Katrina, he says, "will uproot me, but only for a little while.
Anywhere I am if I'm not in New Orleans, I'm just a visitor."
 

"All music is good music,"she says firmly. "I try to cover the whole spectrum and do just everything. I don't want to be stagnated and stuck in a rut....People ask,'Oh,what category would you put your music in?' and I say, 'Good!'" Born into the third generation of the New Orleans legendary musical family, Charmaine has nonetheless worked hard to get where she is and make her music known as her own. The work has paid off - as one reviewer recently wrote, "Charmaine Neville is beginning to rival her father and uncles in terms of popularity in New Orleans." She started out backing up the Neville Brothers and went on to perform with the survivors, a band whose alumni list includes Harry Connick Jr. and Bobby McFerrin. It was here that she first started working with saxophonist Reggie Houston.

– New York Times (on Open Up)

Sure can dance to it, brother…hotter than chili peppers and slipperier than okra.

- People Magazine (on My Feet Can’t Fail Me Now)

Crescent City octet continues to trample genre classifications into the dirt on [their] magnificent successor to 1989’s Voodoo…

- Billboard Magazine (on The New Orleans Album)

…one of the two or three most enthralling jazz acts in the world…

- The London Times (on Open Up)

Bill Wharton
(The Sauce Boss)
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The inventor of gastronomical boogie woogie.
Like a cross between
Justin Wilson and Robert Johnson
He sings the blues
He cooks the gumbo
He plays the guitar
He writes the tunes
He feeds the masses
He makes his very own hot sauce
That’s why they call him …
THE SAUCE BOSS

ORIENTE
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Guitarist Egidio Balzola, Oriente's sound was formed by the natural fusion of Balzola's deep Afro-Cuban roots with Blues, Jazz and Brazilian influences. In  1994 the young band booked their first gigs in New Orleans where Oriente's style attracted many musicians and world class audiences at famed Snug Harbor Jazz Club and around town including        Loyola & Tulane, Jeff Fest, Cafe Brazil, The Mermaid...Feeling that deep connection to the Cuban roots they took advantage of that fertile ground and developed Oriente's signature percussive and melodic style.
 

JJ Caillier
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Some South Louisiana recordmen have been known to say zydeco is dead. So how do you explain the fact that JJ Caillier is well on his way to selling 4,000 units? And that’s without any national tours or out-of-state festivals. That’s something that Caillier himself can’t fully explain other than that he wanted to do something different this time out. His fifth disc is easily his best, one that exudes remarkable freshness and infectious vitality.

PAPILLION
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Papillion is a Louisiana Musician & Storyteller whose performances are a delightful Gumbo of Cajun & Zydeco Songs and Stories created for young Children (and the young at heart)... Papillion serves up a Toe Tappin', Two Steppin' Good Time for
the Whole Family!
 

SHAWN DE SALAZAR
AND THE PACK RATS
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This hot new band with a cool "old soul" vibe specializes in fresh, contemporary arrangements of the timeless classics for a whole new generation, with influences that include jazz, reggae, samba and swing. While the collaboration between talented teen crooner Shawn de Salazar and these seasoned players is a recent one, members of this distinctive and dynamic band have long been making their individual marks on the music scene in South Florida and far beyond. Sonny Boyd Williams (piano) has recorded and toured with renowned artists such as Blondie and Jay Black & the Americans. Al Ferreira (sax) has worked with Ben E. King and numerous Florida bands, including Fleet Starbuck Blues Band. Sergio Caiazzo (bass) has performed with such notables as Arturo Sandoval and Al Di Meola. Andy G. (drums) has played with Willie Cole, Eddie Bow, Tim Green and others in his native New Orleans.

The Riverside Dixieland Jazz Band has performed for thousands of happy, enthusiastic audiences in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and aboard many luxury cruise ships.

Based in Southern Florida, this six piece band's main Venues consist of Yacht Clubs, Country Clubs and private parties, although they can be found playing at local nightclubs, Jazz festivals and doing the odd parade.

The band's enthusiasm, and versatility, in not only playing Dixieland and New Oleans traditional music is highly contagious. The riverside plays Gospel, Big Band, Ballads and some latin.

The Riverside Dixieland Jazz Band is known for providing an entertaining, "Let's have a ball" performance, combined with hard driving, happy, toe tapping Dixieland jazz.

Originated in 1987 in Toronto Ontario and has played all over North America, including the past 14 years at the RagTime/JazzTime festival in Alexandria Bay,NY., aboard the cruise ships SS Meridian, and Costa's Mediterranea as well as numerous club and concert dates.