Nosso Som is a musical group and guitar trio born in New Orleans with the purpose of merging and mixing the sounds of afro-Latin rhythms with the roots of traditional genres from all over the continent.
The Glo Worm Trio perform Italian-American Ballo Liscio and Sala da Barba music, as well as original compositions by Robin Rapuzzi, band leader and 1st mandolinist. Although waltzes, mazurkas and polkas make up the bulk of their repertoire, you may also hear ragtime, early jazz, and even calypso in a live-set. The Glo Worms share members with […]
Part electric jazz ensemble, part rock band, and part raucous street party, Sam Dickey and Read the Sands is a project that draws inspiration from Bambara music of West Africa as well as Black American musical traditions. The result is a sound that is powerful, spiritual, and infectious. Started in 2019, the band has developed […]
Join Or Shovaly in Salon Salon for a night of a guitar-driven music blending jazz, funk, soul, and hip-hop motifs with global influences.
Peter Rozé on guitar and Calvin Martin on standup bass have been playing together for ten years. It's been apparent since their first gig together that it was a jazz duo match made in heaven. They create a sort of spontaneous tension and release as they weave through melodies, improvisations, and counterpoint.
Born of the roots of the many cultures in the Northern-most Caribbean town, New Orleans, The Tangiers Combo transports listeners to the vibrating lands of poets, writers, musicians and cultural refugees. Thick with artistic and ideological infusion, the uniquely positioned Mediterranean city of Tangiers distilled the best rhythms of the surrounding continents. In the same […]
Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nat & Kat Cajun String Band was formed by Natalie Naquin (cello) and Katy Murphy (guitar) after finding they shared a deep love of the early roots of Louisiana Cajun and Creole music. Leaning into their unique instrumentation while staying grounded in traditional style, Nat & Kat create stripped-down arrangements […]
Double Whisky is an acoustic string trio rooted in the music of Django Reinhardt and New Orleans. Guitarists Leo Forde, John Rodli and bassist Nobu Ozaki invite a changing cast of International guests with each salon.
The Golden Compass Trio is a band of young (well, middle aged by now) upstarts that’s dedicated to playing the traditional music of New Orleans, while also expanding on that tradition with their own renditions, arrangements, and compositions. The trio consists of Bryce Eastwood on woodwinds and vocals, Ben Fox on upright bass and vocals, […]
Hanna Mignano is a unique musical voice in the gypsy jazz violin tradition. Her soulful, melodic playing of the traditional jazz repertoire and her original compositions are a dynamic complement to the virtuosic guitar stylings of Keenan Clayton-Hall. As a duo, their music seamlessly meanders from hot swing to Parisian musettes, creating an evocative and […]
