Shows Around Town And Free Tickets

Jazzfest Tickets are on sale now for $40 a day, soon they will be $50 a day. (FYI If you buy them at the NO arena you do not have to pay the service charge.)  I have not gone to Jazzfest for the past two years because of the cost, not wanting to truly see a particular performer, and deal with the people.  To everyone on this list I would HIGHLY recommend going the International Music Festival in Lafayette, LA instead the first week of Jazzfest.  The International Music Festival is FREE people are there to see the music.  Some of the performers that play, the International Music Festival is one of the only places in the United States they will play--like Etran Finatawa from Niger who I got to see last year or Salif Keita from Mail the year before.  Go to the 2nd weekend and see Jimmy Cobb play.

 

Free Tickets!!!

This week I am giving away two different pairs of tickets to two different shows at One Eyed Jacks!!! The first person to respond back to me with their name and the show of their choice will win.  I will notify the 2 winners to each show by email.

 

Fri 12/19/08  Garage A Trois  One Eyed Jacks

Sat 12/20/08  Black Santa's Christmas Party w/ Happy Talk, Alex McMurray, Panorama Jazz Band, and DJ Two-Headed Reindeer Saturday night (all bands will play Christmas songs) One Eyed Jacks

 

 

You will have to hurry on this one…The Roots Playing for FREE with Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Amanda Shaw, DJ Soul Sister and the Rebirth and Free Agents brass bands.  This Saturday Main Library Branch at 219 Loyola Avenue. 7PM FREE!  BUT You Need a Ticket you have to go to a library today before they close present your library card and you will receive a ticket.  Most of the branches close by 5 or 6pm.

 

*=recommended
**=recommend and I will try to attend
Fri 12/19/08  *Garage A Trois  One Eyed Jacks Tix $15 adv/$18 door
Sat 12/20/08  *Bywater Art Market Markey Park (Royal Street at Piety). 8AM-4PM. FREE.
Sat 12/20/08 **THE Roots, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Amanda Shaw, DJ Soul Sister and the Rebirth and Free Agents brass bands.  Main Library Branch at 219 Loyola Avenue. 7PM FREE!  BUT You Need a Ticket!
Sat 12/20/08  *Black Santa's Christmas Party w/ Happy Talk, Alex McMurray, Panorama Jazz Band, and DJ Two-Headed Reindeer Saturday night(all bands will play Christmas songs) One Eyed Jacks Tix $5
Sat 12/20/08   Marcia Ball  Tipitina's Uptown 
Sat 12/20/08  *BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet  Tipitina's Uptown  
Sat 12/20/08   Judith Owen & Harry Shearer's Holiday Sing-A-Long CAC
Sat 12/20/08 **The Buttons Circle Bar. 10PM
Sat 12/20/08  *Partners N Crime | Birdfinger | DJ JohnMichael Howlin Wolf. 10PM
Sun 12/21/08 **Caroling Jackson Square
Sun 12/21/08 **JACK ROSE (solo steel-string guitars), DONALD MILLER (solo 12-string guitar), THE DEATH POSTURE guitar section (Miller+Cambre-electric guitars) WTUL PRESENTS...Visiting us from Philadelphia, the world-renowned much-beloved Jack Rose and his gaggle of guitars and Jack's own personalized take on American Primitive guitar - expanding from the initial influences

of John Fahey + Robbie Basho, and incorporating his love of Ragtime, Appalachia, Indian raga, and Delta blues styles.  From

his early drone-based work with the band PELT, Jack has moved from strength to strength and is now an astonishing guitarist

with a deep repertoire.  Zeitgeist 1618 oretha castle Haley 8PM $5

Thu 12/25/08   Marva Wright, Irvin Mayfield, Kermit Ruffins,  Rockin' Dopsie Jr. Tipitina's Uptown   
Fri 12/26/08  *DJ Soul Sister & DJ Real present: I Luv James / I Luv Fela Upstairs. A tribute to James Brown & Fela Kuti

Dragon's Den. 10PM
Fri 12/26/08  *Dr. John  House Of Blues $31
Sat 12/27/08  *Dr. John  House Of Blues $31
Sat 12/27/08  *The Dirty Dozen Brass Band  Tipitina's Uptown  
Sun 12/28/08 **Les White Christmas Special | Self-Righteous Brothers  very special post-therapy christmas session hosted by

New Orleans' rarely seen masters of guitar-virtuoso drop-jaw comic inanity, THE SELF-RIGHOTEOUS BROTHERS (that being Phil

Degruy and Cranston Clements) with an extra special holiday carol-session led by LES WHITE and HIS AXES OF EVIL. Hi-Ho

Lounge. 10PM.
Tue 12/30/08 **ANXIOUS SOUND'S HOLIDAY HO-DOWN Featuring: James Singleton/Helen Gillet duo, Contra-ContraBass, Rob

Cambre/Simon Lott/Bruce Golden, Deep String Unit: 24  Now in its fifth year, Anxious Sound's annual holiday tradition of

closing out the old year and begining the new with a convergence of the city + region's most adventurous musicians will take

place once again at the Hi-Ho Lounge (hence the "Ho" in HO-Down) on the night before New Year's Eve (or the Eve of the Eve,

as we say).  Hi-Ho Lounge 2239 St.Claude Ave showtime = 10pm $5
Tue 12/30/08   Better Than Ezra  House Of Blues 
Wed 12/31/08  *Morning 40 Federation | Bobby Adams One Eyed Jack's.
Wed 12/31/08   Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk  Howlin' Wolf 
Wed 12/31/08   Papa Grows Funk  Howlin' Wolf 
Wed 12/31/08   Galactic  Tipitina's Uptown 
Wed 12/31/08   Preservation Hall Jazz Band  Tipitina's Uptown 
Sat 01/10/09 **Zydepunks w/Feufollet DBA 10pm
Sun 01/11/09   Lil' Wayne w/Gym Class Heroes  New Orleans Arena                  
Mon 01/12/09  *Abominable Iron Sloth | BlownUpNihilist | Raum | High Priest Saturn Bar. 10PM. $5
Wed 01/14/09   The Dirty Dozen Brass Band  Mahalia Jackson Theatre
Thu 01/15/09  *NOSACONN CULTURAL RECOVERY CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS CHICAGO'S 6-TIME AWARD-WINNING INDO-AFRO-CARIBBEAN MUSIC

EXPERIENCE - FUNKADESI WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE BATISTE EXPERIENCE HOB $15
BR Mon 01/19/09  *La Dispute | We Are The Living | Justinbailey Insomkneeacks 8PM
Sat 01/24/09  *Wayne "The Train" Hancock--Alternative country favorite Wayne Hancock is that rare breed of traditionalist,

one who imbues his retro obsessions with such high energy and passion that his songs never feel like museum pieces he's

trying desperately to preserve. Hancock is most often compared to Hank Williams, and he can indeed be a hardcore honky

tonker, but there's more to him than that: he also displays a genuine affinity for stomping rockabilly, Western swing, blues,

and old-timey country à la Jimmie Rodgers. Plus, he also throws in the occasional pop standard in the manner of Willie

Nelson's classic Stardust album. Hancock's devotion to classic country sounds, coupled with his strong aversion to the

Nashville hit-making machine, earned him an ardent following among alternative country fans (from both the country and rock

sides of the movement), as well as a fair amount of critical acclaim. One Eyed Jacks
Tue 01/27/09 **Los Campesinos  One Eyed Jacks 
Tue 01/27/09 **Titus Andronicus  One Eyed Jacks $12
Fri 01/23/09  *BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet  Maple Leaf 
Fri 01/23/09   Eagles  New Orleans Arena 
Thu 01/29/09 **F*cked Up, Iron Age, Haarp, Necro Hippies 2728 N. Derbigny / 1616 St. Ferdinand
7PM. $5
Fri 01/30/09  *Rotary Downs with The Happy Talk Band One Eyed Jack's
Sat 01/31/09   Johnny Winter  Harrah's New Orleans 
Sat 02/07/09 **Andrew Bird with Loney Dear HOB
Sun 02/08/09   American Aquarium  Circle Bar 
Tue 02/10/09 **ANNUALS PLUS JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD ALSO PLUS WHAT LAURA SAYS Parish $10
Sun 02/15/09  *HANK III & ASSJACK PLUS THOSE POOR BASTARDS HOB $20
Tue 02/17/09   Dr. Dog | Drug Rug One Eyed Jack's
Thu 02/19/09   ROBERT EARL KEEN AND CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED HOB $25
Mon 02/23/09 **Quintron | Andrew W.K. One Eyed Jack's
Mon 02/23/09  *Lucinda Williams  House Of Blues $33
Thu 02/26/09  *Robin Williams  Lakefront Arena  $35 for the cheap seats
BR Thu 02/26/09 **"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour"  Manship Theatre 
BR Thu 02/26/09   Bill Charlap  Manship Theatre 
BR Thu 02/26/09   Lewis Nash  Manship Theatre 
BR Thu 02/26/09   Nicholas Payton  Manship Theatre 
BR Thu 02/26/09   Peter Bernstein  Manship Theatre 
BR Thu 02/26/09   Peter Washington  Manship Theatre 
BR Thu 02/26/09   Ravi Coltrane  Manship Theatre 
BR Thu 02/26/09   Steve Wilson  Manship Theatre
Sun 03/01/09 **Flogging Molly  House Of Blues $30
Mon 03/02/09  *Flogging Molly  House Of Blues $30
Sun 03/08/09  *Tim Barry | Austin Lucas | Josh Small | Rougarou Tim Barry is the front man of AVAIL Dragon's Den. 7PM. $5
Tue 03/10/09 **TOKYO POLICE CLUB PLUS RA RA RIOT HOB $12
Sat 03/14/09  *St. Joseph's Day The Italian American Marching Club is one of the largest ethnic organizations in the

Southeastern United States. It was founded in 1970 and has climbed to heights of 1500 members in recent years. Our objective

is to keep our Italian heritage prevalent in New Orleans, the destination of so many of our forefathers in the 19th and 20th

centuries. Our organization is unique in that we have incorporated the focal point of New Orleans' festive culture, the

parade, into our love of our Italian heritage. We do this in celebration of St. Joseph's Day each year. French Quarter. 6PM.

FREE

Sun 03/15/09 **King Khan | The Shrines One Eyed Jack's. 9PM.
Sat 03/21/09  *The Alternative Media Expo '09 The Warehouse at the Contemporary Arts Center. 12PM. $5
Sat 03/21/09  *Ballzack One Eyed Jack's. 9PM
Sat 03/21/09   Feufollet  Fete Francaise 
Sun 03/22/09 **Kylesa | Skeletonwitch | Thou--Heavy Metal Parking Lot 4537 N. Robertson (at Japonica) 7PM
Mon 03/23/09  *The Black Lips One Eyed Jack's. 9PM
Fri 03/27/09  *DJ Soul Sister's Chocolate Kitty One Eyed Jack's. 9PM.
Mon 04/13/09 **Dan Deacon Heavy Metal Parking Lot 4537 N. Robertson (at Japonica) 7PM $5
Fri 04/24/09   Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra / Wynton Marsalis  TBA 
Sat 04/25/09   Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra / Wynton Marsalis  TBA 
Fri 04/24/09   "Festival International De Louisiane" Lafayette, LA  
Sat 04/25/09   "Festival International De Louisiane" Lafayette, LA    
Sun 04/26/09   "Festival International De Louisiane" Lafayette, LA
April 24 - 26 (1st weekend)
Wynton Marsalis, Dave Matthews Band, James Taylor, Joe Cocker, Earth Wind & Fire, Wilco, Spoon, Erykah Badu, Irma Thomas,

Orishas, Third World, Robert Cray, Etta James & the Roots Band, Mavis Staples, Drive-By Truckers feat. Booker T. Jones,

Johnny Winter, Pete Seeger, Hugh Masekela, Better Than Ezra, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Galactic, Roy Haynes, Pete

Fountain, Avett Brothers, Kinky, Roy Rogers, Del McCoury Band, Terence Blanchard, Marc Broussard, DJ Jubilee with 5th Ward

Weebie and Ms. Tee, Buckwheat Zydeco's 30th Anniversary feat. The Hitchhikers, Tab Benoit, Locos por Juana, Trombone Shorty,

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Yacub Addy and Odadaa of Ghana, Rebirth Brass Band Reunion with Kermit Ruffins, Ivan Neville &

Dumpstaphunk, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, Donald Harrison, The Anointed Jackson Sisters, Tribute to Mahalia Jackson featuring Irma Thomas, Mavis Staples, and Pamela Landrum, Chris Smither, Henry Butler, Papa Grows Funk, Robert Mirabal, Harlem Blues & Jazz Band, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, Sonny Landreth, Benjy Davis Project, The Vettes, Mem Shannon & the Membership, Stephanie Jordan, Warren Storm, Willie Tee and Cypress feat. Tommy McLain and T K Hulin, Astral Project, Ladysmith Redlions of South Africa, Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, Amammereso Agofomma of Ghana, The Dixie Cups, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Germaine Bazzle, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Marlon Jordan, Tabby Thomas, Spencer Bohren, Savoy Music Center of Eunice Saturday Cajun Jam, Dew Drop Inn Revisited hosted by Deacon John feat. Wanda Rouzan, Eddie Bo, Allen Toussaint, Robert Parker, and Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show, Wayne Toups & Zydecajun, Leroy Jones presents the Fairview Brass Band Reunion Tribute to Danny Barker, Bruce Daigrepont, Vivaz!, Pfister Sisters' 30th Anniversary, Gringo do Choro, Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band, Thais Clark, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Henry Gray & the Cats, Joe Krown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington & Russell Batiste, Jr., Lil' Buck Sinegal Blues Band, EOE, Ebony Hillbillies, Crescent City Allstars feat. James Andrews, Hot 8 Brass Band, Schatzy, Jake Smith, 19th Street Red Blues Band, Brasilliance!, Mighty Chariots of Fire, Sharde Thomas & the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, Chris Owens, Topsy Chapman, New Bumpers' Revival Jazz Band of France, Zulu Male Ensemble, Jo "Cool" Davis, Leah Chase, Herlin Riley, Roderick Paulin, Mahogany Brass Band, Ingrid Lucia, MyNameisJonMichael, Texas Johnny Brown & the Quality Blues Band, Rockie Charles & the Stax of Love, AsheSon, Jim McCormick, Lil' Malcolm & the House Rockers, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, Thomas "Big Hat" Fields & his Foot Stompin' Zydeco Band, Guitar Slim, Jr., Storyville Stompers Brass Band, Willis Prudhomme & Zydeco Express, Lost Bayou

Ramblers, Waterseed, Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians, DJ Hektik & the New Orleans Society of Dance with Freedia and Nobi,

Tipsy Chicks, Jonno Frishberg & Bayou DeVille, Christian Serpas & Ghost Town, Kumbuka African Drum and Dance Collective,

NewBirth Brass Band, High Ground Drifters Bluegrass Band, New Orleans Night Crawlers Brass Band, Hadley Castille & the

Sharecropper Band, Carrollton Hunters and Cherokee Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Big Steppers, Furious Five, and Untouchables

SAPCs, Patrice Fisher & Arpa feat. special guests from Brazil, Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders feat. Butch Thompson,

Young Tuxedo Brass Band, Betty Winn & One A-Chord, McDonogh #35 High School Gospel Choir, Sophisticated Ladies feat. Barbara Shorts, Leslie Smith, Cindy Scott, and Judy Spellman, Golden Comanche and Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians, N.O.C.C.A. Jazz Ensemble, Real Untouchables Brass Band, Olympia Aid, New Look & First Division SAPCs, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Tommy Sancton, Society Brass Band, Connie Jones, St. Joseph the Worker Music Ministry, UNO Jazz Combo, June Gardner & the Fellas, New Orleans Spiritualettes, Smitty Dee's Brass Band, Kid Simmons' Local International Allstars, Semolian Warriors, Comanche

Hunters, and Golden Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble, Tyronne Foster & the Arc Singers,

Loyola University Jazz Ensemble, Franklin Avenue B.C. Mass Choir, Small Souljas Brass Band, Val & the Love Alive Fellowship

Choir, Single Ladies, Family Ties, Big Nine, and Keep N It Real SAPCs, Second Mount Carmel Gospel Choir, Xavier University

Jazz Ensemble, Heritage School of Music Band, Gospel Soul Children, Nine Times Men, Single Men, Dumaine Gang, Divine Ladies,

and Lady Jetsetters SAPCs, Red, White & Blue and Wild Mohican Mardi Gras Indians, Reverend Charles Jackson & the Jackson

Travelers, Nineveh B.C. Mass Choir, Kid Simmon's Local International Allstars, Voices of St. Peter Claver, David & Roselyn,

Grayhawk, Washboard Leo, Red Hot Brass Band, Kayla Woodson & Louisiana Lightnin'

 

April 30 - May 3 (2nd weekend)
Aretha Franklin, TBA, Sugarland, Ben Harper and The Relentless 7, Tony Bennett, Kings of Leon, The Neville Brothers, Bonnie

Raitt, Common, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, The O'Jays, Toots & the Maytals, Allen Toussaint, John Mayall,

Solomon Burke, Doc Watson, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, The Whispers, Jakob Dylan, Chuck Brown, Meter Men: Zig, George,

and Leo, Kurt Elling, Rance Allen, Cowboy Mouth, Guy Clark, Radiators Aaron Neville, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Tab

Benoit & the Wetland Allstars, Marcia Ball, Ellis Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Dirty Dozen Brass Band,

Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Frankie Ford, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet,

Mississippi Mass Choir, Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters, Anders Osborne, the subdudes, Esperanza Spalding,

Patty Griffin, Deacon John, Chris Thomas King, Kind of Blue @ 50 Tribute to Miles Davis feat. Jimmy Cobb, Wallace Roney,

Larry Willis, and Buster Williams, John Scofield & the Piety Street Band, George Wein & the Newport Allstars feat. Randy

Brecker, VaShawn Mitchell & Friends, Nicholas Payton, Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir, Irvin Mayfield & the New

Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Bonerama, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Genius of Sidney Bechet: A Tribute feat. Bob Wilber, Dr.

Michael White, and Brian "Breeze" Cayolle, Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet, Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, Nathan & the

Zydeco Cha Chas, Theresa Andersson, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm, Bobby Lounge feat. Sarah Quintana, Chieck Hamala

Diabate of Mali, The Iguanas, Treme Brass Band, Lars Edegran & the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Lionel Ferbos & the Palm

Court Jazz Band, Fredy Omar con su Banda, Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias, Soul

Rebels, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Luther Kent & Trickbag, Banu Gibson's Hot Jazz with Bucky Pizzarelli, Mark Braud,

Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, Marva Wright & the BMWs, Kenny Bill Stinson & the Ark-LA-Mystics, Gregg Stafford's Jazz

Hounds' Tribute to Danny Barker feat. Juanita Brooks, Eric Lindell, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Rumba Buena,

Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars, Charmaine Neville Band, Eddie Bo, Ori Danse Club of Benin, Crocodile Gumboot Dancers

of South Africa, Rotary Downs, George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band, Walter Payton & Filé Gumbo, Dash Rip

Rock, John Boutté, Sonny Bourg & the Bayou Blues Band, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, Sherman Robertson, Honey Island Swamp Band, The Revealers, I'Voire Spectacle feat. Seguenon Kone, Alex McMurray, 101 Runners, Midnite Disturbers, Paulin Brothers Brass Band, Big Chief Peppy & the Golden Arrows Mardi Gras Indians, D.L. Menard & the Louisiana Aces, James Rivers Movement, Otra, Tony Green's Gypsy Jazz, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, John Rankin, Betsy McGovern & the Poor Clares, Kenny Neal, Lil' Brian & the Travelers, Jeremy Davenport, Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band, Jamal Batiste & the Jam-Allstars, Ensemble Fatien feat. Seguenon Kone, Dr. Michael White, and Jason Marsalis, Sharon Martin, St. Louis Slim, Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band, TBC Brass Band, Lady Rollers, Original C.T.C., and Nine Times Ladies SAPCs, Feufollet, War Chief Juan & Young Fire and White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans Bingo! Show, David Egan, Kidd Jordan-Al Fielder & the IAQ, Drew Landry Band, Driskill Mountain Boys, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Washboard Chaz, Bamboula 2000, Danza, Marisa y Mariachi Agave, J. Monque'D Blues Band, Cedric Watson, Twangorama, Higher Heights, Tim Laughlin, Elysian Fieldz, Percussion Inc., Pinettes Brass Band, Scene Boosters, Old N Nu Fellas, Secondline Jammers, and Ladies of Unity SAPCs, Little Freddie King Blues Band, Glen David Andrews, Po' Henry & Tookie, Sherman Washington & the Zion Harmonizers, Culu Children's Traditional African Dance Ensemble, Paky Saavedra's Bandido, New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Rhythm Section, Bob French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, Shamarr Allen, Free Agents Brass Band, Jambalaya Cajun Band, Benny Grunch & the Bunch, Javier Tobar & Elegant Gypsy, Creole Zydeco Farmers, Bonsoir Catin, Corey Ledet, Gina Brown, Reggie Hall & the Twilighters feat. Lady Bee, Forgotten Souls Brass Band, Young Magnolias, Golden Sioux, and Black Feathers Mardi Gras Indians, New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, Westbank Steppers, Valley of Silent Men, and Pigeon Town Steppers SAPCs, Doreen's Jazz New Orleans, Truth Universal & Jimi Clever, Shades of Praise Gospel Singers, Brother Tyrone, Lazarus, Berard Family Band, New Orleans Jazz Ramblers, Courtney Bryan Trio, Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, DJ Captain Charles, Blodie's Jazz Jam, New Orleans Helsinki Project, Original Last Straws, Chris Clifton, Panorama Jazz Band, Mario Abney, John Lee & the Heralds of Christ, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Hot Club of New Orleans, The Moonshiners, Clarinet Woodshed feat. Evan Christopher and Gregory Agid, SUBR Jazz Ensemble, Michael Ward, DJ Soul Sister, The Johnson Extension, Black Eagles, Geronimo Hunters, Wild Tchoupitoulas, and Wild Apaches Mardi Gras Indians, Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries, Tulane University Jazz Ensemble, First Emmanuel Baptist Church Choir, Louis Ford & his New Orleans Flairs, Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors, Red Hawk, and Black Seminoles Mardi Gras

Indians, Leviticus Gospel Choir, Dillard University Jazz Ensemble, Bester Singers and the Dynamic Smooth Family Gospel

Singers, Bon Temps Roulez, New Generation, and Undefeated Divas SAPCs, The Electrifying Crownseekers, Pinstripe Brass Band,

Ebenezer Baptist Church Mass Choir, Trouble Nation and Ninth Ward Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Famous Rocks of Harmony,

Highsteppers Brass Band, McMain High School Gospel Choir, Voices of Distinction, Gal Holiday, Lyle Henderson & Emmanuel,

Coolie Family Gospel Singers, Original Big 7 and Original 4 SAPCs, Tornado Brass Band, Eddie "Chops" Paris, Golden Blade,

Wild Red Flame, and Mohawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Morning Star B.C. Mass Choir, New Wave Brass Band, Julio y Cesar Band, First Emmanuel Church Gospel Choir, Greater Antioch Full Gospel B.C. Mass Choir, Roderick Paulin, N'Kafu African Dance

Ensemble, Original Prince of Wales and the Original Lady Buckjumpers SAPCs, Johnette Downing, Young Guardians of the Flame,

Eric McAllister, N'Fungola Sibo West African Dance Company, Mt. Hermon B.C. Mass Choir