene and John Kadlecik + Vince Herman & Friends 

Tickets available here.

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8 p.m.- Tab Benoit, Sonny Landreth, Josh Garrett feat. Jeff McCarty

Tickets available here.

 

The Saenger Theatre

3 p.m. – Dan TDM on Tour

 

The Saturn Bar

9 p.m. – Chelsea Lovitt & Boys, West King String Band, and Naomi & The Double Wells

Tickets at the door

 

Seahorse Saloon

10 a.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

6 p.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

Free

 

Siberia

10 p.m.- Dirty Bourbon River Show and Magnetic Ear

Tickets at the door

 

Herlin Riley. Photo by Golden G. Richard III.

Herlin Riley. Photo by Golden G. Richard III.

Snug Harbor

9 p.m. – Herlin Riley Quintet

11 p.m. – Herlin Riley Quintet

Tickets available here.

 

Spotted Cat

12 p.m. -Carolyn Broussard

2 p.m. -Shotgun Jazz Band

6 p.m. -Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shufflers

10 p.m. -Pat Casey & the New Sounds

 

Three Keys

10 p.m. -Taylor McFerrin, Jimetta Rose with CoolNasty

Tickets available here.

 

Tipitina’s

9 p.m. – Lettuce and Flow Tribe

Tickets available here.

The Days Between

Monday, May 1

30/90 Degrees

5 pm – Perdido Jazz Band

 

Bacchanal

12 pm – Raphael Bas Gypsy Jazz

7:30 pm – Helen Gillet with Jessica Lurie

 

Bamboula’s

12 pm – Alex Belhaj Jazz Trio

2 pm – Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shufflers

5:30 pm – NOLA Swinging Gypsies

10 pm – Sunshine Brass Band

 

Banks Street Bar

9 pm – Lilli Lewis Project

 

Blue Nile

10 pm – Red Baraat + Soul Brass Band

Tickets available here.

1 am – Dr. Klaw

Tickets available here.

 

Blue Nile Balcony Room

11 pm – Brass-A-Holics

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

5 pm – Arsene DeLay

8 pm – Antoine Diel

Free

 

Cafe Negril

6 pm – Noggin

9:30 pm – In Business

 

Carrollton Station

7 pm – Andrew Duhon Trio

Free

 

Central City BBQ

3 pm – NOLA Crawfish Festival

Tickets available here.

 

Chickie Wah Wah

8 pm – Luther Dickenson & Friends w/ Terence Higgins, Roosevelt Collier, Eric Vogel

11 pm – Cris Jacobs and Papa Mali

 

Circle Bar

7 pm – Richard Bates with Song Dogs’ Alison Young & Lisa

Free

10 pm – Ultra, Mystic Inane,  Rim Job, The Birch Boys

Tickets at the door

 

d.b.a.

2 pm – 1st Annual Prairie Party & Swampede with cajun pig roast and crawfish boil

8 pm-Johnny Vidacovich Trio ft. John Medeski & Oteil Burbridge

11 pm –  Glen David Andrews

2 am – Toubab Krewe

 

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar

9 pm – John Fohl

 

Dragon’s Den

11 pm – DJ Ill-Medina

 

House of Blues

8 pm – WWOZ Piano Night

Tickets Available here.

 

Howlin’ Wolf

10 pm – Fest By Nite’s Funkify Night

Tickets available here.

 

The Little Gem Saloon

7 pm – Evan Christopher

Tickets available here.

9 pm -Evan Christopher

Tickets available here.

 

Louisiana Music Factory

12 pm – Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson

1:30 pm – Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton

3 pm – Bon Bon Vivant

4:30 pm – Dirty Bourbon River Show

6 pm – John Mooney

 

Maison

7 pm – Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses

4 pm – Chicken and Waffles

 

Maple Leaf

10 pm – George Porter Jr. Trio with special guests

 

Mother-In-Law-Lounge

6 pm – Kermit Ruffins

12 pm – Kermit Ruffins

 

One Eyed Jacks

9 pm –  Frequinox 

Tickets available here.

1:30 am – LOVE-GLOVE featuring G. Love and  Corey Glover and more

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

5 pm – “Big Shot” Reserved Seats The Preservation Hall All Stars with Charlie Gabriel

Tickets available here.

8 pm – “Big Shot” Reserved Seats The Preservation Hall All Stars

Tickets available here.

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8 pm – Tribute to Snooks Eaglin

Tickets available here.

 

The Saturn Bar

10 pm – King James and The Special Men

 

Silky Satin Lounge

Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton

 

Snug Harbor

8 pm – Charmaine Neville Band

10 pm – Charmaine Neville Band

Tickets available here.

 

Spotted Cat

12 pm – Monty Banks

2 pm – Royal Street Winding Boys

4 pm – Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies

6 pm – Dominic Grillo & The Frenchmen St. All Stars

10 pm – Jazz Vipers

 

Three Keys

9 pm – Worldwide FM Jazz Fest Jam feat. Gilles Peterson

 

Tipitina’s – Uptown

8:30 pm – Tipitina’s Foundation’s Instruments A Comin’ Benefit Concert

Tickets available here.

Tuesday, May 2

 

Special Events

11 am – Threadhead Patry with The Subdudes, Naughty Professor, Feufollet, Ed Volker’s Do Rad Choppers, Erica Falls Band, The Asylum Chorus

 

30/90 Degrees

5 pm – Bayou Saints

8 pm – Mem Shannon

11:55 pm – Pirate’s Choice

 

Bacchanal

12 pm – Raphael Bas Gypsy Jazz

4:30 pm -Willie Green

7:30 pm – Mark Weliky

 

Bamboula’s

12 pm – Bryce Eastwood

3 pm – Joe Goldberg Trio

6:45 pm – Dana & the Boneshakers

10 pm – Chance Bushmen’s Rhythm Stompers

 

Blue Nile

10:30 pm – DRKWAV

11:59 pm – Bitches Bloom

Tickets available here.

 

Blue Nile Balcony Room

10:30 pm – TOO MANY ZOOZ +  Khris Royal and Dark Matter

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

8 pm – Tacos, Tiaras, & Tequila w/ Vanessa Carr

Free

 

Cafe Istanbul

8 pm- An Evening Of Women + Song

Tickets available here.

 

Cafe Negril

6 pm – The Four Sidemen of the Apocalypse

9:30 pm – John Lisi & Delta Funk

 

The Carver Theater

8 pm – David L. Harris Trio

Tickets available here.

 

Central City BBQ

3 pm – NOLA Crawfish Festival

Tickets available here.

 

Check Point Charlie’s

11 pm – Woodenhead

 

Chickie Wah Wah

8 pm – Anders Osborne, John Fohl & Johnny Sansone with Cris Jacobs

Tickets available here.

 

Circle Bar

8 pm – Carle Leblanc

 

d.b.a.

2 pm – Tin Men

5 pm – The Palmetto Bug Stompers

8 pm – Treme Brass Band

11 pm – Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen

2 am – Wil Bernard’s Blue Plate featuring John Medeski, Eric Kalb & Victor Little

Tickets at the door

 

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar

9 pm – Tom Hook and Wendell Brunious

 

Gasa Gasa

9 pm – Twin Peaks with Chrome Pony,Post Animal

Tickets available here.

 

GNOF’s Center for Philanthropy

4:30 pm – GiveNOLA Day Irma Thomas, Big Sam’s Funky Nation & Rebirth Brass Band

Free

 

Hi Ho Lounge

7:30 pm – Iceman Special

 

House of Blues

8 pm – Gojira plus Kyng

Tickets available here.

 

House of Blues: Foundation Room

6 pm – DJ Doug Funnie

 

Howlin’ Wolf

11 pm – The Nth Power performs “Earth, Wind and Power,” The All Brothers Band with. Oteil & Kofi Burbridge + Neil & Alan Evans (Organ Freeman and Allen Toussaint Jukebox Tribute in The Den)

Tickets available here.

 

Julius Kimbrough’s “The Prime Example”

7 pm – Sidemen +1 Jazz Quintet

 

Lafayette Square

5 pm – Christian Scott with The Tipitina’s Interns

 

Le Petit Theatre

9 pm – Marcia Ball

Tickets available here.

 

The Little Gem Saloon

7:30 pm – Little Freddie King

Tickets available here.

 

The Little Gem Saloon – Ramp Room

11:30 pm – Honey Island Swamp Band

Tickets available here.

 

Louisiana Music Factory

12 pm – Sam Price & the True Believers

1 pm – Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes

2 pm – Mia Borders

3 pm – Lynn Drury

4 pm – Erica Falls Band

5 pm – Ken Swartz & the Palace of Sin

6 pm – Anders Osborne

 

Maison

4 pm – Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shufflers

6:30 pm – Greg Agid Quartet

 

Maple Leaf

11 pm – Rebirth Brass Band

 

Marigny Recording Studio

3 pm –  United Bakery Records Revue

Tickets available here.

 

One Eyed Jacks

9 pm –  Dragon Smoke

1:30 am – The Whip

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

8 pm – “Big Shot” Reserved Seats The Preservation Hall All Stars With Charlie Gabriel

Tickets available here.

 

Siberia

10 pm – Mike Dillon feat. Jean Paul Glaster of Clutch and Claude Coleman of Ween, Rory Danger & the Danger Dangers, and Lyrical Cock

Tickets available here.

 

SideBar Nola

8:30 – James Singleton’s “Strings of Pink Orpheus” featuring Chris Alford and Karl “Pickles” Kummerle

 

Smoothie King Center

8 pm – Neil Diamond

Tickets available here.

 

Snug Harbor

8 pm – Donald Harrison Congo  Square Nation

10 pm – Donald Harrison Congo  Square Nation

Tickets available here.

 

Spotted Cat

12 pm – Monty Banks

2 pm – Andy J. Forest

6 pm – The Little Big Horns

10 pm – Smokin’ Time Jazz Club

 

Three Keys

9 pm – Aloha Got Soul feat. Maryanne Ito

11:59 pm – Aloha Got Soul feat. Maryanne Ito

Tickets available here.

 

Vaughan’s

10 pm –

Jamaican Me Breakfast Club with The Fortifiers

Wednesday, May 3

 

Special Events

ChazFest 2017

Tickets available here.

 

30/90 Degrees

5 pm – Justin Donovan

8 pm – Dana Abbott

11:55 pm – Lantz Lazwell

 

Bacchanal

12 pm – Raphael Bas Gypsy Jazz

7:30 pm – The Jesse Morrow Trio

 

Bamboula’s

12 pm – Dave Hammer Jazz Trio

2 pm – Bamboulas Hot Trio featuring: Giselle Anguizola Swing Dance Lessons

6:30 pm – Gentilly Stompers

10 pm – Mem Shannon Blues Band

 

Banks Street Bar

10 pm – Major Bacon

 

Blue Nile

9 pm – Ivan Neville Piano Sessions Vol. No. 7

12 am – The Main Squeeze

Tickets available here.

 

Blue Nile Balcony Room

10 pm – New Breed Brass Band w/ Shaun Martin

Tickets available here.

 

Cafe Istanbul

8 pm – An Evening With Charles Neville

Tickets available here.

 

Cafe Negril

6 pm – Maid Of New Orleans

9:30 pm – Another Day in Paradise

 

The Carver Theater

9 pm – Ceux Qui Marchent DeBout plus Quiana Lynell Quintet

Tickets available here.

 

Central City BBQ

3 pm – NOLA Crawfish Festival

Tickets available here.

 

Chickie Wah Wah

8 pm – Jon Cleary Piano

Tickets available here.

11 pm – Roosevelt Collier Billy Iuso and Friends

Tickets available at the door

 

Circle Bar

9:30 pm – Plantain

Tickets at the door.

 

d.b.a.

4 pm – Soul Brass Band

7 pm – The Iguanas

8 pm – Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters

2 am – Bayou Gypsys

 

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar

9:30 pm – The George French Trio

 

Dragon’s Den

10 pm – Groove Therapy

11 pm – DJ T Roy

 

Eiffel Society

8:45 pm – The Pinettes Brass Band

10 pm – Honey Island Swamp Band

Free

 

The Frenchman Theatre

7 pm – Harmonica Extravaganza

 

Gasa Gasa

9 pm – Twin Peaks with Chrome Pony, Post Animal

Tickets available here.

 

House of Blues

7 pm – Loyola Music Industry Showcase

 

House of Blues – Parish

11 pm – Jet Lounge

Tickets available here.

 

Howlin’ Wolf

9 pm – Megalomaniacs Ball featuring: The Mike Dillon Band with special guests Dean Ween & JP Gaster plus Norwood Fisher and Stanton Moore Trio with Robert Walter

Tickets available here.

 

The Joy Theater

4 pm – The New Orleans Heavyhitters Drum Championship featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, Nikki Glaspie, Alvin Ford Jr., and Stanton Moore

Tickets available here.

 

Julius Kimbrough’s “The Prime Example”

7 pm – Jesse McBride

 

Lafayette Square

5 pm – Kermit Ruffins, Marcia Ball

 

The Little Gem Saloon

7:30 – New Soul Finders! Featuring Marilyn Barbarin and Special Guests Papa Mali, Reggie Scanlan, and Kirk Joseph

Tickets available here.

 

The Little Gem Saloon – Ramp Room

10 pm – John Medeski’s Mad Skillet to Benefit Pass the Beat featuring Will Bernard, Kirk Joseph, and Terence Higgins

Tickets available here.

 

Louisiana Music Factory

12 pm – Harmanouche

1 pm – Jon Cleary

1 pm – Book Signing: Michael Urban, “New Orleans Rhythm and Blues After Katrina: Music, Magic and Myth”

2 pm – Rayo Brothers

3 pm – Ernie Vincent

4 pm – Chloe Feoranzo & Tom McDermott

5 pm – Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra

6 pm – Little Freddie King

 

Mags 940

11 pm – Tephra with Helen Gillet, Brian Haas, Jessica Lurie and Nikki Glaspie

 

Maison

6:30 pm – The New Orleans Jazz Vipers

9:30 pm – The Wahala Boys

11:30 pm – Megawatt Afro-Dub Soundclash

 

Maple Leaf

8 pm – John Medeski & Johnny Vidacovich

Tickets available here.

11 pm – The Trio + 1 Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville & June Yamagishi

Tickets available here.

 

Marigny Recording Studio

3 pm – United Bakery Records Revue

Tickets available here.

 

Old US Mint

7 pm – Pete Fountain Tribute Featuring Tim Laughlin Band

Tickets available here.

 

One Eyed Jacks

11 pm – Daze Between Band

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

8 pm – Big Shot” Reserved Seats The Preservation Hall All Stars with Charlie Gabriel

Tickets available here.

11:59 pm – A Tribute to Lee Dorsey with Eric Benny Bloom and friends.

Tickets available here.

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8 pm – Creole String Beans, Amanda Shaw

Tickets available here.

 

The Saenger Theater

8:30 pm – Pixies, Public Access TV

Tickets available here.

 

Siberia

10 pm – United Bakery Records Revue: Christin Bradford Band, Chelsea Lovitt & Boys

Tickets available here.

 

Snug Harbor

8 pm – PIANO SUMMIT: featuring Marcia Ball, Joe Krown & Tom McDermott

10 pm – PIANO SUMMIT: featuring Marcia Ball, Joe Krown & Tom McDermott

Tickets available here.

 

Spotted Cat

12 pm – Monty Banks

2 pm – Chris Christy’s Band

6 pm – Shotgun Jazz Band

10 pm – Antoine Diel & The New Orleans Power Misfits

 

The Sanctuary

8 pm – An Intimate Evening with Erica Falls ..Cd Release Erica Falls

Tickets available here.

 

Three Keys

10 pm – Ponderosa Stomp Presents Ride In My 225

Tickets available here.

 

Tipitina’s – Uptown

8 pm – The New Pornographers with Waxahatchee

Tickets available here.

 

SECOND WEEKEND

Thursday, May 4th

 

30/90

5 p.m.- Andy J. Forest

8 pm- Smoke N Bones

11:55 pm- Music Machine

 

Armstrong Park

4 pm- Russell Batiste and Friends, Joe Krown Trio featuring Russell Batiste and Walter Wolfman Washington

 

Bacchanal

12 pm -Raphael Bas Gypsy Jazz

7:30 pm -Mid-City Hot Club

 

Bamboula’s

12 pm -Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shufflers

2 pm -Kala Bazaar Swing Society

6:30 pm -Jenavieve & the Royal Street Windin Boys

10 pm -John Lisi Blues

 

Dave Jordan. Photo by Brandt Vicknair.

Dave Jordan. Photo by Brandt Vicknair.

Banks Street Bar

10 pm -Dave Jordan & The Neighborhood Improvement Association

 

Blue Nile

10:30 pm – Toubab Krewe 

Tickets available here.

1 am- Spectacular’s Funk Party

Tickets available here.

 

Blue Nile Balcony Room

1 am – Stooges Brass Band

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

5 pm -Gumbo Cabaret, Tom McDermott & Friends

Free

 

Bullet’s Sports Bar

7 pm – Kermit Ruffins

 

Cafe Istanbul

10 pm – GATORATORS featuring: Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Reggie Scanlan, Mitch Stein, Eric Bolivar, plus Special Guest, Mark Mullins

Tickets available here.

 

Cafe Negril

6 pm- Revival

9:30 pm- Soul Project

 

Carrollton Station

10 pm- John Mooney & Bluesiana

 

The Carver Theater

9 pm- Ian Neville, Nikki Glaspie, SSHH featuring Zak Starkey, Tony Hall, Papa Mali, Nick Daniel III, Brady Blade, Brian Stoltz

 

Chickie Wah Wah

8 pm- Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun

11 pm- South Memphis String Band with Luther Dickinson Jimbo Mathis Alvin Youngblood Hart plus special guests Louie Michot Corey Ledet

11:59 pm- Triangle Club with Louie Michot & Corey Ledet

 

Circle Bar

7 pm- Natalie Mae & Gina Leslie

10 pm- Helen Gillet

 

Civic Theatre

10 pm- The Bowery Presents & Winter Circle Productions Present: Martin, Medeski and Wood Nels Cline

 

d.b.a.

4 pm-Hot Club of New Orleans

11 pm-Sweet Crude

8 pm-Jon Cleary

2 am- Cedric Burnside Project

 

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar

9:30 pm-The Todd Duke Trio

 

Dragon’s Den

9 pm- Loose Willis, Trevarri Noruz

6 pm- Geovane Santos Brazilian Quartet

 

The Frenchman Theatre

7 pm- Harmonica Extravaganza Eight (8) Great Harmonica performers from all over Louisiana – Great Backup Band

 

Stoop Kids. Photo by Jeffrey Dupuis.

Stoop Kids. Photo by Jeffrey Dupuis.

Gasa Gasa

10 pm- Stoop Kids w/ Stop Light Observations and Organized Crime

 

Hi Ho Lounge

9 pm- Rosalia (Album Release Show) with McKenna Alicia and Longneck Culture

 

House of Blues

Presqu’ile Winery Presents:

Trombone Shorty Foundation Shorty Fest

8 pm- Mainline

8:40 pm- The Main Squeeze

9:15 pm- New Breed Brass Band

9:50 pm- Trombone Shorty Academy

10:30 pm- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

8:15 pm- CAN’d Aid (Parish) Stage Peterson Brothers

8:50 pm- Sexual Thunder!

9:25 pm- Seratones

10:10 pm- Voices of a Nation

Tickets available here.

 

House of Blues: Foundation Room

5 pm- Buku Broux Right Lane Bandits

 

Howlin’ Wolf

10 pm- Jurassic 5 plus Blackalicious

Tickets available here.

11:59 pm- Official Lettuce Rage Fest After Party featuring Adam Deitch and special guest DJ Tycoon, Ryan Zoidis, Eric “Jesus” Coomes, Tyler Coomes

Tickets available here.

 

Howlin’ Wolf – The Den

9 pm – The Joe Marcinek Band featuring Terence Higgins Shaun Martin and Noah Young

 

The Joy Theater

10 pm-

Lettuce.

Lettuce.

 Lettuce, The Marco Benevento Trio, DJ Soul Sister and special guests Rashawn Ross

Tickets available here.

 

Julius Kimbrough’s “The Prime Example”

8 pm- John Michael Quintet (CD Release Party)

 

The little Gem Saloon

8 pm -Glen David and the Andrews Family Brass Band

Tickets available here.

 

The Little Gem Saloon – Ramp Room

9pm – Kristina Morales and the Bayou Shufflers, New Orleans Swamp Donkeys and the Soul Brass Band

Tickets available here.

 

Mags 940

10 pm- The GRiD featuring Nesby Phips, Tra$h Magnolia and more TBA

 

Maison

10 pm- Dysfunktional Bone

7 pm- Sweet Substitute Jazz Band

4 pm- The Good For Nothin’ Band

2 am- Fiyawerx Productions, FIYA POWA, Leo Nocentelli, Ivan Neville, Stanton Moore, Tony, Hall, Big Sam, Skerik, Roosevelt Collier, and Maurice Brown

Tickets available here.

 

Maple Leaf

8 pm- Johnny Vidacovich, Marco Benevento & Oteil Burbridge

11 pm- Johnny Vidacovich, Sonny Landreth, and Oteil Burbridge

3 am- NTHFECTIOUS CONTAGIOUS, The Nth Power Plus Nigel Hall, Viveca Hawkins And Adam Joseph

 

Kamasi Washington. Photo by Dave Vann.

Kamasi Washington. Photo by Dave Vann.

One Eyed Jacks

8 pm- Kamasi Washington

11:55 pm- Kamasi Washington

Tickets available here.

 

Orpheum Theatre

9 pm- The Revivalists

 

Preservation Hall

7 p.m. – “Big Shot” Reserved seats,  The Preservation Hall All Stars

Tickets available here.

11:59 p.m. – Midnight Preserves

Tickets available here.

 

Republic

9 pm- 6th Annual Nolafunk Series Foundation of Funk featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, George Porter Jr., Jimmy Herring and Jojo Herman  (Opener) TOO MANY ZOOZ

(SOLD OUT)

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8:30 pm- Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie Plus Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Cha’s Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

 

Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center

10 pm- BACKBEAT JAZZFEST SERIES 2017 Tank and the Bangas with Mia Borders

 

Seahorse Saloon

10 a.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

6 p.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

Free

 

Siberia

10 pm-Bo Dollis Jr & The Wild Magnolias,  Mikey B3 Band

Tickets available here.

 

SideBar Nola

8:30 pm- Scatterjazz Presents: Simon Berz & Dave Easley Duo

 

Snug Harbor

9 pm- DAVELL CRAWFORD ORGAN COMBO

11 pm – DAVELL CRAWFORD ORGAN COMBO

Tickets available here.

 

Spotted Cat

12 pm – Davis Rogan

2 pm – Monty Banks

4 pm -Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies

6 pm – Miss Sophie Lee

10 pm – Jumbo Shrimp

 

Mike Dillon. Photo by Noé Cugny

Mike Dillon. Photo by Noé Cugny

The Music Box Village

6:30 pm – Mike Dillon’s New Orleans Punk Rock Percussion Consortium

Tickets available here.

 

Three Keys

 

9 pm – SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN, LET’S MAKE A RECORD: LP RELEASE PARTY

King Britt & Friends and members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Tickets available here.

 

Tipitina’s – Uptown

9 pm – J.J. Grey and Mofro Lawrence

2 am – Where Y’acht

 

Vaughan’s

10 pm – Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet

Friday, May 5th

 

30/90

5 pm -Asylum Chorus

8 pm – Marc Stone

11 pm – In Business

2 am – The GRiD featuring Nesby Phips

 

Bacchanal

12 pm – Tangiers Combo

5 pm – Harmanouche

7:30 pm- The Willie Green Project

 

Bamboula’s

11 am – Co & Co Travelin Show

1 pm – Chance Bushmen’s Rhythm Stompers

5:30 pm – Smoky Greenwell’s Blues

10 pm – Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale

 

BJ’s Lounge

10:30 pm – Little Freddie King

 

Blue Nile

10:30 pm- Kermit Ruffins

Tickets available here.

1 am – Big Sam’s Funky Nation

Tickets available here.

 

Corey Henry. Photo by Golden G. Richard III.

Corey Henry. Photo by Golden G. Richard III.

Blue Nile Balcony Room

10:30 pm- Ike Stubblefield Trio feat. Grant Green Junior & Alvin Ford Jr.

Tickets available here.

12:30 pm – Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

5 pm – Luna Mora

11 pm – Davis Rogan Trio

8 pm – Pfister Sisters

2 am – Davis Rogan Trio

Free

 

Cafe Istanbul

10 pm – AXIAL TILT: A Grateful Dead Celebration at Jazzfest

Tickets available here.

 

Cafe Negril

4 pm -Jamie Lynn Vessels

7 pm – Dana Abbott Band

10 pm – Higher Heights

 

Carrollton Station

10 pm – Mia Borders Band

 

The Carver Theater

9 pm – Mystikal, Partners-N-Crime, DJ Jubilee, TBC Brass Band

Tickets available here.

 

Castillo Blanco

10 pm- Wake of the Dead featuring Papa Mali with Robinson Mills

 

Chickie Wah Wah

8 pm- Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show

Tickets available here.

11 pm – Eric “Benny” Bloom’s Jazz Extravaganza with The Melodies Makers

11:59 pm – Funk Big Band w/ Brian Thomas & Alex Lee Clark

 

Circle Bar

7 pm- Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion

7 pm -The Iguanas

 

Alynda Lee Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff,. Photo by Kim Welsh.

Alynda Lee Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff,. Photo by Kim Welsh.

Civic Theatre

9 pm – The Bowery Presents: Hurray for the Riff Raff w/ Leyla McCalla, Ron Gallo

Tickets available here.

 

d.b.a.

6 pm- Tuba Skinny

10 pm – Soul Rebels

2 am – Naughty Professor with Chali 2na & Nate Werth

 

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar

10 pm – Panorama Jazz Band

 

Dragon’s Den

7 pm – Loose Marbles

8:30 pm – Comedy, F*ck Yeah

10 pm – Buena Vista Social Latin Dance Party

10 pm – DJ RQ Away

 

The Frenchman Theatre

9:30 pm- The Lime Tree Jazz Society

12 am – Marigny Street Brass Band

 

Gasa Gasa

10 pm – The Bowery Presents: San Fermin with Andy Shauf & Julia Jacklin

Tickets available here.

 

Hi Ho Lounge

10:30 pm – DJ Matt Scott

 

House of Blues

9 pm – Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

Tickets available here.

9 pm – The Nth Power & Pimps of Joytime plus Luke Winslow King

Tickets available here.

 

House of Blues: Foundation Room

5 pm- The Funky Knuckles & Right Lane Bandits

 

Howlin’ Wolf

9 pm – Satisfied Productions presents 15th Annual Bayou Rendezvous

Monophonics featuring special guests

11:30 pm – The Bayou Rendezvous All-Stars

1:30 am – Dr. Klaw and the Shady Horns Eric Krasno

3:30 am -Orgone

Tickets available here.

 

Howlin’ Wolf – The Den

10 pm – Eric Struthers and Friends

12 am -Space and Harmony  

2 am – Sophistafunk Multi-Genre Tour de Force from Syracuse New York

4 am – Lebo and Friends

6 am – Sunrise Breakfast Jam

Tickets available here.

 

The Joy Theater

9 pm – Joe Russo’s Almost Dead

(SOLD OUT)

3 am – The New Mastersounds with special guests (Friday late night show)

Tickets available here.

 

Julius Kimbrough’s “The Prime Example”

10 pm – Joe Krown Trio featuring Walter Wolfman Washington & Russell Batiste

 

The Little Gem Saloon

8:30 pm – Basin Street Records’ 20th Anniversary Kickoff (Both floors)

Tickets available here.

 

The Little Gem Saloon – Ramp Room

8:30 pm – Basin Street Records’ 20th Anniversary Kickoff (Both floors)

Tickets available here.

 

Mags 940

10 pm – debauche with Helen Gillet

 

Maison

4 pm – New Orleans Swinging Gypsies

7 pm – Shotgun Jazz Band

1:30 am – BooM BooM RooM Presents WORSHIP MY ORGAN featuring Marco Benevento, Robert Walter, John Medeski, Skerik, Daru Jones & DJ Logic plus special guests

Tickets available here.

 

Maple Leaf

11 pm- The 11th Annual James Brown Birthday Tribute featuring: Tony Hall, Jeff Watkins, Raymond Weber, Renard Poche, Roderick Paulin, Tracy Griffin and Vitas Jones

3 am – Lil Baby Jesus Peasant Party featuring Jesus Coomes and Friends

Tickets available here.

 

Marigny Opera House

8:30 pm – Nolatet

Tickets available here.

 

One Eyed Jacks

8 pm- Kamasi Washington

11:55 pm- Kamasi Washington

Tickets available here.

 

Orpheum Theatre

9 pm – Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe presents “Exile on Bourbon Street” featuring  Luther Dickinson Ivan Neville & White Denim

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

7 p.m. – “Big Shot” Reserved seats,  The Preservation Hall All Stars

Tickets available here.

11:59 p.m. – Midnight Preserves

Tickets available here.

 

Tab Benoit. Photo by Willow Haley.

Tab Benoit. Photo by Willow Haley.

Republic

9 pm – 6th Annual Nolafunk Series  with Tab Benoit,  Samantha Fish + special guests

Tickets available here.

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8:30 pm – Eric Lindell Honey Island Swamp Band  and JOHN PAPA GROS BAND

 

Rosy’s Jazz Hall

9 pm – NOLA Roots Rock Revival featuring Dave Jordan & The NIA, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, and Honey Island Swamp Band

Tickets available here.

 

Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center

10 pm – The Main Squeeze with TOO MANY ZOOZ

 

The Saturn Bar

10 pm – Kings of the Small Time

 

Seahorse Saloon

10 a.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

6 p.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

Free

 

Siberia

10 pm – Catahoula Sound Presents Givers Feufollet

 

Snug Harbor

11 pm – Ellis Marsalis Quintet

9 pm – Ellis Marsalis Quintet

 

Spotted Cat

12 pm – Monty Banks

2 pm – Andy J. Forest

6 pm – Washboard Chaz Blues Trio

10 pm- Cottonmouth Kings

 

Three Keys

10 pm – Mark de Clive-Lowe Nia Andrews plus special guests

 

Three Muses Maple

5 pm – Linnzi Zaorski

 

Tipitina’s – Uptown

9 pm – Funky Meters and 7 Come 11

 

Vaughan’s

10 pm – Morning 40 Federation

Saturday, May 6th

 

30/90

3 pm – Leah Rucker

5 pm – Noah Young

8 pm -Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale

11 pm – Khris Royal and Dark Matter

2 am- Danny Abel Band

 

Bacchanal

12 pm – Tangiers Combo

4:30 pm -Red Organ Trio

7:30 pm -Jason Weaver Band

 

Bamboula’s

11 am – Kala Bazaar Swing Society

2:30 pm – G & Her Swinging 3 Jazz

7 pm – Johnny Mastro

11:30 pm – Dysfunktional Bone

 

Banks Street Bar

10 pm – The N’awlins Johnnys

 

Blue Nile

10:30 pm – Bureau of  Sabotage

Tickets available here.

1 am- Marco Benevento

Tickets available here.

 

Blue Nile Balcony Room

10:30 pm – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles

Tickets available here.

12 am-  Pedrito Martinez’s Rumba Project + Weedie Braimah & The Hands of Time

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

8 pm – Doyle Cooper Jazz Band CD release party

11 pm – Dave Ferrato

2 am – Dave Ferrato

Free

 

Cafe Istanbul

10 pm – AXIAL TILT: A Grateful Dead Celebration at Jazzfest

Tickets available here.

 

Cafe Negril

4 pm – Carolyn Broussard

7 pm – Jamie St Pierre & the Honeycreepers

10 pm – Higher Heights

Walter "Wolfman" Washington. Photo by Willow Haley.

Walter “Wolfman” Washington. Photo by Willow Haley.

 

Carrollton Station

10 pm – Debauche: Russian Mafia Band

 

The Carver Theater

10:30 pm – Little Freddie King, Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters, Honey Island Swamp Band with special guest John Mooney and more

Tickets available here.

 

Champions Square

7 pm- Future: Nobody Safe Tour

Tickets available here.

 

Chickie Wah Wah

8 pm – Willie Sugarcapps

Tickets available here.

11 pm – Jimbo Mathus’ Southern Soul R&B Revue with Robert Finley

 

Circle Bar

10 pm- Dash Rip Rock

 

Civic Theatre

10 pm – The Bowery Presents: Lake Street Dive, Sweet Crude

Tickets available here.

 

D’Mac’s

9 pm – NolaColo Fest Bonnie Raitt Tribute Emily Clark & The Passing Fancy

 

d.b.a.

7 pm- John Boutte

10 pm – Dirty Dozen Brass Band

2 am- New Orleans Klezmer Allstar’s 25 Year Anniversary Bash

 

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar

10 pm- Sunpie & The Louisiana Hotspots

 

Dragon’s Den

5 pm – Mighty Brother with Katie Kuffel

7 pm – McKenna Alicia

10 pm- Kompression

 

The Frenchman Theatre

10:30 pm- The Official Festival After Party

 

Gasa Gasa

10 pm- Motel Radio

Tickets available here.

 

George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center

9 pm – Henry Butler, Derek Douget, Peter Harris, Ricky Sebastian, Don Vappie, and Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown

Free

 

Hi Ho Lounge

11 pm- DJ Soul Sister

 

House of Blues

8 pm- Cowboy Mouth plus Airpark

Tickets available here.

9 pm- Greensky Bluegrass

Tickets available here.

2 am – Soulive with The Shady Horns

Tickets available here.

 

House of Blues: Foundation Room

6 pm – Ibervillianaires

10 pm – Naughty Palace

 

Bayou Boogaloo, Anders Osborne

Anders Osborne. Photo by Noé Cugny.

Howlin’ Wolf

10 pm- Anders Osborne & Friends, The Pimps of Joytime, The NO Suspects and more

Tickets available here.

 

The Joy Theater

10 pm- Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (SOLD OUT)

3 am – The New Mastersounds

Tickets available here.

 

Julius Kimbrough’s “The Prime Example”

8 pm – The Nicholas Payton Trio

 

The Little Gem Saloon

8 pm – Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers

Tickets available here.

10 pm –  Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers

Tickets available here.

 

The Little Gem Saloon – Ramp Room

11 pm – Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns

Tickets available here.

 

Maison

1pm – Chance Bushman & The Ibervillianaires

7 pm- Smokin’ Time Jazz Club

11 pm- Rebirth Brass Band with Sexual Thunder!

Tickets available here.

 

Maple Leaf

11 pm – Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen with special guest Nigel Hall

Tickets available here.

 

Marigny Opera House

8 pm- The Monocle featuring Aurora Neeland

 

One Eyed Jacks

8 pm- Kamasi Washington

11:55 pm- Kamasi Washington

Tickets available here.

 

Orpheum Theatre

9 pm – Galactic with The Infamous Stringdusters, San Fermin, & TOO MANY ZOOZ

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

7 p.m. – “Big Shot” Reserved seats,  The Preservation Hall All Stars

Tickets available here.

11:59 p.m. – Midnight Preserves

Tickets available here.

 

Republic

9 pm- Big Freedia (Live Band Set Backed by Tank and the Bangas), The Soul Rebels

Tank & the Bangas

Tickets available here.

2 am-  Voodoo Dead featuring Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene, George Porter Jr., Jeff Chimenti

Tickets available here.

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8:30 pm- Eric Lindell with Dale Watson, Flow Tribe

Tickets available here.

 

The Saenger Theater

9 pm – New Orleans is Waiting for Columbus

Tickets available here.

 

The Saturn Bar

9 pm – Andrew Duhon and Alex McMurray with Lone Bellow, Kristin Diable

 

Seahorse Saloon

10 a.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

6 p.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

Free

 

Siberia

10 pm – Valcour Records Presents: Kyle Huval and The Dixie Club Ramblers (Eunice), Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rodailleurs,  DJ Lord Indulgence

Tickets available here.

 

Snug Harbor

9 pm – The Bad Plus Iverson, Anderson, King

11 pm – The Bad Plus Iverson, Anderson, King

Tickets available here.

 

Southport Music Hall

9 pm – Marc Stone presents Layla

Tickets available here.

 

Spotted Cat

12 pm – Monty Banks

2 pm – Antoine Diel & The New Orleans Power Misfits

6 pm – Panorama Brass Band

10 pm- The Davis Rogan Band

 

The Music Box

7 pm- Dustin Louque w/Nels Cline

Tickets available here.

 

Three Keys

10 pm – Maurice Brown and Leron Thomas plus special guests

Tickets available here.

 

Tipitina’s – Uptown

9 pm – North Mississippi Allstars

Tickets available here.

2 am – Greyboy Allstars

Tickets available here.

Sunday, May 7th

 

30/90

2 pm -Ted Hefko & The Thousandaires

5 pm – Revival

9 pm – T’Canaille

 

Bacchanal

12 pm – Tangiers Combo

4:30 pm – The Tradstars

7:30 pm – The Roamin’ Jasmine

 

Bamboula’s

11 am – Co & Co Travelin Show

1 pm -Smokin’ Time Jazz Club

5:30 pm – Carl Lebranc Jazz

9 pm – Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale

 

Bayou Beer Garden

10 am- BreakFest with Aurora Nealand, Alexis & The Samurai, and Andrew Duhon.

Tickets available here.

 

Blue Nile

10 pm – Funky But Better

Tickets available here

 

Blue Nile Balcony Room

10 pm – JuJu Fest 2017 Finale with Pirate’s Choice, FuFu All-Stars, and The Wahala Boys feat. Raja Kassis, Luke Quaranta, Sam Dickey, Alfred Jordan, Eric Vogel, Ricio FrugeJeronne Ansari, Michael Watson, Steven Glenn, Weedie Braimah, Daniel MeineckeRicio Fruge, Wes Anderson, Brad Walker

Tickets available here.

 

Buffa’s Lounge

10:30 am – Jazz Brunch with Some like it Hot

7 pm – Steve Pistorius, Orange Kellin, James Evans and Benny Amó

Free

 

Cafe Negril

6 pm – Ecirb Mueller’s Twisted Dixie

10 pm – John Lisi & Delta Funk

 

The Carver Theater

9 pm – Zydeco Fest with Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band

Tickets available here.

 

Chickie Wah Wah

8 pm- Shinyribs

11:59 pm – MidNite Matinees with James Singleton

 

Circle Bar

7 pm -Micah McKee & Friends with Blind Texas Marlin

10 pm – The Sunliners: Anson Funderburgh & Eric Lindell

 

d.b.a.

7 pm – Ike Stubblefield Organ Trio featuring Nick Cassarino & Alvin Ford Jr.

10 pm- Stanton Moore Trio featuring Robert Walter & Will Bernard

1 am – FrequiNOT with Stanton Moore, Donald Harrison, Robert Walter,  and more.

 

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar

9 pm – Tangiers Combo

 

Dragon’s Den

7 pm – Anuraag Pendyal

10 pm- Church

 

The Frenchman Theatre

10 pm – Chris Mule & the Perpetrators

 

Hi Ho Lounge

10 pm -Azzfest

 

House of Blues

9 pm – Irvin Mayfield’s Fess After Party w/Kermit Ruffins & more + Flow Tribe

Tickets available here.

9 pm – HeartByrne: Talking Heads Tribute plus Kumasi

Tickets available here.

 

House of Blues: Foundation Room

8 pm – the Quickening

 

Howlin’ Wolf

10 pm – Live For Live Music’s “Michael Jackson vs. Stevie Wonder”

Tickets available here.

 

Hot 8 Brass Band. Photo by Michelle Elmore.

Hot 8 Brass Band. Photo by Michelle Elmore.

Howlin’ Wolf – The Den

10 pm – Hot 8 Brass Band

Tickets available here.

 

The Joy Theater

10 pm – Joe Russo’s Almost Dead

Tickets available here.

 

Mags 940

10 pm -Alex Massa Group

 

Maison

10 am – Chance Bushman & The NOLA Jitterbugs

10 pm -Higher Heights

 

Maple Leaf

8 pm – Joe Krown Trio: Walter Wolfman Washington & Russell Batiste

Tickets available here.

11 pm – “Green Is Beautiful” Grant Green Tribute w Eddie Roberts, Skerik, Alan Evan

Tickets available here.

3 am –  Marco Benevento

Tickets available here.

 

One Eyed Jacks

9 pm – Khruangbin

Tickets available here.

 

Preservation Hall

7 p.m. – “Big Shot” Reserved seats,  The Preservation Hall All Stars

Tickets available here.

11:59 p.m. – Midnight Preserves

Tickets available here.

 

Republic

9 pm – Voodoo Dead featuring Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene, George Porter Jr., Jeff Chimenti

Tickets available here.

 

Rock ‘n’ Bowl

8:30 pm – Tab Benoit with Sonny Landreth and Jonathon “Boogie” Long

Tickets available here.

 

The Saturn Bar

4 pm – Guitar Lightnin’ Lee Benefit Crawfish Boil

 

Seahorse Saloon

10 a.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

6 p.m. – Po Boyz Organ Group featuring Simon Lott

Free

 

Siberia

9 pm – Dyado with Lynn Drury, Alexandra Scott

 

Snug Harbor

9 pm – Henry Butler Quartet

11 pm- Henry Butler Quartet

Tickets available here.

 

Spotted Cat

12 pm -Carolyn Broussard

2 pm – Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses

6 pm – Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shufflers

10 pm – Pat Casey & the New Sounds

 

Three Keys

10 pm – Una Mezcla with Bill Summers & Special Friends

Tickets available here.

 

Three Muses

8 pm- Linnzi Zaorski

 

Dumpstaphunk. Photo by Jim Mimma.

Dumpstaphunk. Photo by Jim Mimma.

Tipitina’s – Uptown

9 pm- DUMPSTAPHUNK plus Naughty Professor & DJ Soul Sister

Tickets available here.