NEW ORLEANS NIGHTLIFE & MUSIC - New Orleans Musicians
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
Troy Andrews plays every brass band instrument, has his own CDs out, had a music club named after him, played Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis and just recently graduated from New Orleans' performing arts high school, NOCCA.
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Eddie Bo
Eddie Bo shares the keys to the city. The legendary pianist released more R&B singles than any other New Orleans musician except Fats Domino.
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Jeremy Davenport
Trumpeter Jeremy Davenport was named one of the nation's most eligible bachelors just before he was scooped up by Emeril Lagasse as a sidekick for his new television show. Visitor caught up with him at his weekly show at the Ritz-Carlton's FQB lounge.
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Jason Marsalis
Jason Marsalis, the youngest of the legendary Marsalis clan, drums to a different beat for BigEasy.com.
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Kermit Ruffins
Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins gets ready to celebrate Louis Armstrong's birthday. A founding member of the Rebirth Brass Band and leader of the Barbeque Swingers, Ruffins is one of the city's most popular young jazzmen.
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Ingrid Lucia
Born into a family of street musicians, Ingrid Lucia sang her family band, the Flying Neutrinos from the streets of the French Quarter to New York where they played with everyone from Tony Bennett to Porno for Pyros.
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Dr. Michael White
Clarinetist and scholar Dr. Michael White knows New Orleans music. He's just back from his 11th straight New Year's Eve stint at New York's Village Vanguard, where he's been the only traditional jazz man to play regularly.
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