Gambit Digital Edition: April 28, 2025

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Volume 46 Number 17

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Bounce with it

Big Chief Brian Nelson performs Nouveau Bounce at Jazz Fest

BIG CHIEF BRIAN HARRISON NELSON

WANTS TO DRAW A LINE through more than 100 years’ worth of New Orleans music and Black Masking Indian traditions with his New Orleans Jazz & Heritage set on Thursday, May 1. What better space to do it than on the Congo Square Stage?

The big chief of the Guardians of the Flame is calling the ambitious project The Nouveau Bounce, and there will be plenty of bounce music. But it’s also an exploration of West African traditions, Black Masking Indian music, jazz, New Orleans R&B, funk and hip-hop.

“I’m telling the story of the [Indian] tradition from its early roots in the form of music and dance to the present day,” Nelson says. “And that goes into me and my current day participation with Nouveau Bounce and how that fits within the tradition.”

To help him tell that story, Nelson has assembled a notable lineup of musicians, including bassist Roland Guerin, drummer Joe Dyson, vocalist Zena Moses, bounce artist Monsta Wit da Fade and DJ Big Cheez. Medicine Man Louis and Spy Boy Ace also will be onstage along with dancers like Houston’s Iona Ashe.

They’ll be joined throughout the show by guest musicians, including percussion master Bill Summers, funk staple Cyril Neville and bounce great Cheeky Blakk.

Along with the music, Nelson says dance also will help convey the evolution of these New Orleans traditions, from traditional African dance to “booty-shaking bounce.”

“It’s almost like if the originators of Mardi Gras Indian funk of the ’70s had a baby with Big Freedia,” Nelson says with a laugh.

“The thing to me,” Nelson says, “I’m a student of both [bounce and Indian music]. In the bounce culture, a lot of the pioneers came from the same neighborhood and the same families as the Mardi Gras Indian culture bearers. It’s the same type of people in the same neighborhoods. You might have people who are a bounce artist, but their parents are a spyboy, big chief or big queen.”

“So those [bounce] artists are very close to the Black Masking Indian culture bearers,” he adds. “When you hear their style of music, everything from the drum rhythms to the style of dance to the chants themselves — you can take

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And in ways, Nouveau Bounce builds on what the album started, as well as how Nelson has grown over the years. In 2011, he graduated from the University of Southern California with an MFA in cinematic arts. His narrative short film, “Keeper of the Flame,” drew from his experiences as a young big chief.

“This show is an extension of my work as the big chief of the Guardians of the Flame,” Nelson says.

The name Nouveau Bounce is a direct nod to Nelson’s uncle Donald Harrison Jr.’s 1997 record “Nouveau Swing,” which also has become a descriptor for Harrison’s genre-blending and bending style of playing. Nelson says he was living next door to his uncle in the ’90s as he was working on the record.

“He would be babysitting me, but what was happening was I was getting a first-class education in music production, performance and jazz and all types of genres,” Nelson says. “You can take the old swing music and put your own spin on it and make it new again. And that’s the same idea behind Nouveau Bounce.”

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Cuban-born musician Cimafunk fuses a highly danceable blend of funk, Cuban rhythms and R&B. He moved to New Orleans in 2022 and last year released “Pa’ Tu Cuerpa,” which received a Grammy nomination for best Latin rock or alternative album. At this now annual Jazz Fest-time showcase, he’s backed by his band La Tribu and the show features pedal steel and guitar prodigy Robert Randolph. At 9 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Civic Theater. Tickets $55-$165 via ticketmaster.com.

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a lot of those chants and put them right into Mardi Gras Indian music. Different subject matter, of course.”

Nelson has been developing Nouveau Bounce, as an idea and as a musical project, for more than a decade. The grandson of Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr., who formed the Guardians of the Flame in 1988, Nelson grew up in the culture. After Donald Harrison Sr. died in 1998, Nelson became Big Chief of the Guardians of the Flame at just 16 years old — one of the youngest known big chiefs in the tradition’s history.

Before his grandfather passed, Nelson, his mother Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson and other members of the Harrison family recorded the album “New Way Pocky Way.” The project blended traditional Indian music with hip-hop and funk with contributions from multiple generations of the Guardians of the Flame.

Nelson plans to release a Nouveau Bounce album in the future. The first single he wants to release is “Ooh-NahNay,” a BlaqNmilD-produced track with features by rappers Juvenile and Allie Baby, Donald Harrison Jr., Nelson’s cousin Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah and bounce artist HaSizzle. Other tracks in the works, Nelson says, include performances by Bill Summers and Mystikal — recorded shortly before the rapper was arrested on rape and false imprisonment charges in 2022.

Nelson says he hopes to have the album ready by Mardi Gras 2026, but is treating this Jazz Fest set as a preview of what he’s been working on.

“I’ve been working on this for over 10 years,” Nelson says. “I’m so happy it’s finally coming together.”

Big Chief Brian & The Nouveau Bounce is at 12:50-1:50 p.m. Thursday on the Congo Square Stage. Find more on Instagram, @bigchiefbrian.

Jeff Tweedy and his original bandmates formed Wilco from the remnants of alt-country greats Uncle Tupelo, and Americana has always been bubbling under the surface for the Chicago band. But Wilco’s sound over the last 30 years has settled into a solid indie rock and art rock sound. There’s been some experimentation, but Wilco’s longevity can be credited to its sharp song-writing. The band collaborated with Cate Le Bon for their latest full-length, “Cousin,” and released the EP “Hot Sun Cool Shroud” in 2024. They play with Katie Crutchfield’s great alt-country band Waxahatchee at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Saenger Theatre.

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead

A veteran of the jam band scene, drummer Joe Russo put together his Grateful Dead cover band a dozen years ago. The lineup features talented experimental rock and jazz keyboardist Marco Benevento, Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz, vocalist Scott Metzger and guitarist Tom Hamilton. The band has welcomed guests to sit in, from former Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir to Branford Marsalis at a show last year. At 8 p.m. Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, at The Fillmore. Find tickets via fillmorenola.com.

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Singer-songwriter Anders Osborne celebrates his birthday with a host

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Big Chief Brian Harrison Nelson of the Guardians of the Flame

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Big Chief Bo Dollis Sr., the late Black Masking Indian, vocalist and influential leader of The Wild Magnolias, recently had the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard renamed in his honor. Dollis was born in 1944 and grew up near the Central City intersection. After becoming Big Chief of The Wild Magnolias in 1964, Dollis and the tribe recorded “Handa Wanda” in 1970, launching electrified Mardi Gras Indian music. Dollis died in 2015, and his son Bo Dollis Jr. now leads The Wild Magnolias.

Living on the street in New Orleans could be efectively banned under new bill

LIVING ON THE STREET OR IN OTHER

Arita Bohannan, a Jefferson Parish Council member, was recently awarded a 2025 Champions of Service Award by the state for her work creating an inclusive playground in Kenner for children with disabilities and sensory needs. The park, Anthony’s Missing Pieces Playground, is named for Bohannan’s nephew.

PUBLIC SPACES would be banned in almost any situation under a new bill authored by New Orleans Democratic Rep. Alonzo Knox.

Knox’s bill, House Bill 619, would also give private citizens and businesses like his Backatown Coffee shop the ability to compel the city to enforce the law.

the bill only allows this type of government-run camp to stay open for up to a year.

But even setting up these sorts of camps would be difficult under the bill.

THE NUMBER OF MUSIC ACTS AND OTHER PERFORMANCE SETS ON THE LINEUP UP FOR JAZZ FEST’S SECOND WEEKEND.

That number of performances, spread out over four days, doesn’t include parades, interviews or other happenings. But it does demonstrate just how huge the festival has become. In total there are 14 stages ranging in size, along with multiple food areas, beverage stands and places to take a break in the shade.

C’EST WHAT ?

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained a West Bank woman after a regular check-in and moved her to remote Basile, Louisiana, without much explanation to her husband and three kids. Originally from El Salvador, Wendy Brito came to the U.S. 15 years ago seeking asylum. After her routine, bi-annual ICE check-in in March, she never came home. Her husband told WWL-TV he didn’t know what happened until an ICE Database showed Brito had been detained.

Although Knox’s bill does not create criminal penalties for unhoused individuals specifically, it does require New Orleans and other local governments to effectively ban living on the street and most other public spaces. However, Senate Bill 196, by Slidell Republican Sen. Bob Owen, would criminalize the unhoused and create new fines and up to two years in jail as punishment.

HB 619 specifically bans “camping” in “public areas and rights of way not specifically designated for that purpose.” It defines “camping” as “lodging or residing overnight in an outdoor space,” whether that’s with a tent, blanket or other temporary shelter — or even without one.

That would essentially make living on the street illegal, unless local governments designate temporary outdoor space for unhoused people to live — only if there aren’t enough open beds in shelters available. However,

For instance, these camps of houseless people must be located in areas where they “would not adversely and materially affect the property value or safety and security of other existing residential or commercial property … [or] negatively affect the safety of children.”

Local governments would also have to get approval from the Louisiana Department of Health and ensure “the safety and security” of the property and residents. The government would also need to provide access to restrooms, running water and behavioral health services.

Camps would need to enforce a ban on “illegal substance use,” which many unhoused shelters already do. Even with the requirement for behavioral health services, including addiction services, that could make it harder for unhoused people who struggle with addiction to find a place to sleep.

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The bill comes after a U.S. Supreme Court decision last June in which the court’s conservative majority ruled enforcing these types 29.5%

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of camping bans did not amount to “cruel and unusual punishment” and was therefore constitutional.

“The Court has greenlighted the criminalization of homelessness, which research shows is counterproductive and inhumane,” Jeffrey Selbin, a Berkeley Law professor, said after the ruling.

Knox’s bill also requires LDH to create minimum standards for emergency shelters, community facilities, group homes and halfway houses. The state fire marshal would be responsible for inspecting the facilities to check that they are “safe and sanitary.”

The bill also explicitly allows residents, business owners or the attorney general to file lawsuits against the city if they believe they aren’t enforcing the ban and temporary camp rules required under the bill.

Knox’s bill does not increase state funding for services for the unhoused, but he said it “directs the state to seek and apply for federal funding specifically to address homelessness.”

However, the bill only mentions allowing the state to seek waivers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services “to obtain funding to provide

health care and housing services to individuals who are suffering from severe illnesses.” —

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New Orleans officials can sexually harass workers so long as productivity doesn’t decline

IT’S OKAY FOR NEW ORLEANS CITY OFFICIALS TO SEXUALLY HARASS

their employees — unless it hurts productivity, the city’s Civil Service Commission says.

The stunningly retrograde decision comes as part of an order reinstating former Clerk of Council Lora Johnson, who was fired last year after she was found by the New Orleans City Council to have engaged in a decade-long campaign of harassment of employees.

The commission, which is essentially the Human Resources department for city government, also ordered Johnson be given nearly a year in back pay.

The commission did not question those findings against. In fact, they explicitly acknowledge the city council proved Johnson had assaulted employees over an 11-year period.

“The commission finds that the City Council has carried its burden of showing that Ms. Johnson engaged in instances of inappropriate behavior over an 11-year period,” the commission said.

But apparently in New Orleans government, that’s not enough to be fired. According to the commission, Johnson should be reinstated because “the City Council has failed to carry its burden showing that the complained-of conduct impaired the efficient operation of the Clerk of Council’s office.”

It is unclear what ratio of sexual assault to decline in worker productivity would trigger disciplinary action against an official.

In its report, the commission also printed the full names of the employees who came forward. Publicizing the names of survivors can often cause additional trauma for them, and it’s a tactic commonly used by abusers to quell further complaints from others.

City Council President JP Morrell slammed the decision in a statement Wednesday and said the council plans on “appealing the matter to the fullest effect.”

“This decision will have a chilling effect on every victim who is considering whether to report workplace abuse,” he said. “The City of New Orleans cannot claim to care about sexual assault survivors while continuing to gloss over serious allegations in the name of efficiency.”

Vice President Helena Moreno, who passed the city’s first anti-sexual harrassment policy in 2018, also denounced the decision.

“I am extremely alarmed by the decision rendered by the Civil Service Commission and the direct impact it will have upon the execution of duties by the Clerk’s Office, its dedicated employees, and any City employee contemplating a report of sexual harassment in the future,” Moreno said.

The commission’s decision comes after Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s Office of Homeless Services and Strategy Director Nate Fields was also accused of sexual assault and harassment. In that case, while the administration has determined Fields assaulted a woman who worked for him, it has not removed him from his job as of press time. — John Stanton

You’re free to live your lifeout loud! Becauseyou’ve gotthe compassion of the cross, the securityofthe shield, and the comfortofBlue behind you.

For Joshua Starkman, New Orleans mayor campaign isn’t only about #makincontent FOR MONTHS, LOCAL MUSICIAN, POPULAR CONTENT CREATOR and satirist of all things New Orleans Joshua Starkman has been engaged in what most folks thought was an extended gag: a mayoral campaign promising loads of corruption, city funded travel and general incompetence.

But Starkman isn’t entirely kidding. He really is running for mayor — and using his campaign to not only skewer politicians but also advocate for local service industry workers, musicians and artists.

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“LaToya flew so I could run,” Starkman said Thursday during a campaign “rally” at Tipitina’s, referring not-so-subtly to Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s love of using city funds to bankroll her international travel habit.

Starkman, clad in a tuxedo, top hat and Carnival-themed bowtie, promised to accept bribes — lots of them — and outlined a platform that blurred the lines between over-the-top satire and the actual policies being enacted in the neoliberal hellscape we live in.

For instance, Starkman said he would convert all public libraries into “casino jazz clubs” geared for tourists and supervised by Irvin Mayfield, the disgraced trumpeter and close Cantrell friend who famously defrauded the New Orleans Public Library Foundation of $1.3 million.

Starkman also suggested expelling children from the city limits, turning public school facilities into grocery store chains and hosting orgies for out of towners (but only attractive ones) at the Sewerage & Water Board pump station “sex dungeon.”

But Starkman clearly isn’t entirely joking, and is using his platform to spotlight some of the very real issues residents are facing, and he’s calling on his audience to become more politically engaged, even if they are disillusioned.

At the end of the event, following several musical performances, Starkman dropped the facade to talk

about the dire conditions artists and service industry workers have been facing, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are tired of the same recycled politicians who throw together a press conference, flash a grin for the cameras, and then disappear on first class flights,” he said. “I’m talking about our mayor, who doesn’t have an agenda for the last couple quarters, which is disrespectful ... Let’s be clear, things are not working. Sometimes it’s absurd enough to laugh at, other times it’s just plain depressing.”

Starkman handed the mic to organizer and musician Elmo Price, who is advocating for more protections and higher wages for artists.

“We’re underpaid, overworked and we’re outright exploited in a city that markets itself as a cultural capital, but too often treats its artists as totally disposable,” Price said. “The elected officials, no matter what they say — they do not care about the plight of working musicians.”

“The mayor isn’t some magical figure in City Hall,” Starkman said. “The mayor is within you. So why don’t we govern?”

“Go vote,” Starkman urged the crowd. “Wake the fuck up and become interested.” — Sarah Ravits

Joshua Starkman, mayoral candidate, outside Tipitina’s April 17

PHOTO BY SARAH RAVITS / GAMBIT

Hey Blake,

While driving on the West Bank recently, I noticed a Blue Star Memorial Highway marker in the neutral ground on Gretna Boulevard. I know it’s a national program, but what is the history in this area? Where was the first marker placed?

Dear reader,

SINCE WORLD WAR II, THE BLUE STAR MEMORIAL PROGRAM HAS HONORED MEN AND WOMEN serving in the U.S. armed forces. It began in 1944 with the planting of 8,000 dogwood trees on highways by the New Jersey Council of Garden Clubs.

The following year, the National Council of State Garden Clubs (now National Garden Clubs Inc.) adopted the program and began a Blue Star Memorial Highway system that covers thousands of miles across the country. The Blue Star was an icon in World War II seen on flags and banners placed in homes, churches and businesses to signify that a son or daughter was away at war.

According to the National Garden Clubs website, the first Blue Star Memorial Highway marker in Louisiana was dedicated in 1953 in Port Allen by the West Baton Rouge Garden Club. In this area,

the first Blue Star marker was dedicated in 1955 at Fort Pike. According to a Times-Picayune article, the seven-foot-tall aluminum marker was purchased for $100 by the Federated Council of New Orleans Garden Clubs and the Louisiana State Federation of Garden Clubs.

According to the National Garden Clubs Inc., there are 40 markers in the metro New Orleans area. The most recent were erected in 2022 in Bucktown and Arabi.

THIS WEEK, THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL will mark the centennial of the birth of the King of Zydeco — Louisiana music great Clifton Chenier. Performers Marcia Ball, Sonny Landreth and Chenier’s son C.J. will lead a tribute to the legendary accordionist at 5:50 p.m. Friday, May 2, on the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage. Born June 25, 1925, in Opelousas, Louisiana, Chenier’s father Joseph, also a musician, taught him to play the accordion as a child. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, by the time he was 16, Chenier and his older brother Cleveland (who played the washboard) were regular entertainers at house parties, fais do-do dances and larger clubs and dance halls. Chenier developed his own musical style combining elements of French Creole music, Cajun music and rhythm and blues.

In 1954, recording scout J.R. Fulbright heard the Chenier brothers play and hired them to record “Louisiana Stomp” and “Clifton’s Blues.” These two tracks are among the earliest recorded examples of what is now known as zydeco. Chenier would continue to record and tour the country with his bands the Zydeco Ramblers and Red Hot Louisiana Band.

Chenier won a 1983 Grammy for his album “I’m Here!” It was his third Grammy nomination. In 1984, the National Endowment for the Arts named him a National Heritage Fellow, the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts.

In 1978, Chenier invited his son C.J. to play saxophone with the band. As the elder Chenier became ill from diabetes, his son took on a larger role, eventually becoming bandleader when his father died in 1987. Now called the “Crown Prince of Zydeco,” C.J. earned a 2011 Grammy nomination.

In 2014, Clifton Chenier received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2016, his album “Bogalusa Boogie” was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.

A Blue Star Memorial at the entrance to the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse PROVIDED PHOTO

Week Two

ROUND TWO OF MUSIC, FOOD AND MORE AT THE FAIR GROUNDS

A 2025 JAZZ FEST JAZZ FEST

FTER A FEW DAYS OFF, the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival picks back up for its second week Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4, with hundreds of performances, plenty of food and a ton of Louisiana arts and culture.

The big acts at Jazz Fest’s second long weekend at the Fair Grounds include Pearl Jam, Santana, My Morning Jacket, Joan Jett, Cage the Elephant, Luke Combs, Patti LeBelle, Lenny Kravitz and Ledisi. But with 12 stages of music, festival-goers will find touring acts and performers from New Orleans and South Louisiana playing all kinds of music. There’s also a kids’ tent, an interview stage, parades and performances in the Folklife Village.

The Cultural Exchange Pavilion this year highlights Mexico, with Mexican and Mexican-American bands playing everything from mariachi music, marimba and norteño to rock and experimental

styles. There also are Mexican artists and a food booth serving up Mexican dishes.

Weekend passes and single-day tickets are still available, and the second Locals Thursday of the festival is May 1 with a discount on tickets for Louisiana residents. There also are new discounts for Louisianans on single-day tickets and four-day passes. Read more about those details and the festival’s cashless policy on page 45.

On the following pages, Gambit previews the second week out at Jazz Fest. There are music recommendations for each day, suggestions on cheap eats and information on the festival’s recycling initiatives. There also is a pullout section of daily schedule cubes and a festival map. Keep up with Gambit’s coverage of Jazz Fest 2025 at bestofneworleans.com and on our social media. Happy Festin’!

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career, he’s played with a host of jazz greats, including Terence Blanchard, Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis and Marcus Roberts, among others. — JOHN STANTON

Midnite DISTURBERS

4:30-5:20 P.M.

JAZZ & HERITAGE STAGE

This Jazz Fest-only supergroup features a dozen or so of the city’s best brass and funk musicians rocking out on extended versions of brass band songs. The lineup is always fluid, but some regular participants have included Galactic drummer Stanton Moore and saxophonist Ben Ellman, the Dirty Dozen’s Roger Lewis and Big Sam Williams. Last year’s show featured Glen David Andrews, Kirk Joseph and Mike Dillon digging into songs like Lil’ Rascals’ “Buck It Like a Horse” and Treme Brass Band’s “Gimme My Money Back.”

Za r ELECTRIK

3-4 P.M.

LAGNIAPPE STAGE

5-6 P.M.

CULTURAL EXCHANGE PAVILLION

You can unpack the contemporary mysticism of Zar Electrik from the name alone. “Zar” refers to an ancient spirit-healing ritual found in parts of Ethiopia and Egypt — a tradition rooted in rhythm, trance and connection to the unseen. The “Electrik” half speaks to the voltage in the French trio’s sound: synth-driven and pulse-heavy, brushing up against modern trance while anchored by traditional instruments like the guembri and oud.

The band’s pan-Mediterranean approach spans languages, including Arabic, French and occasionally Spanish, and Anass Zine and Arthur Péneau’s vocals weave Maghrebian harmonies through Didier Simione’s textured electronics. The result is a sound that’s immersive, hypnotic and spiritually charged. LIAM PIERCE

Adonis Rose & THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA’S TRIBUTE TO FRANKIE BEVERLY AND MAZE

4:10-5:15 P.M.

WWOZ JAZZ TENT

For multiple generations of festival-goers, Frankie Beverly and Maze were synonymous with Jazz Fest. Though not from New Orleans, Beverly was one of the most locally beloved musicians for more than 30 years, and his music has been an integral part of cookouts and parties across the city.

Originally from Philadelphia, Beverly came up as part of the Philly Soul movement but quickly developed his own style of funk and soul. He played his final New Orleans show last May and was feted during a star-studded Maze show during Essence Fest. He passed away in September last year.

Beverly’s legacy is in good hands with Adonis Rose and the Grammy Award-winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. In addition to playing drums for the orchestra, Rose also is its creative director. Over his

The group’s celebration of local music also plays out on its shirts. Members have the names of some of their favorite or influential musicians printed on their T-shirts. They’ve given shout-outs to older jazz and R&B greats as well as tributes to Trumpet Black, Russell Batiste and Midnite Disturbers founder Kevin O’Day. — JAKE CLAPP

Lil Wayne & THE ROOTS

5:30-7 P.M.

FESTIVAL STAGE

A prolific rapper whose intricate use of internal rhyme and metaphor and sharp vocal rasp make his voice instantly identifiable, Lil Wayne rose to fame as a New Orleans teen under Cash Money Records’ Bryan “Baby” Williams’ mentorship. He went on to form the Hot Boys with local rising star rappers including Juvenile, contributing one of the most memorable verses to Juvie’s anthemic “Back That Azz Up.” Since then, Weezy has churned out a string of critically acclaimed albums, with “Tha Carter III” and “Tha Carter IV” helping to cement his status among the best-selling artists of all time.

The Roots also trace their careers back to high school, when founders Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter were still nerding out on shared musical obsessions in Philly while laying the groundwork for what would become an innovative combination of jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop and rock — and the house band on “The Tonight Show.”

Last year, The Roots backed Weezy to close out the annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Now, it’s their turn to visit Lil Wayne on his home city. If the energy and setlist are anything like their 2024 collab, Jazz Fest is in for a treat. — JENNIFER ODELL

Babyface

5:30-7 P.M.

CONGO SQUARE STAGE

Over his nearly 50-year career, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds has left an indelible mark on music — and on high school dance floors everywhere. Both with his songwriting and performances, Babyface helped transform rhythm and blues from the classic soul and funk sounds of the ’60s and early ’70s through the synthesizer era of the ’80s and into the modern R&B style we know today.

Babyface has scored 26 No. 1 hits and racked up 13 Grammy Awards, and as a writer and producer, he’s been responsible for some of the biggest hits over the last half-century, including classic jams for Whitney

Houston, Bobby Brown, Lil Wayne, Janet Jackson, Madonna and even Zendaya. He remains one of the last true “panty dropper” singers still performing.

JOHN STANTON

Ta j Mahal & THE PHANTOM

BLUES BAND

5:45-7 P.M.

BLUES TENT

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Taj Mahal has spent the better part of six decades mining music of the world for links to the blues. In the process, he’s developed a sound centered on human connection and a healthy respect for the past, both of which have played key roles in his wide-ranging creative output.

Now 82, Mahal began his career working with Ry Cooder in the folk-rock outfit the Rising Sons. Three seminal solo albums, “Taj Mahal,” “The Natch’l Blues” and “Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home” followed, as did excursions into world music, though Mahal’s soulful singing voice and fluid fingerpicking skills tended to keep his sound rooted in the blues.

Mahal brings his ’90s-era Phantom Blues Band — which previously featured New Orleans pianist Jon Cleary — to Jazz Fest before hitting the road with Keb’ Mo’ in support of their new release, “Room On the Porch.” — JENNIFER ODELL saturday

The Roots will join Lil Wayne on the Festival Stage on Saturday.

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Creating connections that last a li fe time this is the benchmar k of success for Son of a Sain t, a non- prof t organization that provides mentor ship, wraparound services, and oppor tuni ties to young boys in New Or leans who have lost their father s. The organization was founded in 2011 by Bivian “Sonny ” Lee III who lost his father to a hear t at tack at an early age. The program induct s new mentees starting at age 10, and participan ts remain involved un til the age of 21. As Son of a Sain t approaches it s 15th anniver sary, the full scope of it s impact comes in to view as alumni begin to fnd success in their young adul thood.

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“We will be ffeen year s old on Januar y 1, 2026, and that is great for our legacy, for our tenure, and for what’s still building,” said Elliot Hu tchinson, Creative Director at Son of a Sain t, who st ar ted as a volunteer wi th the organization near ly 10 year s ago. “But it ’s in teresting because wi th the type of work we do, the full jour ney for each mentee takes close to 11 year s. So, in some ways, we are still jus t hi tting our stride wi th these ffeen year s.”

When participan ts enter the Son of a Sain t communit y, they are assigned to an in -house case team That team consis ts of case managers, ment al heal th specialis ts, as well as success coaches, who work in tandem to address and suppor t the individualized needs of the child, whether emotionally, ps ychologic ally, or ac ademic ally.

Addi tionally, each boy enrolled in Son of a Sain t is paired wi th an adul t male mentor through a series of organic oppor tuni ties and ex tracur ricular ac tivi ties In turn, the mentor commit s to main taining a strong connection wi th his mentees for year s to come.

“W hen you are in Son of a Sain t you st ay connected It ’s a decades- long, li felong collaboration process,” Hu tchinson said. Cemon “CC” Anderson’s jour ney exemplifes ever ything Son of a Sain t hopes to instill in the lives of it s young men. Anderson graduated from Son of a Sain t in 2019, and the mentor s he found through the organization continue to play a pivotal role in his li fe today. His designated mentor was Chris Musco, bu t Anderson also shared how he developed meaningf ul connections wi th several st aff members, as well as long -time Son of a Sain t partner and suppor ter, Lon Nichols, Director of Human Resources for Felipe’s Taqueria.

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This past December, Anderson was promoted to Rest aurant Manager at Felipe’s Taqueria’s Uptown location, afer moving through the rank s st ar ting in 2021 To suppor t his transi tion in to this leader ship role, Felipe’s provided Anderson wi th the opportunit y to participate in the Dale Carnegie Leader ship Training Program last month.

According to Anderson, the 3- day training program proved to be a valuable resource, illuminating key aspect s of leader ship, including how to take initiative, delegate task s, manage employee mist akes, an d foster a posi tive and tr us ting work environmen t.

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The connec tion be tween Felipe’s Taqueria and Son of a Sain t endures, wi th meaningf ul and impact ful ways to not only suppor t the organization’s young mentees in their career oppor tuni ties, bu t also the nonpro ft ’s holistic mission. For the entire month of May, Felipe’s Taqueria will raise money for Son of a Sain t by offer ing the round- up option for gues ts at all four New Or leans rest aurant loc ations The restauran t will also match the collec ted donations

“Son of a Sain t saved my li fe, if I’m being ho nest ,” Anderson said “I t taught me how to be a man.”

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Etra n de l’Aï r OF NIGER

1:40-2:35 P.M.

BLUES TENT

3:40-4:40 P.M.

CULTURAL EXCHANGE PAVILION

Etran de L’Aïr hails from Agadez, Niger, a city in the Sahara known as a crucible for desert guitar music. But where many Tuareg bands lean hypnotic and brooding, Etran has a celebratory, wedding-party energy. Their name means “Stars of the Aïr,” a nod to the Aïr Mountains that surround their hometown. Etran de L’Aïr brings bright, interlocking guitar lines — their three guitarists even swap their bass and trebles throughout performances — along with galloping rhythms and joyous vocals. While they first played on battered amps and hand-me-down instruments, they’ve now honed a thrilling live show that radiates heat and communal spirit. — LIAM PIERCE

Charlie & the Tropicale s

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1:50-2:45 P.M.

LAGNIAPPE STAGE

Vocalist and trombonist Charlie Halloran brings a vibrant ’50s- and ’60s-style Caribbean flair to the stage with his band, The Tropicales. The Tropicales deliver a retro-subtropical sound, blending calypso and cumbia into a dance-filled experience. The band’s lineup is fluid, but bassist Pete Olynciw, guitarist Nahum Zdybel, saxophonist Tomas Majcherski, trumpeter David Navarro, percussionist Joel Guzman and drummer Jafet Perez have all been frequent collaborators with Halloran.

Halloran and The Tropicales will be joined by Mireya Ramos, a Latin Grammy Award–winning vocalist and violinist best known as a founding member of the allwomen mariachi group Flor de Toloache.

— MADDIE SPINNER

daughter of country music songwriter Monty Powell. But the New Orleans artist went in a totally different direction with her stage persona, exploring sexuality and gender in her music, dubbed “rap cabaret,” and in the past sporting curlers and vintage lingerie on stage. Boyfriend released her first full-length album “Sugar & Spice” in 2022 and followed it in 2023 with “And Everything Nice.” Her next album, “In the Garden,” out May 9, is a retelling of the Adam and Eve story from Eve’s perspective and features Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters as Adam, Big Freedia as God, Peaches as the serpent and Billy Porter narrating. — KAYLEE POCHE

Charlie Gabriel & FRIENDS

4:40-5:35 P.M.

ECONOMY HALL TENT

Few, if any, New Orleans musicians living and working in the city today have helped shape the sound of New Orleans music the way Charlie Gabriel has. At 92, the saxophonist and clarinet master is widely regarded as the soul of his main group, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Gabriel began playing New Orleans jazz at age 11, picking up gigs during the war, a pivotal time in American jazz. Today, his bandmates often point to Gabriel’s past work with icons ranging from Aretha Franklin and Tony Bennett to Lionel Hampton and George Lewis, as evidence of his unmatched ability to bring the musical history imprinted on his playing into all that he does. As a leader, Gabriel gets even more room to stretch out and show off the love in his heart and music in his ears. — JENNIFER ODELL

Dav e Matthews BAND

5-7 P.M.

FESTIVAL STAGE

Guitarist and vocalist Dave Matthews was working as a bartender in Charlottesville, Virginia, when he pulled together his band in the early ’90s — including bassist Stefan Lessard and drummer Carter Beauford, who have been mainstay members. Thirty years on and millions and millions of albums sold, it’s safe to call the Dave Matthews Band an institution in American music.

DMB released its 10th album, “Walk Around the Moon,” in 2023 and it peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart — the band’s first album not to debut at No. 1 since 1996’s “Crash,” which is still DMB’s best-selling album. All that to say, despite any jokes directed their way, the rock band are big festival scene favorites, especially among jam band fans. — JAKE CLAPP

Burna BOY

5:20-6:50 P.M.

CONGO SQUARE STAGE

a style that has caught the attention of critics and audiences alike. It’s a unique sound that reflects Burna Boy’s pan-Africanist activism, which seeks to reconnect African and African-diaspora cultures across the globe. — JOHN STANTON

HAIM

5:30-7 P.M.

GENTILLY STAGE

California sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim began performing together as kids in a cover band with their parents. The trio went on to form the indie rock outfit HAIM in 2007, and immediately hit the mainstream with their first album, 2013’s “Days Are Gone.”

Boy friend

2:40-3:35 P.M.

GENTILLY STAGE

Singer-songwriter and producer Boyfriend had a conservative Christian upbringing in Nashville as the

Over the last decade, Burna Boy has emerged as one of the biggest musicians on the world stage. Originally from Nigeria, he’s part of a new generation of African musicians that have taken up the torch from luminaries like Fela Kuti and Youssou N’Dour (who plays the festival Friday, April 25).

Burna Boy plays what he calls Afro-fusion, which combines hip-hop, Afrobeat, R&B and reggae into

Their most recent album, 2021’s “Women in Music Pt. III,” featured Taylor Swift on the track “Gasoline,” and Swift included HAIM on her song “no body, no crime.”

HAIM has released two singles in 2025, “Relationships” and most recently “Everybody’s trying to figure me out,” the latter which Danielle called her “favorite song we’ve written in the last couple years.” — KAYLEE POCHE

The Dave Matthews Band plays the Festival Stage on Sunday.

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Corey Henry & THE TREME FUNKTET

12:10-1 P.M.

FESTIVAL STAGE

Pound for pound, Corey Henry is one of the best musicians in New Orleans. Raised in Treme, he comes from a family with deep ties to the jazz and brass band worlds, including his grandfather Chester Jones and uncle Benny Jones. And his daughter, Jazz, plays with the Original Pinettes Brass Band. Henry began learning music at an early age by watching the musicians in the neighborhood do their thing. He’s a phenom on the trombone, to be sure, but he’s also an incredibly charismatic band leader. His weekly gig with the Treme Funktet at Vaughn’s is so dimly lit you can barely see the band — but you can still feel Henry.

It also helps that the Treme Funktet are some the finest musicians in the city, including guitarist June Yamagishi and drummer Terry Scott Jr. It’s a tight outfit that can put out some of the best jazz and funk in New Orleans.

Henry and The Treme Funktet captured some of that live magic on their recently released album, “Live at Vaughan’s.” — JOHN STANTON

Pasaton

o ORQUESTA

12:40-1:40 P.M.

CULTURAL EXCHANGE PAVILION

4:20-5:10 P.M.

LAGNIAPPE STAGE

While researching the music of his family’s hometown in Mexico’s mountainous Mixtec region of Oaxaca in 1995, ethnomusicology student and musician Rubén Luengas Pérez was presented with his first bajo quinto, a wide-bodied acoustic guitar with 10 metal strings and a deep, rich sound. “That day completely changed my life,” Perez told NPR two decades later. It sparked his acclaimed career as a leading player, composer and revivalist of traditional Mixtec music and instruments.

Today, Pérez serves as musical director for the Pasatono Orquesta. The group owes much of its

“chilenas swing” sound to the band’s study of traveling Mixtec orchestras in the 1920s that played a unique style marrying classical European and African music traditions with jazz and the traditional music of the indigenous Mixtec group. Pasatono’s innovative approach builds on those bands’ sounds while pushing the music of their ancestors forward in danceable form.

The band also plays at 12:15 p.m. Friday in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion and later will be interviewed at 2:15 p.m. by Betto Arcos on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage. — JENNIFER ODELL

The Nayo Jone s EXPERIENCE

1:35-2:35 P.M.

WWOZ JAZZ TENT

You can’t get much of a better introduction to jazz than having your father be musician and music educator William “Doc” Jones. Born in Chicago, Nayo Jones grew up listening to standards, which she performs today, and playing the flute.

Now based in New Orleans, Jones is a longtime performer at the iconic Carousel Lounge and at the Royal Sonesta Hotel’s Jazz Playhouse, and she has toured with Kermit Ruffins and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Last September, she released her EP “With Love Nayo Jones” featuring songs like Billie Holiday’s “Don’t Explain” and Nina Simone’s “Don’t Smoke in Bed,” as well as the up-tempo original “Ask Me Tenderly.” — KAYLEE POCHE

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2:45-3:40 P.M.

GENTILLY STAGE

Vocalist David Shaw played a Jazz Fest set with his band The Revivalists on the festival’s first Sunday, but this set will give him a chance to play his more stripped-back solo music. He told the publication Afterglow he’s leaning into “a different side of the artistry, a different side of my voice” with his solo material.

As it so often goes, Shaw had written some songs that he felt weren’t a good fit for The Revivalists, so he released his first solo album in 2021, followed by last October’s “Take a Look Inside.” That album covers a lot of personal ground, including from the highs of his relationship with his wife on “Guru” to the tough times on “When You Love Somebody.” It also includes an acoustic cover of The Revivalists’ breakout 2012 track “Soulfight,” a nod to where it all began. — KAYLEE POCHE

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FIRM ROOTS

2:55-3:55 P.M.

WWOZ JAZZ TENT

New Orleans bassist and music educator Peter Harris has become a keystone of the city’s modern jazz scene, thanks to leadership of Firm Roots and other combos at the Bayou Bar, a post that earned

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performed at the fest at least 12 times since 1989 — Santana’s had to delay some live shows due to health issues. But he’s back in action and fiery as ever,

according to reviews. Recent sets have included a mix of hits like “Oye Como Va” and the anthemic “Black Magic Woman,” along with deeper-cut tunes he revisited or reworked on his latest album, “Sentient,” like his Smokey Robinson collaboration, “Let the Guitar Play, Please Don’t Take Your Love.” — JENNIFER ODELL

Cage the Elephant

5:35-7 P.M.

GENTILLY STAGE

Indie rock band Cage the Elephant is known for bringing chaotic, kinetic live shows, fueled by frontman Matt Shultz, whose wild energy and sequined outfits wouldn’t be out of place on Mardi Gras Day.

Sonically, think: The White Stripes meets Arctic Monkeys with a dash of Dr. Dog — bluesy garage rock shot through with psych-pop swagger. But even though they bring a lot of flash to the stage, there’s a raw emotional core beneath all the glitter. Hits like “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked,” “Come a Little Closer,” and “Cigarette Daydreams” put Cage on the map. They are even slated to open for Oasis this summer (if Liam and Noel can get along). — LIAM PIERCE

Mor ri s Day AND THE TIME

5:40-7 P.M.

CONGO SQUARE STAGE

Morris Day and The Time not only helped define the 1980s, they also were instrumental in pushing pop music in new directions. A native of Minneapolis, Day grew up with Prince: They went to high school together and also had a band called Grand Central. That close relationship would last throughout Day’s career. It’s impossible to miss the influences Prince had on the band and vice versa. The Time’s sound mashes up funk, rock, soul, synth-pop, ’80s pop and dance music and pretty much anything else that will get the crowd on their feet. Between infighting among the band members and Prince’s estate trying to take control of the band’s name, it’s a rare treat to have Morris Day and The Time out playing, so you won’t want to miss this show.

— JOHN STANTON

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ist-vocalist Alex McMurray, bassist Joe Cabral and guitarist Jonathan Freilich to start up 007 — named for Desmond Dekker’s 1967 classic. The musicians have occasionally come back around to 007 over the years and have released

much more squarely grounded in traditional country sounds than his previous albums.

Joa n Jet t & THE BLACKHEARTS

5:45-7 P.M.

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Imagine hearing Joan Jett for the first time — before “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll” and “Bad Reputation” were licensed into oblivion by commercials and movie trailers. It’s the early ’80s, and your parents are definitely going to burn the cassette: Her voice rattles like a rusty screw-andnail bucket in your garage, snarling anthems of rebellion, sex and pure rock.

Nearly a half century later and Jett is still tearing through those same hits with The Blackhearts, her voice holding up through all the grit and force. In recent years, she’s released her first all-acoustic album, dropped “Mindsets” in 2023 with six new, original tracks and teamed up with Miley Cyrus on 2020’s “Bad Karma.” — LIAM PIERCE

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young career. He was the CMA’s best new artist in 2018 and won album of the year from both the CMA and Academy of Country Music for 2019’s “What You See Is What You Get.” Last year’s “Fathers & Sons” was a mostly acoustic project

Saxophonist Joshua Redman, the son of avantgarde great Dewey Redman, already had an acclaimed 30-year career — including more than 20 albums as a bandleader — when he decided to finally build a project around a vocalist. He found a strong, dynamic collaborator in New Orleansbased singer Gabrielle Cavassa, who shared in the top prize at the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2021. Their album together, “Where Are We,” released in 2023 on Blue Note, is a captivating tour of American society’s heart, from racial tensions following the murder of George Floyd by police and questions of national identity to more optimistic hopes and dreams. Cavassa is now working on her debut Blue Note album. — JAKE CLAPP

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in 2023 “has changed pretty much everything.” Gwen Thompkins also will interview Jones on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage at 12:15 p.m. Thursday. — KAYLEE POCHE

dates back (at least) to a mid-’90s session they recorded with Common that Payton later dropped on SoundCloud as “BoomBap,” a nod to that era’s fluid, jazz-infused hip-hop style. In more recent

and piano aesthetics, Afrobeat elements and heavy doses of groove. The addition of Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno should only up that ante. — JENNIFER ODELL

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Bobby Rush was not a young man when he won a Best Traditional Blues Album Grammy Award for “Porcupine Meat” in 2017. He won the same trophy for last year’s “All My Love for You,” and at 91, he’s not slowing down.

outlaw country, beer-soaked honky-tonk, and twangy barnburners all run side by side.

Price also will be interviewed by Scott Jordan at 1 p.m. Saturday on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage. — LIAM PIERCE

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Nigeria has been the hotbed of contemporary Afrobeats, a genre dominated by club-ready, up-tempo rhythms. But while Temilade “Tems” Openiyi watched her peers ride that wave, she cooled those searing beats in favor of a soulsteeped brand of R&B. She puts narrative first, singing of longing and lost love in a slightly pinched, brassy register that wrings emotion from every line.

Ironically, that left turn opened the door to her biggest breakthrough: a feature on Afrobeats superstar Wizkid’s 2020 hit “Essence,” the first Nigerian song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Since then, the collaborations have poured in: Drake, Future, Beyoncé, Rihanna. Each one sought out the depth she brings — not just a hook, but a feeling. — LIAM PIERCE

Ledisi SINGS Nina 6-7 P.M.

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New Orleans-born, Oakland-raised singer Ledisi dedicated her 10th studio album to legendary musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Recorded with the Netherlands-based Metropole Orkest, “Ledisi Sings Nina” was well-received and garnered nominations for a Grammy Award and an NAACP Image Award. She’ll now perform many of those Simone songs during her set at Jazz Fest.

Ledisi, who also is a film and television actor, performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the Black National Anthem, at the Superdome before the Super Bowl in February. Her 12th studio album, “The Crown,” just dropped on April 25.

Ledisi also will be interviewed by Karen Celestan at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, May 4, on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage. — SARAH RAVITS

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There are rumors of a few more special guests in the mix, but even when it’s just the core six on stage, Naughty Professor delivers a set full of tight turns, improvisational runs and polished surprises. — LIAM PIERCE

Cha Wa

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Drummer and bandleader Joe Gelini has played with Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles, The Wild Magnolias and Alvin Youngblood Hart, and over a decade ago formed the band Cha Wa. Fronted by Black Masking Indians like former vocalist J’Wan Boudreaux and current vocalist Irving “Honey” Banister of the Golden Sioux, Cha Wa blends Indian traditions, funk, soul music and other New Orleans musical traditions. The band received Grammy nominations for its albums “Spyboy” and “My People.” — SARAH RAVITS

Zigabo o Modelist e ’ s FUNK REVUE

1:25-2:15 P.M.

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Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste anchored the drums for The Meters and put his stamp on New Orleans funk. He had been in The Hawkettes with Aaron and Art Neville and worked with the musicians who became The Meters, doing studio work for countless hits before launching their own career.

After 25 years in the Bay Area, Modeliste moved back to the Gulf Coast two years ago. At Jazz Fest, he’s joined by his longtime band, featuring his son Kelly Jones and Kathleen Moore on vocals, keyboardists Kyle Roussel and Kurt Brunus, bassist Chris Severin, guitarist Chris Rossbach, saxophonist Lance Ellis and trumpeter Tracy Griffin. Many of those musicians appear on Modeliste’s five solo albums, and his Funk Revue sets draw on those albums and his Meters catalog. — WILL COVIELLO

El Conjunt o Nuev a Ola

2:10-3:10 P.M.

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4:20-5:20 P.M.

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If you don’t enjoy the idea of lucha libre maskclad gentlemen singing cumbia versions of New Wave (Nueva Ola) music, then stop reading here.

Because this is El Conjunto Nueva Ola — and they’re a ton of fun.

The Mexico City-based band brings a playful, party-first ethos, reinterpreting songs by The Cure, Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode as tropical dancefloor anthems. They’ll swap in Spanish lyrics, layer in accordion and the unmistakable scrape of the güiro and somehow make it all work. Their high-energy stage show leans into camp, comedy, and spectacle — but don’t let the shtick fool you: the musicianship is razor-sharp, and the arrangements are smart. Give in. — LIAM PIERCE

Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga 2:15-3:30 P.M.

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If the bouncing energy, quick-fire horn hits and multiple simultaneous rhythms don’t suck you in, the acrobatic musicianship and exuberant zapateado dance moves probably will. Banda MS hails from Sinaloa’s historic town of Mazatlán, where musical director Sergio Lizárraga set to work updating traditional Mexican brass music in 2003.

Their sound quickly pushed them to the top of the Latin music charts, earning the dynamic group more than a dozen Billboard Music Awards and a Legacy Award at the 2024 Latin American Music Awards, where they were honored for helping to popularize regional Mexican music worldwide.

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Lenny Kravitz has spent the last three decades walking the line between rock star cool and studio nerd. Since his 1989 debut “Let Love Rule,” he’s written, produced and performed most of his catalog himself — often playing nearly every instrument on his records.

Born in New York but with deep New Orleans roots on his mother’s side (actress Roxie Roker of “The Jeffersons”), Kravitz returns to the city just weeks after the release of “Blue Electric Light,” his selfmade 12th studio album.

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Expect a tight set of fan favorites (“Are You Gonna Go My Way,” “Fly Away,” “American Woman”) alongside new material, all delivered with that signature Kravitz blend of movie-star charisma and vintage-magazine swagger.

— LIAM PIERCE

Maze HONORING FRANKIE BEVERLY

4-5:15 P.M

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Few people have meant more to New Orleans without ever actually living here than Frankie Beverly. The Philadelphia native may have helped create the “Philly Sound” style of R&B and soul, but he was, and always will be, a beloved son of the Crescent City.

Beverly and Maze are an integral part of the soundtrack to life in neighborhoods across the city, from cookouts to doing the laundry. Everybody in New Orleans loves Frankie Beverly, and the band recorded their 1980 live album at the Saenger Theatre.

For many longtime festival goers, seeing Maze and Beverly was a cherished tradition to wrap up another year of Jazz Fest. And this will be the first time since Beverly passed that Maze will play the festival. With Tony Lindsay at the helm, the band had already been performing prior to Beverly’s death, including at last year’s Essence Festival. Still, their show is sure to be an emotional affair not only for the band but for the thousands of devoted fans as well.

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Ho t Club OF NEW ORLEANS

4:20-5:15 P.M.

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For more than two decades, the Hot Club of New Orleans has been putting a local touch on swing era classics like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington’s “Azalea” and Joe Brown’s “I’ll See You in my Dreams.”

The band consists of Matt Rhody on violin and vocals, Leo Forde and Russell Welch on guitars, Nobu Ozaki on bass, Christopher Kohl on clarinet. The group self-released three albums in the 2000s, and over the years have become regulars on Frenchmen Street and at festivals. They promise “bone-crushing solos” and “witty banter” at their Jazz Fest set.

— KAYLEE POCHE

My Mor ning Jacket

5:30-7 P.M.

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For more than 20 years, My Morning Jacket has occupied a unique place in music. They’re a group of long-haired Kentuckians with bushy beards who could

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rock like Lynyrd Skynyrd but covered Radiohead. They write tight songs for their studio albums and love to jam on them onstage for four-hour Bonnaroo sets. And their music appeals to both blue-collar workers and heady, indie rock snobs.

The band likes to paint with a wide genre brush, from ’70s rock and country to psychedelia, art rock and experimental music, which has allowed Jim James and company to go with the wind on each of their 10 studio albums.

For their latest full-length, “Is,” the band worked with an outside producer for the first time, giving them a chance to push their boundaries even more for an upbeat, psych-driven indie rock record.

The band toured with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and they shared the stage at Jazz Fest. — JAKE CLAPP

Patti LaBelle

5:45-7 P.M.

CONGO SQUARE STAGE

If you don’t know who Patti LaBelle is or what she means to music, you’ve been living in a seriously deep, dark cave. For more than 60 years, LaBelle has helped shape popular music and culture, paving the way for generations of Black and women musicians and quite literally redefining the meaning of the word “diva.”

LaBelle began her musical career in the soul and R&B band Patti LaBelle and the BlueBelles in the early ’60s. Originally from Philadelphia, the band had some success, but it wasn’t until the ’70s when, after changing their name to simply LaBelle, her career took off in earnest thanks to her 1974 classic “Lady Marmalade.”

Produced by Allen Toussaint and recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, “Lady

Marmalade” helped kick off the disco era, transforming dance floors and becoming an anthem for generations of people. It was the first in a long string of massive hits that helped turn LaBelle into music royalty. One of the last original R&B and soul divas, Patti LaBelle isn’t to be missed.

— JOHN STANTON

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When the Los Angeles-based tenor player Kamasi Washington released his ambitious and sprawling projects “The Epic” and “Heaven and Earth,” the jazz world celebrated the “arrival” of a forward-thinking musician who had, in fact, been here for quite some time.

By then, Washington had contributed key arrangements and solos to Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly.” He’d toured with Snoop Dogg and worked with a wide range of artists, from McCoy Tyner to Raphael Saadiq, while performing regularly with his West Coast Get Down crew. But the albums’ critical reception launched Washington into a new echelon, garnering praise for their blend of spirituality, Afro-futurism, modal jazz, hip-hop, funk and free jazz.

A long break from the studio followed, during which Washington co-founded the all-star ensemble Dinner Party and became a father. The 2024 album “Fearless Movement” reflects both experiences, from the Dinner Party-esque skittering rhythms (often at mind-bending speeds) to the album’s dance-oriented concept, which he’s attributed to feeling more “grounded” since his daughter’s birth.

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Louisiana residents can get “locals Thursday” tickets for $50 in advance or $60 at the gate.

Non-Louisiana residents can purchase Thursday tickets for $99 in advance and $105 at the gate. Single-day tickets for Friday, Saturday or Sunday are $129 in advance or $135 at the gate. Weekend passes are $369 in advance. Various weekend passes with added amenities are available, starting at $679. Visit nojazzfest.com/tickets for details about tickets.

RTA: There are several public bus lines that have stops near the Fair Grounds, including on Esplanade and St. Bernard avenues and N. Broad Street. The streetcar line ending on Esplanade Avenue at City Park also is near a festival entrance. Visit norta.com for information on routes and service.

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HOW TO EAT FOR CHEAP AT JAZZ FEST

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BY THE SECOND WEEKEND OF JAZZ FEST, your bank account might be running pretty low.

Thankfully, there are a number of food options at the Fair Grounds for $10 or less, and we’ve compiled some of festival-goers’ best bets for affordable eats. This isn’t a comprehensive list, so keep an eye out for other affordable options at the fest.

Vaucresson’s Sausage Company has been slingin’ Creole sausages since the first Jazz Fest, and their hot sausage po-boy has become a crowd favorite.

Po-boys in general no longer really live up to their name, and in some places they go for $20 or more. But Vaucresson’s specialty is $10, and will help keep you satisfied while providing carbs, protein and plenty of heat to fuel your dance moves.

Catering Unlimited’s Cajun jambalaya is another traditional Louisiana dish in the affordable price range at $9.50.

Patton’s Caterers is perhaps best-known for its over-the-top combo platter — which is a bargain itself — but for those who want to try out some smaller portions before committing to the full order of indulgent seafood dishes, Patton’s is selling fried crawfish sacks and oyster patties for $9 each.

Boudin balls from Papa Ninety Catering are $7 for an order and make an excellent appetizer or shareable snack to hold you over while you search for your next meal.

To satisfy a sweet tooth, Marie’s Sugar Dumplings’ German chocolate cake is new this year. Get a slice for $9.

Plant-based and vegetarian options can also be found at the festival.

For instance, there’s a $9 falafel sandwich from Mona’s, which serves a variety of other Middle Eastern dishes, including salads.

DiMartino’s is selling vegetarian muffulettas for $10, and there’s a satisfying spinach artichoke casserole from Ten Talents LLC.

The vegan restaurant Sweet Soulfood also makes its debut this year, with dishes like sweet heat cauliflower. An order costs $8.50 and can be shared with friends, that is, if they don’t steal it first. Sweet Soulfood also has collard greens for the same price.

And, for a plant-based version of a New Orleans staple, consider TCA Brocato’s vegan gumbo made with smoked mushrooms instead of meat for $9.

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There are two water refilling stations at Jazz Fest.

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that draws hundreds of thousands of people is going to produce a lot of waste, but Jazz Fest organizers have been working to cut that down in recent years.

Last year, Jazz Fest recycled more than 219,000 pounds of material. Through recycling, composting and donating, fest organizers estimate they kept 29% of the fest’s waste out of landfills.

Festival-goers can do their part to help reduce waste. You’ll be able to find more than 100 recycling bins throughout the fest. Just beware you don’t contaminate the recyclables by putting materials in the wrong bin. There are separate bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans, so keep an eye out for the labels and don’t try to get cute by throwing your nasty napkin in there.

And remember: “Reduce, reuse, recycle” is actually in order of what’s best for the planet, so always reduce waste in the first place when possible. A great way to do that is to bring an empty, reusable water bottle with you to the Fair Grounds. There are two, free water refilling stations on

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the grounds. One is in Food Area 2 across from the Tito’s and Casamigos liquor tents, and the other is between the Bruce Brice Art Village and the Children’s Tent.

The Green Krewe, a 60-person team of staff and volunteers each day, will be out picking up trash and recyclables from the ground and collecting recyclables from trash bins. This year the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana joins the effort and will be collecting oyster shells to rebuild the coast. This comes just in time, as new fest vendor Lady Nellie will be serving oysters on the half-shell with a satsuma mignonette. To recycle oysters, look for black bins with green lids at the Heritage Square food area.

Shell also is bringing back its Recycling Rewards program. Pick up a bag at one of their two tents and return it full of recyclables to enter into a drawing, with prizes that include a highly coveted VIP Grand Marshal pass for the 2026 fest and an electric bike. The more bags you bring back, the better chance you have to win.

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Le Moyne Bistro complements Marie’s Oyster Bar by Beth D’Addono |

WITH THE OPENING OF LE MOYNE BISTRO IN THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, a couple of adjoining restaurants offer a big range of dining options.

Le Moyne Bistro opened at 746 Tchoupitoulas St., where Tommy’s Cuisine used to be. The space is adjacent to Marie’s Oyster Bar, formerly New Orleans Social House.

For a night out, patrons could start the evening with cold local raw oysters at Marie’s and then wander next door for a meal of fine French fare and polished service. Or they could go the other way, starting at Le Moyne with an outstanding steak tartare appetizer paired with one of General Manager Tim Armstead’s French wines by the glass. Then they could head to Marie’s for a spicy Gulf fish sandwich and a cold beer.

Both restaurants are from partners Christian Hurst, Farrell Harrison and Brian Weisnicht. Armstead, who is from Central City, is a longtime alum of Emeril Lagasse’s restaurants. He is handling operations as well as the French-centric wine program, something he did at the elegant Emeril’s Delmonico and NOL A in the French Quarter.

Harrison and Weisnicht, who worked together at the Link Restaurant Group, struck out to open their tapas-style restaurant plates a few blocks away less than two years ago. When these spaces off Julia Street became available, Harrison, who lives in an apartment upstairs, saw potential. “We really needed something for the neighborhood,” Harrison says.

Hurst oversees both kitchens. The Houston-born former corporate chef for the Link group spent his early professional years cooking at beach and ski resorts, including a beachfront restaurant in St. Croix.

His menu at Maria’s incorporates Caribbean flavors and modern Louisiana dishes. Le Moyne is more classically French but with modern twists in locally sourced dishes of blue crab au gratin and Gulf fish courtbouillon with shrimp. The restaurant gets

Jazz Fest classics

SOME OF THE FOOD AT THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL has obtained legendary status. It’s delicious and also tied up with good times and good feelings that people cultivate around the festival.

For the 2025 Jazz Fest, I’ve been rethinking my own roster of dishes that are Jazz Fest essentials.

This year, more than 60 vendors provide the provisions, with a total of more than 200 items. Some vendors are restaurants, others are caterers and a few are nonprofits.

Jazz Fest maintains very high standards for its food vendors, so you can follow your whim and sample with confidence. This is not the glorified stadium food you get at some other big events. So, to begin, here is the must-try list I would put in the hands of any newcomer to Jazz Fest to learn why food is such a big deal here.

its name from Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the Canadian-born French explorer who led the founding of New Orleans.

Hurst’s creative menu has a cassoulet that swaps Tarbais beans for black-eyed peas and incorporates house-made sausage and bacon into the rich mix. When traveling with his wife in northern France and Belgium last summer, he fell in love with a Flemish stew called carbonnade, and here he prepares a version with short ribs, pearl onions and baby carrots in a Chimay beer braise.

“It’s the region’s answer to beef Bourguignon,” he says.

There is a traditional onion soup made with veal stock and capped with a Gruyere chapeau. The silky creambased shrimp bisque has a brandy finish. On the lighter side, a frisee salad

features chevre and ham with shallot vinaigrette. Duck confit is served with sweet potatoes layered in a gratin. Calas fritters are served with the Gulf fish courtbouillon, and Gulf tuna powers the Nicoise salad.

Pastry chef Ryan McDougall bakes fresh bread that is offered with butter as a starter. For dessert, there is a lavender-scented creme brulee and a lemon posset.

The design of the 120-seat restaurant was updated. Weisnicht opened up the formerly closed-in bar area, giving the room an open, airy feel. Exposed brick and lots of windows add charm to the white tablecloth dining room.

For now, Le Moyne is open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday.

“We’re doing the tweaking we need to do before adding anything else into the mix,” Hurst says. “We have 5,000 square feet of meeting space across the street. There’s going to be a lot going on, so we want to take it slow for now.”

• Crawfish bread (Food Area 1): Crawfish bread went missing in 2023, and boy, did a lot of people miss it. This classic returned the following year and now continues its tenure. With crawfish and cheese baked into crusty bread, this is a little like a calzone, but distinctively Louisiana.

• Vaucresson hot sausage po-boy (Food Area 1): The Vaucresson family has been part of Jazz Fest from the beginning. This sausage is chaurice, a Creole heritage food and an important ingredient for many gumbos around town. You get one all to yourself in this classic po-boy.

• Crawfish sack, oyster patties, shrimp beignets (Food Area 1): This is a head-turning combo platter and

Crawfish bread from Jazz Fest food vendor Panaroma Foods is a festival time favorite.

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Le Moyne Bistro chef Christian Hurst (left) and general manager Tim Armstead

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one-plate feast. The sacks are like fried dumplings filled with crawfish, the oyster patties are vol-au-vent pastry shells filled with a creamy oyster sauce, and the puffy fried savory beignets are made with shrimp again this year, a change from the usual crawfish.

• Cochon de lait po-boy (Food Area 1): There are only a handful of vendors serving a single dish at their booths. The runaway popularity of this po-boy dictates that kind of focus. This is Louisiana barbecue, with pork broken down into smoky chunks and topped with a crunchy, creamy slaw in a French bread loaf.

• Yakamein (Food Area 1): A hangover is not required to enjoy this second-line parade classic, also known as “old sober.” But Miss Linda Green’s broth, smacking with green onions, filled with noodles, bits of beef and egg and the (optional) shot of hot sauce, is undeniably restorative. New this year is a vegan version of the soup.

• Mango freeze (Food Area 1, and near Fais Do-Do stage): The iconic sweet treat of Jazz Fest, it’s a sorbet with robust mango flavor but only mellow sweetness. It’s refreshing, and it also doubles as a fundraiser for community radio station WWOZ 90.7 FM. Pro tip: This pairs beautifully with the sparking wine sold from nearby beverage tents; pour some over the mango freeze or add a spoonful to your bubbly.

• Trout Baquet (Heritage Square): Li’l Dizzy’s, the essential Treme cafe, serves up a one-plate demo of Creole soul flavor with this plate. The golden-edged fish is crowned with crabmeat and sluiced in butter sauce, for a taste of home cooking. Get the combo with crawfish bisque and you have a Baquet banquet.

• Poulet fricassee with jama-jama (Congo Square): When longtime African restaurant Bennachin missed the fest one year, the concern from its fans was real. This pairing of grilled chicken (served on skewers) and sautéed, mildly seasoned spinach has long been salvation for those seeking a lighter, energizing meal.

• Crawfish Monica (Food Area 2): For many devotees, this is the dish that welcomes them back to Jazz Fest each year. It’s a bowl of rotini in a spicy cream sauce all shot through with the pop of crawfish tails.

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• Pheasant, quail, andouille gumbo (Food Area 2): The roux is deep and dark, the andouille sausage is smoky, and the fowl add more rich, rustic flavor. Gumbo is everywhere in New Orleans, and yet many locals eagerly anticipate Jazz Fest each year for another taste of this one from Prejean’s Restaurant in Lafayette.

• Crawfish strudel (Food Area 2): In the past, I’ve called this dish from Cottage Catering a sleeper hit, but at this point, I think it’s earned Jazz Fest classic status. Crawfish tails with trinity and green onions in a lightly creamy, flavorful sauce are encased in delicate sheets of phyllo dough, making it an easily portable snack with a rich flavor to boot.

• Lump crab beignet (Food Area 2): Rich, indulgent and quite possibly the single best bite of food at Jazz Fest, these are beignets merged with crab cakes. The sweet, fresh taste of crab melts into a beignet with its own croissant-like texture and crisp outer shell. You’ll devour this in just a few bites. It’s not a meal; it’s an experience.

• Lagniappe item: Rosemint tea (Food areas 1 and 2, Heritage Square): It’s not a dish. It’s iced tea, plain and simple. But it’s also unquestionably one of the defining flavors of Jazz Fest. Refreshing, voluminous in portion, with just a light herbal flavor, it pairs well with just about anything from the food booths (and, rumor has it, it’s handy as the basis for endless customization by those who prefer to fest it up with spiked tea). — Ian McNulty / The Times-Picayune

Crepe expectations

IN A NEW ORLEANS CIGAR BAR NESTLED ON A THE CORNER OF TCHOUPITOULAS STREET, Séverine Cholet would sell homemade crepes while enveloped by billows of smoke and live jazz.

Nearly a decade later, her days of selling a quintessential French street food Uptown at Dos Jefes and other local establishments are over. Because what started as a pop-up in 2016 has now secured a permanent home that she runs with her business partner, Ronnie Lejeune.

In March of this year, Cholet — a native of Brittany, France, where crepes were invented — opened Crêpes Rendez-Vous Café on 1712 Lake Ave. in Bucktown, a suburb

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along Lake Pontchartrain known for its seafood restaurants.

Crêpes Rendez-Vous Café is currently one of the few French establishments in Metairie’s waterfront neighborhood. It is also the latest pastry shop to debut in the New Orleans area, where a handful of creperies have opened within the last decade, including most recently Commander’s Place’s sibling Le Petit Bleu.

But Cholet knew that she wanted to open a creperie long before it gained a foothold in New Orleans.

She worked for a company in Laillé, France, that sold homemade crepes during soccer games in her 20s. To hone her skills, Cholet enrolled in a three-month training program at the acclaimed Ecole des Maître Crepiers in Rennes, France, where she earned the title of “maître crepier,” or master crepe-maker.

Then, after monthslong solo trips to the United States, Cholet knew exactly where she wanted to launch her pop-up: in a city that embodies the spirit of Europe in its culture, architecture and cuisine.

louvered black shutters and a white picket fence next to a cluster of palm trees.

Aside from the flag of Brittany dangling from the balcony, the elements of France become apparent on the cafe’s vast menu.

The sweet crepes come with fillings ranging from Nutella and salted butter caramel to honey and lemon. Toppings include strawberries, bananas and house-made whipped cream.

The galettes, which are savory crepes made of buckwheat flour, can be filled with ham, egg, brie cheese and more.

The cafe offers chicken and sausage gumbo made by Lejuene, who became passionate about cooking at 19 when he was a food runner for Commander’s Palace. It also serves breakfast croissants, banana and chocolate shakes, banana rum bread and coffees.

One morning, Cholet made a double shot of espresso paired with a butter and sugar crepe and a turkey and brie cheese galette. Both were shaped into triangles and tucked into paper cones, like folded letters in envelopes.

“My choice landed on New Orleans,” she says, “Because I totally fell in love with the city, its festive ambience, its people.”

When deciding on a location for Crêpes Rendez-Vous Café, she landed on Bucktown, in part because its waterfront views reminded her of her hometown.

“Because being from Brittany — on the ocean where we have a light house — it just felt like a sign,” Cholet says.

The exterior of the cafe resembles a lighthouse with its towering structure that overlooks a local seafood market across the street. Its architecture merges together coastal and southern designs, with

Northshore Bub’s

BUB’S NOLA ANNOUNCED ITS NEWEST LOCATION FOR SIGNATURE smash burgers — and this time the business is expanding to the Northshore.

Tristan Moreau, one of the founders of the New Orleans restaurant, says the new location will open at 3847 Louisiana Highway 22 in Mandeville later this summer.

The Mandeville location will be similar in size to the Bub’s Burgers in Mid-City. The interior will feature retro decor, arcade games and some seating, Moreau says. The Bub’s Uptown on Freret Street is smaller and is mostly visited for take-out orders.

The drive-thru concept made sense for Cholet because of how quick it is to make a crepe, contrary to popular belief. Unlike many creperies in France, American shops tend to put the batter on a low-heated griddle for longer than necessary.

“The high heat helps it,” Lejeune notes. “It cooks almost instantly after.”

Dripping with a mix of sugar and butter, the crepe was subtly sweet with a lacy, pliable dough. Tiny holes covered the deep brown surface of the galette, which had crispy edges compared to the crepe.

Cholet and Lejeune plan on opening the building’s second floor for monthly meetings, where people can socialize and work over various breakfast items.

The business partners eventually will host a private dining event that will feature a 10-course tasting menu.

They also will serve crepes during matches played by NOLA Gold Rugby, a sport that was born in England and has slowly evolved into an internationally beloved game, especially among the French. — Poet Wolfe / The Times-Picayune

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“The plan right now is to run it like a sister location, so whatever the special is at Banks (Street), we will run it there,” Moreau says.

Bub’s Burgers was originally a pop-up started by a group of friends who were under-employed early in the pandemic. The name of the burger restaurant is a tribute to the late Rand Owens, who would call a quality human being or good friend a bub.

As the friends have moved to new areas, whether it be Austin, Texas, or Mandeville, new locations of Bub’s Burgers are a possibility.

“It would be a realistic goal to have Bub’s (restaurants) wherever we have bubs,” Moreau says.

Following the opening of the Metairie restaurant, the Bub’s team is working to get a mobile pop-up going again before looking at other brick and mortar options, Moreau says. The group would like to get back into serving burgers at festivals by 2026. After that, Moreau says there could be new Bub’s Burgers in South Louisiana or even as far as Denver. Wherever there are friends who are able to find a location for the right price, another Bub’s logo could appear, he says. — Chelsea Shannon / The Times-Picayune

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OUT TO EAT

Out to Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans and all accept credit cards. Updates: Email willc@gambitweekly.com or call (504) 483-3106.

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; angelobrocatoicecream. com — This Mid-City sweet shop serves its own gelato in flavors like praline, salted caramel and tiramisu, as well as Italian ices in flavors like lemon, strawberry and mango. There also are cannolis, biscotti, fig cookies, tiramisu, macaroons and coffee drinks. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $ Annunciation — 1016 Annunciation St., (504) 568-0245; annunciationrestaurant. com — Gulf Drum Yvonne is served with brown butter sauce with mushrooms and artichoke hearts. There also are oysters, seafood pasta dishes, steaks, lamb chops and more. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Mon. $$$

Bamboula’s — 514 Frenchmen St.; bamboulasmusic.com — The live music venue’s kitchen offers a menu of traditional and creative Creole dishes, such as Creole crawfish crepes with goat cheese and chardonnay sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. $$

The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar — 118 Harbor View Court, Slidell, (985) 315-7001; 7900 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 284-2898; thebluecrabnola.com — Basin barbecue shrimp are served with rosemary garlic butter sauce over cheese grits with a cheese biscuit. The menu includes po-poys, fried seafood platters, raw and char-grilled oysters, boiled seafood in season, and more. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lakeview: Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Slidell: Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$

Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 581-3866; broussards.com — The menu of contemporary Creole dishes includes bronzed redfish with jumbo lump crabmeat, lemon beurre blanc and vegetables. Brunch includes Benedicts, avocado toast, chicken and waffles, turtle soup and more. Reservations recommended. Outdoor seating available in the courtyard. Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

Cafe Normandie — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The menu combines classic French dishes and Louisiana items like crab beignets with herb aioli. Sandwiches include po-boys, a muffuletta on flatbread and a burger. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Fri.-Mon. $$

The Commissary — 634 Orange St., (504) 274-1850; thecommissarynola.com — Dickie Brennan’s Commissary supplies his other restaurant kitchens and also has a dine-in menu and prepared foods to go. A smoked turkey sandwich is served with bacon, tomato jam, herbed cream cheese, arugula and herb vinaigrette on honey oat bread. The menu includes dips, salads, sandwiches, boudin balls, fried oysters and more. No reservations. Outdoor seating available. Lunch Tue.-Sat. $$

Curio — 301 Royal St., (504) 717-4198; curionola.com — The creative Creole menu includes blackened Gulf shrimp served with chicken and andouille jambalaya. There also are crab cakes, shrimp and grits, crawfish etouffee, po-boys and more. Outdoor seating available on balcony. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

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Dahla — 611 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 766-6602; dahlarestaurant.com — The menu includes popular Thai dishes like pad thai, drunken noodles, curries and fried rice. Crispy skinned duck basil is prepared with vegetables and Thai basil. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$

Desire Oyster Bar — Royal Sonesta New Orleans, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 586-0300; sonesta.com/desireoysterbar — A menu full of Gulf seafood includes oysters served raw on the half-shell or char-broiled with with Parmesan, garlic and herbs. The menu also includes po-boys, po-boys, gumbo, blackened fish, fried seafood platters and more. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; bourbonhouse.com — There’s a seafood raw bar with raw and char-broiled oysters, fish dip, crab fingers, shrimp and more. Redfish on the Half-shell is cooked skin-on and served with crab-boiled potatoes, frisee and lemon buerre blanc. The bar offers a wide selection of bourbon and whiskies. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$$

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com — The menu includes a variety of steaks, plus seared Gulf fish, lobster pasta, barbecue shrimp and more. A 6-ounce filet mignon is served with fried oysters, creamed spinach, potatoes and bearnaise. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$

El Pavo Real — 4401 S. Broad Ave., (504) 266-2022; elpavorealnola.com — The menu includes tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, ceviche. tamales and more. Pescado Vera Cruz features sauteed Gulf fish topped with tomatoes, olives, onion and capers, served with rice and string beans. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Tue.-Sat. $$

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-9950; 8140 Oak St., (504) 897-4800; juansflyingburrito.com — The Flying Burrito includes steak, shrimp, chicken, cheddar jack cheese, black beans, rice, guacamole and salsa. The menu also includes tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, fajitas, nachos, salads, rice and bean bowls with various toppings and more. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$

Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; katiesinmidcity.com — The Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard. The eclectic menu also includes char-grilled oysters, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, fried seafood platters, pasta, salads and more. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

Kilroy’s Bar — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The all-day bar menu includes sandwiches, soups, salads, flatbreads and a couple entrees. A muffuletta flatbread is topped with salami, mortadella, capicola, mozzarella and olive salad. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Mon., dinner daily. $$

Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 613-2350; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes oysters, flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, salads and sharables plates like NOLA Tot Debris. A slow-cooked pulled pork barbecue sandwich is served with coleslaw on a brioche bun. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Legacy Kitchen Steak & Chop — 91 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, (504) 513-2606; legacykitchen.com — The selection of steak and chops includes filet mignon, bone-in rib-eye, top sirloin and double pork chops. There also are burgers, salads, pasta, seafood entrees, char-broiled oysters and more. Reservations accepted. Outdoor seating available. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$

Luzianne Cafe — 481 Girod St., (504) 2651972; luziannecafe.com — Boudin Benedict features two poached eggs over boudin and an English muffin, served with green tomato chow chow and hollandaise. No reservations. Delivery available. Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun. $$

Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. The menu also has noodle dishes, teriyaki and more. Reservations accepted. Delivery available. Lunch Sun.Fri., dinner daily. $$

Mosca’s — 4137 Highway 90 West, Westwego, (504) 436-8950; moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery serves Italian dishes and specialties including chicken a la grande, shrimp Mosca, baked oysters Mosca and chicken cacciatore. Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Sat. Cash only. $$$

Mother’s Restaurant — 401 Poydras St., (504) 523-9656; mothersrestaurant.net — This counter-service spot serves po-boys dressed with sliced cabbage like the Famous Ferdi filled with ham, roast beef and debris. Creole favorites include jambalaya, crawfish etouffee, red beans and rice and more. Breakfast is available all day. Delivery available. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Neyow’s Creole Cafe — 3332 Bienville St., (504) 827-5474; neyows.com — The menu includes red beans and rice with fried chicken or pork chops, as well as shrimp Creole, seafood platters, po-boys, chargrilled and raw oysters, salads and more. Side items include carrot souffle, mac and cheese, cornbread dressing, sweet potato tots and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Nice Guys Bar & Grill — 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504) 302-2404; niceguysbarandgrillnola. com — Char-grilled oysters are topped with cheese and garlic butter, and other options include oysters Rockefeller and loaded oysters. The creative menu also includes seafood bread, a Cajun-lobster potato, wings, quesadillas, burgers, salads, sandwiches, seafood pasta, loaded fries and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$

Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro — 720 Orleans Ave., (504) 523-1930; orleansgrapevine.com — The wine bar offers cheese boards and appetizers to nosh with wines. The menu includes Creole pasta with shrimp and andouille in tomato cream sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Outdoor seating available. Dinner Thu.-Sun. $$

Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; palacecafe.com — The contemporary Creole menu includes signature dishes like crabmeat cheesecake with mushrooms and Creole meuniere sauce. There also are steaks, pasta, a burger and Gulf seafood dishes. Outdoor seating available. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

Parish Grill — 4650 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 100, Metairie, (504) 345-2878; parishgrill.com — The menu includes burgers, sandwiches, pizza and sauteed andouille with fig dip, blue cheese and toast points. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner

Mon.-Sat. $$

Peacock Room — Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, 501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 324-3073; peacockroomnola.com — At brunch, braised short rib grillades are served over grits with mushrooms, a poached egg and shaved truffle. The dinner menu has oysters, salads, pasta, shrimp and grits, a burger, cheese plates and more. Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Mon., brunch Sun. $$

Rosie’s on the Roof — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The rooftop bar has a menu of sandwiches, burgers and small plates. Crab beignets are made with Gulf crabmeat and mascarpone and served with herb aioli. No reservations. Dinner

Mon.-Sat. $$

Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; tableaufrenchquarter.com — The menu features traditional and creative Creole dishes. Pasta bouillabaisse features squid ink mafaldine, littleneck clams, Gulf shrimp, squid, seafood broth, rouille and herbed breadcrumbs. Outdoor seating available on the balcony. Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Thu.-Sun. $$$

Tacklebox — 817 Common St., (504) 827-1651; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes raw and char-broiled oysters, seafood platters, po-boys, fried chicken, crab and corn bisque and more. Redfish St. Charles is served with garlic-herb butter, asparagus, mushrooms and crawfish cornbread. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 70488 Highway 21, Covington, (985) 234-9420; theospizza. com — A Marilynn Pota Supreme pie is topped with mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. There also are salads, sandwiches, wings, breadsticks and more. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner daily. $

The Vintage — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 324-7144; thevintagenola.com — There’s a full coffee drinks menu and baked goods and beignets, as well as a full bar. The menu has flatbreads, cheese boards, small plates and a pressed veggie sandwich with avocado, onions, arugula, red pepper and pepper jack cheese. No reservations. Delivery and outdoor

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

of friends, including Ivan Neville, Eric Lindell, Theresa Andersson, the Radiators’ Dave Malone, Dragon Smoke, Eric McFadden, Jackie Greene, former Trey Anastasio band-member Jennifer Hartswick and Hans William. At 9 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Civic Theatre. Tickets $45-$140 at ticketmaster.com.

Patterson Hood

Patterson Hood grew up in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and co-founded the Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers. But he relocated to Portland, Oregon, where friendship with Chris Funk of The Decembrists led to his fourth — and first in a decade — solo record, “Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams,” released in February. He performs songs from that album and more at Chickie Wah Wah. At 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30. Tickets $47.62-$319.54 (including fees) via chickiewahwah.com.

WWOZ Piano Night

Community radio station WWOZ 90.7 FM holds its annual Jazz Fest-time fundraiser celebrating local pianists. The lineup of 28 keyboardists includes Jon Cleary, Marcia Ball, Bill Payne, Oscar Rossignoli, Kyle Roussel, Tom McDermott, Joe Krown, Victor Campbell, Lilli Lewis, Larry Sieberth, Keiko Komaki and more. At 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 28, at House of Blues. Find information on wwoz.org.

Julien Baker and Torres

2023 was the year of boygenius. That’s the year the close-knit indie supergroup of Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers released their debut album “the record” together and went on tour. That album earned them three Grammys the following year. Now in 2025, Baker, who grew up in the suburbs of Memphis, is leaning into her country roots with Georgiaraised singer-songwriter Torres. Both are queer and grew up in conservative Christian communities. Their album “Send a Prayer My Way” came out April 18, and they play a show at Tipitina’s Thursday, May 1, at 9 p.m. Tickets $47, including taxes and fees, at tipitinas.com.

Fontaines DC

Irish music college students formed post-punk band Fontaines DC in 2014 and over the last several years have seen considerable commercial success. They had a hit with “I Love You,” off 2022’s “Skinty Fia.” The following year, they supported the Arctic

Monkeys on their North American tour, introducing them to more fans on this side of the pond. They released their fourth album, “Romance,” in 2024 with bangers like “Starburster” and “Favourite.” At 8 p.m. Monday, April 28, at Civic Theatre. Resale tickets available via ticketmaster.com.

Samantha Fish at NOLA Crawfsh Fest

NOLA Crawfish Fest runs Monday, April 28, through Wednesday, April 30, at the Broadside with a lineup of funk and blues bands and jam-friendly amalgamations of local musicians. The final night is headlined by blues rock shredder Samantha Fish. Also performing are percussionist Mike Dillon & the New F#@k Yeahs and The Spicy Lips, featuring Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes’ Marc Paradis, Mike Doussan and others. The festival’s crawfish-eating contest is Wednesday. Doors open at 3 p.m. each day. Find tickets at nolacrawfishfest.com.

The Bottoms and SaxKixAve

New Orleans rock group The Bottoms started with a Craigslist ad a few years ago. Influenced by ’90s alternative music like Weezer, the five-piece band released several songs last year and dropped a new single, “One In a Million,” in March. Opener SaxKixAve, the dynamic duo of rapper Alfred Banks and former Tank and the Bangas saxophonist Albert Allenback, is sure to start the night off strong with their high-energy songs and hilarious quips in between. The two groups, along with DJ Flamingeaux, are planning a ’90s night with throwback jams and special guests at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at the Rabbit Hole. Tickets are $15 in advance on eventbrite.com or $20 at the door.

Stanton Moore’s Festival Finale

Master drummer Stanton Moore is everywhere during Jazz Fest. He’s got shows with Galactic both at the festival and off the Fair Grounds. He’s got gigs at Cafe Istanbul, Toulouse Theatre and plenty of other spots. Who knows if he sleeps? But Moore is finishing strong with one last show Sunday, May 4, at the Broadside. His Festival Finale will feature the Stanton Moore Trio with Robert Walter and Will Bernard, The Frequinauts with Donald Harrison Jr., Walter, Rob Mercurio and Will Bernard and the Soul Brass Band. Music starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $43.27 via broadsidenola.com.

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MONDAY 28

BAYOU BAR PHD featuring Peter Harris, Jason Marsalis, Ashlin Parker, Miles Berry and Seth Finch, 8 pm and 10 pm

BLUE NILE — Red Barat, 10:30 pm

BOURBON O BAR Vince Henningfeld Duo, 4 pm; Blue Horn Jazz Band, 8 pm

CHICKIE WAH WAH Judith Owen & the Callers, 8 pm; Eric “Benny” Bloom, Nir Felder & Brian Richburg, 10:30 pm; Giacomo Turra, 1 am

CIVIC THEATER — Fontaines D.C., Jadu Heart, 8 pm

DEW DROP INN Tonya Boyd Cannon, 7 pm

FRITZEL’S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

Matinee All Star Band, 1 pm; Tin Men, 5 pm; Richard “Piano” Scott and Friends, 8 pm

GOOD MEASURE Kiefer, 8 pm

MAPLE LEAF — Erica Falls, 8 pm; George Porter Jr. Trio with Chris Adkins 10 pm; Eddie Roberts & The Lucky Strokes, after midnight show, 1 am NO DICE Aurora Nealand, Smiloh, The Get, 9 pm

RABBIT HOLE — Very Good Mondays

NOLA featuring Sput Searight, Bobby Sparks, Alex Wasily and more, 8 pm

SATURN BAR — BC Coogan, 8:30 pm

SNUG HARBOR — Charmain Neville Band 7:30 and 9:30 pm

SWEET LORRAINE’S JAZZ

CLUB — Kings of Brass, Ashton Hines & The Big Easy Brawlers, 7 pm

TIPITINA’S Shorty Fest 2025 With Performances by Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue; Black Opry Revue; The Jersey Takeover with Dogs In A Pill and special guests Robert Randolph & Jake Clemons, 7 pm

TOULOUSE THEATRE Frequinauts featuring Stanton Moore, Robert Walker, Robert Mercurio and Will Bernard, 10 pm

TUESDAY 29

BJ’S LOUNGE BYWATER Tuba Skinny, 9 pm

BLUE NILE — Wil Blades, Herlin Riley Will Bernard, 11 pm

BOURBON O BAR — Dr. Zach, 4 pm; Shawan Rice Trio, 8 pm

CHICKIE WAH WAH Sansone, Fohl, & Osborne, 8 pm; Dogs in a Pile, 10:30 pm

CIVIC THEATRE — Shakey Graves, 8 pm

DEW DROP INN Leo Nocentelli, 7 pm

EUCLID RECORDS — Loose Cattle, 6 pm

FRITZEL’S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

— Richard “Piano” Scott, 1 pm; Colin Myers Band, 5 pm; Fritzels All Star Band w/Jamil Sharif, 8 pm

GASA GASA — Just Schwandering: Big Werm, Atom Cat, Max Sanders, 8 pm

HOTEL PETER AND PAUL

Helen Gillet, 7:30 pm

MAPLE LEAF Carter Wilkinson Band, 8 pm; Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet, 11 pm

NEW MARIGNY THEATRE Neal

Todten’s Music in Motion, 7:30 pm

NO DICE — Skerik’s Sauce Fest with Helen Gillet, Compersion Quartet, Brian Haas and more, 9 pm

ROCK ‘N’ BOWL — Javier Olondo & Asheson, 8 pm

THE RABBIT HOLE — Rebirth Brass Band, 8:30 & 10 pm

TIPITINA’S The 3rd Annual Zildjian Jam Featuring Doug Belote, Gorden Campbell, Keith Carlock, Adam Deitch, Nikki Glaspie, A.J. Hall, Josh Harmon, Taku Hirano, Tif Lamson, Stanton Moore, Brian Richburg, Herlin Riley, Ricky Sebastian, Pedro Segundo and Raymond Weber, 2 pm; Dragon Smoke and Ghalia Volt, 8 pm

TOULOUSE THEATRE — Daze By Nite featuring members of moe. and Umphrey’s McGee, 11 pm

WEDNESDAY 30

BJ’S LOUNGE BYWATER —

The Iguanas, 7 pm

BLUE NILE — Big Sam, Corey Henry, Staford Agee, Winston Turner, Paul Robertson, 11 pm

BOTANICAL GARDEN AT CITY PARK

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BOURBON O BAR High Standards, 4 pm; Serabee, 8 pm

CAFE ISTANBUL Nolatet, 8 pm

CHICKIE WAH WAH — Patterson Hood, 10:30 pm

CIVIC THEATRE — The Radiators, 10 pm

DAT DOG MAGAZINE High Step Society, 5:30 pm

D.B.A. — Little Freddie King, 5 pm; Roadmasters Tribute to Walter

“Wolfman” Washington , 9 pm; Jimi Meets Funk featuring Roosevelt Collier, Alvin Ford Jr., more, after midnight show, 1 am

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FRITZEL’S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

Hunter Burgamy Band, 1 pm; Bourbon Street Stars, 5 pm; Fritzels All Star Band w/Kevin Ray Clark, 8 pm

GASA GASA Catch 504: Breanna, Zahria Sims, Zita, more, 8 pm

GOOD MEASURE — Los Cumpleanos, C’est Funk, 8 pm

HOTEL PETER AND PAUL — Robin Barnes & the Fiya Birds, 8:30 pm

LONGUE VUE HOUSE & GARDENS

Mia Borders & Jesse Morrow, 5 pm

NO DICE Windows, The Bloomies, Beach Angel, Tired Eyes, 9 pm

NOPSI HOTEL Nell SimmonsBradley, 6 pm

ROCK ‘N’ BOWL — Junior Lacrosse & Sumtin Sneaky, 8 pm

SANTOS — Spelling, 9 pm

TIPITINA’S — The Daze Between Band

Featuring Eric Krasno, George Porter, Jr., Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Skerik, Jennifer Hartswick, Nicki Bluhm, Alex Wasily, Raymond Weber & Very Special Guests, 10:30 pm

TOULOUSE THEATRE — Lespecial ft. Mike Dillon & Kanika Moore, after midnight show, 1 am

THURSDAY 1

BAMBOULAS — F.K-rrera music group, 12 pm; Cristina Kaminis and The Mix, 5:30 pm; Wolfe John’s Band, 9 pm

BANKS STREET BAR — Soul Brass Band, 9 pm

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Fit for a king

by Jake Clapp

CAJUN MUSICIAN JOEL SAVOY WAS STILL PRETTY YOUNG when zydeco legend Clifton Chenier died in 1987. But Savoy grew up hearing stories about the pioneering vocalist and accordion player from his parents, musicians Marc and Ann Savoy.

“My dad had repaired [Chenier’s] accordion a few times and even sat in with him on stage,” says Joel Savoy, a fiddler and guitarist who also runs the label Valcour Records. “My record label was inspired by Arhoolie, which released all of Clifton’s records. I’ve just been a big fan of Arhoolie, and Clifton’s music was a big part of that label.”

June 25 will mark 100 years since Chenier’s birth, and several events and record releases this year will celebrate the centennial, including a new tribute album from Valcour Records featuring The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal and more guest musicians. Savoy co-produced “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” out June 27, with Los Lobos member Steve Berlin and executive producer John Leopold, the former managing director of the Arhoolie Foundation, which carries on the record label’s history.

Savoy also helped organize a Clifton Chenier centennial show taking place Friday, May 2, at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The set will be led by Chenier’s son, C.J. Chenier, and will feature Marcia Ball, Sonny Landreth, Curley Taylor and surprise guests. The music starts at 5:50 p.m. on the Fais Do-Do Stage.

Musicians Roddie Romero, Eric Adcock, Derek Huston, Lee Allen Zeno, Jermaine Prejean and Sherelle Chenier Mouton made up the house band on “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” and they’ll back C.J. Chenier and the performers at Jazz Fest. Many of the performers on stage, like Landreth and Ball, played with Chenier in their early years or have some close connection. There also is an exhibit about Chenier in the Grandstand during Jazz Fest organized by the New Orleans Jazz Museum. “The King at 100” includes rare photos, archival materials and items including Chenier’s accordion, stage outfits and his King of Zydeco crown.

Clifton Chenier was born in Opelousas on June 25, 1925, and his father, Joseph, taught him to play the accordion. As Chenier grew into his own playing at South Louisiana house parties and dances, he developed a style that blended French Creole La La music with R&B and blues and Cajun influences.

Chenier won a Grammy Award in 1983 for his album “I’m Here!,” and the next year the National Endowment for the Arts named him a National heritage Fellow. Chenier died in December 1987 at the age of 62.

After his passing, C.J. Chenier took over leadership of his father’s band. The accordionist and vocalist often pays tribute to his father on stage, and he appears on two tracks on “Tribute to the King of Zydeco.”

The Rolling Stones and Cajun accordionist Steve Riley open “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco” with Chenier’s genre-naming song “Zydeco Sont Pas Sale” — and yes, Mick Jagger sings in French Creole. The Stones have rarely, if ever, contributed to this kind of tribute album, which demonstrates Chenier’s importance, says Louisiana rocker C.C. Adcock, who brought the British rockers onboard and produced the tracks “Zydeco Sont Pas Sales” and “Release Me.”

The album also includes swamp pop icon Tommy McClain and accordion master Keith Frank playing “Release Me”; Taj Mahal and Frank performing on Chenier’s 1955 hit “Hey, ’tite Fille”; and Ball and accordionist Geno Delafose on “I May Be Wrong.”

“These artists on this project were personally inspired and influenced by Clifton,” Savoy says. “I hope the participation of these artists will introduce their fanbase to not only to discover Clifton’s music, but I’d love for them also to dive deeper into the soulful origins of this music.”

Pre-orders for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco” are now open. Find more at linktr.ee/valcourrecords.

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“Doubt, A Parable,” about a nun and a priest on opposite sides of suspicion that a boy has been abused at a Catholic school in New York. As details emerge, the story confronts audiences with the question of who to believe.

News of clergy abuse scandals around the country became more widespread in the years since the show debuted. But “Doubt” may seem more relevant for the ways information and truth have become suspect in a world infused with conspiracy theories, accusations of “fake news” and changes in attitudes about who to believe.

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“There were no hashtags or #believeallwomen when this play came out,” says A.J. Allegra, artistic director of Le Petit Theatre.

Le Petit presents “Doubt, a Parable” May 1-18.

The compact drama revolves around two church figures at St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx in 1964. The church is in the midst of changes from the Vatican II council, which relaxed some church practices, like embracing laypeople’s role and participation. That backdrop explains come of the gap between the young Father Flynn and the senior nun, Sister Aloysius Beauvier, who runs the school.

Played by David Lind, Flynn is charismatic and works to connect with the community beyond a priest’s normal duties. Leslie Nipkow is Sister Aloysius, who is strict about following rules and traditions and doesn’t like changes in general. Some of that provides humor early in the play.

“Sister Aloysius talks about the Christmas pageant and not wanting secular music because Frosty the Snowman wears an enchanted hat, and she thinks that’s sacrilegious,” says Ashley Santos, who is directing the show. “It seems comical now.”

Flynn is coaching the boys’ basketball team, which includes the school’s first Black student. Sister Aloysius believes Flynn is too friendly with the boy.

Flynn delivers a sermon about doubt and then another about gossip. But Sister Aloysius will not be deterred and

pushes to find out more. Caught in the middle is the younger Sister James, who is uncertain what to believe.

In directing the show, Santos started with the trio’s uncertainty about each other.

“At the beginning of the process, I brought them in each alone on a different night,” she says. “I can’t recall doing a play where each character is their own planet. They come into contact, but everybody is on their own. We worked a lot separately.”

The drama takes unexpected turns as Sister Aloysius escalates her inquiry, seeking out the boy’s mother and church officials. Flynn tends to communicate in parables, and he resists being questioned.

Shanley grew up in the Bronx and has often set works in New York. He is known for plays about struggling New Yorkers set in bars, like “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” and “Savage in Limbo.” He won an Oscar for the screenplay for “Moonstruck,” and his other films include the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan romantic comedy “Joe Versus the Volcano.” A 2008 film version of “Doubt” starred Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The allegations in “Doubt” amply fuel the tensions onstage, and the prospect of clergy abuse grabs attention in the most immediate ways. But the work is less repelled by uncertainty than it is an embrace of doubt.

“Shanley is pushing us to be comfortable questioning things and not be so rigid in our opinion that we stick to it no matter what,” Santos says. Find tickets and information at lepetittheatre.com.

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