JAZZ FEST 2012
tropical isle® HOME OF THE Hand Grenade®
PAGE 47
-Sold Only At-
Based out of Eunice, La., the Red Stick Ramblers is an upbeat string band that plays a mix of Cajun, country, honky tonk and Western swing music.
Bourbon St.
Gregory Agid
435, 600, 610, 721, 727 New Orleans’ Most Powerful Drink! Live Entertainment Nightly
D AVA ELIVE IL A RY BLE !
S U T E L TER CA ARTY!
P YOUR
ODAY CALL T E YOUR C A L P TO RDER! O
Half Price Pitchers Coors Light & Abita Amber TUES & THURS ONLY
7329 FRERET • 861-7890 (1 block off Broadway)
Now Accepting NOLA Bucks!
2035 METAIRIE ROAD
www.marktwainspizza.com
12:45 p.m., WWOZ Jazz Tent Gregory Agid had already taken up the clarinet when his family moved to New Orleans when he was 12 years old. He focuses on modern jazz styles instead of the traditional sounds one might expect from a local clarinetist. He will lead his quartet through original material and a tribute to his mentor, Alvin Batiste, in this performance.
CRITICS PICK Jo “Cool” Davis with James “Sugar Boy” Crawford 12:50 p.m., Gospel Tent Gospel singer Jo “Cool” Davis is joined by New Orleans R&B legend James “Sugar Boy” Crawford. Crawford wrote “Jock-A-Mo,” which was turned into the Dixie Cups’ hit “Iko Iko,” and he led the band Sugar Boy and his Cane Cutters. Later in life, Crawford dedicated himself to gospel.
Galactic
Gambit > bestofneworleans.com > may 1 > 2012
4721 mAgAziNe st. New OrLeANs, LA
50
$
40
1:25 p.m., Acura Stage This local hard-jamming funk ensemble released Carnivale Electricos on Fat Tuesday. A partial detour from recent collaborations with hip-hop DJs, the album features beats from the music and Carnival cultures of Brazil and the Caribbean as well as local Mardi Gras Indian beats, and Mystikal and Mannie Fresh also contributed to tracks.
225 ANtibes st. mANdeviLLe, LA
iNstructiONAL LessONs
*New Orleans or Mandeville location
NOLA Paddleboards’
Race Series
(3-member team relay)
CRITICS PICK
Qualify: July 14
Registration opens April 20th / Sign up by June 1st for race discount! DetAilS on ouR webSite:
TBC Brass Band
www.NOLAPAddLebOArds.cOm
504.717.8847
Celebrating over 100 years of Serving New Orleans the Best!
Homemade Gelato Pastries · Cannoli · Spumoni
HOMEMADE ITALIAN ICE CREAM & PASTRIES SINCE 1905
214 NORTH CARROLLTON AVENUE MID CITY | 486-0078
IN SEASON
LOUISIANA STRAWBERRY & BLACKBERRY ICE
1:25 p.m., Jazz & Heritage Stage Now a decade old, the “To Be Continued” Brass Band has stuck with its once temporary name and continues to play contemporary New Orleans brass band music incorporating R&B and hip-hop.
ELS 1:30 p.m., Congo Square Stage Erica, Lisa and Elaine, who represents the “S” as Smiley, sing everything from blues and rock to 1960s girl group hits, especially R&B, soul and Motown favorites.
Charmaine Neville Band 1:30 p.m., Blues Tent Chanteuse Charmaine Neville’s repertoire is steeped in her funky New Orleans fam-
sunday | may 6
ily’s R&B, and she also performs jazz ballads and blues tunes. Her band includes pianist Amasa Miller, guitarist Detroit Brooks, bassist Jesse Boyd and Gerald French on drums.
Orange Kellin’s New Orleans DeLuxe Orchestra 1:30 p.m., Economy Hall Tent A native of Sweden, clarinetist Orange Kellin moved to New Orleans in 1966 to play traditional jazz. He was the musical supervisor for the hit One Mo’ Time.
Zion Harmonizers 1:35 p.m., Gospel Tent Originally assembled in the 1940s, the Zion Harmonizers is one of the area’s longest continually active gospel groups and has performed at every Jazz Fest.
CRITICS PICK Tom McDermott & Friends 1:40 p.m., Lagniappe Stage Pianist Tom McDermott is a master of traditional New Orleans jazz as well as Brazilian and French roots music. For this set of primarily traditional jazz, he’s joined by frequent collaborator clarinetist Evan Christopher, trumpeter Kevin Clark and vocalist Meschiya Lake.
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band 1:55 p.m., Fais Do-Do Stage Accordionist/vocalist Keith Frank leads the mellow and grooving Soileau Zydeco Band.
funky Meters 2 p.m., Gentilly Stage Original Meters Art Neville and George Porter Jr. added drummer Russell Batiste to carry the mantle of the seminal New Orleans funk band, The Meters, and the group has alternately included guitarists Brian Stoltz and Ian Neville, who currently focuses on Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk.
A Living Tribute to Harold Battiste feat. Jesse McBride, Ellis Marsalis and Germaine Bazzle 2:05 p.m., WWOZ Jazz Tent Besides his work as a musician, Battiste is known for founding the first AfricanAmerican musician-owned label (All For One), arranging Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me” and producing Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe.” He joined Ellis Marsalis on the faculty of the University of New Orleans jazz studies program.
Ninevah Baptiste Church Mass Choir 2:30 p.m., Gospel Tent This large mass choir is based out of Metairie’s Nineveh Baptist Church.
CRITICS PICK The Bounce Shake Down feat. Big Freedia, Katey Red, Keedy Black and DJ Poppa 2:35 p.m., Congo Square Stage This showcase features some of New Orleans’ top bounce artists — Big Freedia and Katey Red — rapping at the triggerman beat’s furious pace in the local call and response style.
Glen David Andrews 2:40 p.m., Blues Tent Trombonist/vocalist Glen David Andrews performs a steamy mix of jazz, funky brass sounds and New Orleans standards.
Los Hombres Calientes feat. Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield 2:50 p.m., Jazz & Heritage Stage Los Hombres Calientes was formed to explore Latin jazz sounds, and master percussionist Bill Summers incorporates a wide array of Afro-Cuban and world beats.
Greg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds 3 p.m., Economy Hall Tent Trumpeter Greg Stafford focuses on traditional New Orleans jazz. He took over the Jazz Hounds from the legendary banjoist and brass band revivalist Danny Barker.
Ed Volker 3 p.m., Lagniappe Stage Former Radiator keyboardist Ed Volker, aka Zeke, wrote prolifically for that band and also wrote a lot of his own material, stretching beyond the Radiators jammy rock sounds.
CRITICS PICK Foo Fighters 3:10 p.m., Acura Stage Guitarist Dave Grohl formed the Foo Fighters as he recovered from the difficult end of Nirvana. By 2000, it had climbed to the top of the alt-rock world with hits like “My Hero” and “Learn to Fly.” The band has collected four Best Rock Album Grammys, including one for 2011’s Wasting Light.