Photo Credit: Douglas Mason/New Orleans Jazz Festival
The Scene
When you have a festival that stretches over two weekends, it's going to have a massive lineup, and the New Orleans Jazz Festival is no exception. With 12 stages of music and an alumni list that stretches past 22,000 performers since 1970, Jazz Fest has hosted some of the greatest artists of the last half century.
2013 Artist Lineup
Band of Horses
Dave Matthews Band
Phoenix
The Black Keys
- 101 Runners
- 21st Century Brass Band
- A Tribe Called Red
- A Tribute to Hadley Castille feat. Sarah & the Sharecroppers
- Aaron Fletcher
- Aaron Neville
- Adella Adella the Storyteller
- Al Berard Family Band
- Alex McMurray
- Alexis & The Samurai
- Algiers Charter Schools Association Torch Bearers
- Allen Toussaint
- Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
- Ana Popovic
- Anders Osborne
- Andrew Bird
- Andrew Duhon
- Andrew Hall’s Memories of New Orleans
- Angela the Yarnspinner
- Archdiocese of New Orleans Gospel Choir
- Ashe Cultural Arts Center Kuumba Institute
- AsheSon
- Astral Project
- Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses
- B.B. King
- Baby Boyz Brass Band
- Balfa Toujours
- Bamboula 2000
- Band of Horses
- Banu Gibson & Hot Jazz Feat. The Anderson Twins
- Bari Koral Family Rock Band
- BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet with special Guest Jo-El Sonnier
- Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
- Better Than Ezra
- Betty Winn & One A-Chord
- Big Chief Iron Horse & the Black Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians
- Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
- Big Chief Trouble & Trouble Nation and Wild Red Flame Mardi Gras Indians
- Big Chief Walter Cook & Creole Wild West
- Big Sam’s Funky Nation
- Big Steppers, Furious Five and Untouchables Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- Bill Miller
- Bill Summers & Jazalsa
- Billy Joel
- Bishop Sean Elder & The Mt. Herman Baptist Church Mass Choir
- Black Feathers Mardi Gras Indians
- Black Mohawk and Black Foot Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
- Blended Voices feat. Germaine Bazzle, Phillip Manuel, and Leslie Smith
- Blodie’s Jazz Jam
- Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias
- Bobby Lounge and the Reclinders with Sister Ruthann Kerr
- Bonerama
- Brass-A-Holics “Gogo Brass Funk” Band
- Brice Miller & Mahogany Brass Band
- Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders
- Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
- Brushy One String of Jamaica
- Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band
- Buffalo Hunters and Apache Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
- C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
- Calexico
- Calliope Puppet Theater
- Calvin Johnson
- Campbell Brothers
- Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
- Cha Wa
- Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires
- Charmaine Neville Band
- Cheyenne and 7th Ward Creole Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
- Chris Clifton & His Allstars
- Chris Owens backed by Her Hot Rhythms Band
- Christian Winther – Soul House
- Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
- City of Love Music & Worship Arts
- Classie Ballou & the Family Band
- Clive Wilson’s New Orleans Serenaders with guest Butch Thompson
- Coco Robicheaux Tribute feat. The Spiritland Band
- Comanche Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
- Connie & Dwight with The St. Raymond & St. Leo the Great Gospel Choir
- Connie Jones & the Crescent City Jazz Band
- Corey Henry & Treme Funket
- Corey Ledet and His Zydeco Band
- Cowboy Mouth
- Craig Adams & Higher Dimensions of Praise
- Creole String Beans
- Culu Children’s Traditional African Dance Company & Stiltwalkers
- Curtis Pierre, the Samba Man & the Samba Kids
- Cynthia Girtley
- D.L. Menard & the Louisiana Aces
- Daryl Coley
- Daryl Hall and John Oates
- Dave Matthews Band
- Davell Crawford
- David & Roselyn
- David Egan and 20 Years of Trouble
- Deacon John
- Dee-1
- Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
- Delgado Community College Jazz Band
- Dianne Reeves
- DJ Captain Charles
- DJ Raj Smoove
- Doc McKenzie & the Hi-Lites
- Dog Hill Stompers
- Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders
- Donald Harrison
- Donnie Bolden, Jr. & the Spirit of Elijah
- Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans
- Dr. John
- Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark
- Drink Small
- Dukes of Dixieland
- Dumaine Gang, Divine Ladies and Family Ties Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- Dwayne “Dopsie” & The Zydeco Hellraisers
- Dynamic Smooth Family Gospel Singers
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra
- Eleanor McMain “Singing Mustangs” Choir
- Ellis Marsalis
- Eric Lindell
- Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes
- E’Dana & Divinely Destin
- Famous Rocks of Harmony
- Feufollet
- Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors
- First Emanuel Baptist Church Mass Choir
- Fleetwood Mac
- Fleur Debris Superband feat. Zigaboo Modeliste, George Porter, Jr., Nicholas Payton, and David Torkanowsky
- Flow Tribe
- Forgotten Souls Brass Band
- Frank Ocean
- Franklin Avenue Baptist Church Mass Choir
- Fredy Omar con su Banda
- Free Agents Brass Band
- Friendly Travelers
- Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue
- Galactic
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
- George Benson
- George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band
- George Porter, Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners
- Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band: A Tribute to Bob French
- Germaine Bazzle
- Geronimo Hunters and Creole Osceolas Mardi Gras Indians
- Gipsy Kings
- Glen David Andrews
- Golden Comanche and Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians
- Golden Sioux and Young Cherokee Mardi Gras Indians
- Golden Star Hunters and Big Chief Kevin Goodman & the Flaming Arrows Mardi Gras Indians
- Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys
- Gravy
- Grayhawk presents Native American Lore & Tales
- Grayson Capps
- Gregg Stafford & his Young Tuxedo Jazz Band
- Gregg Stafford and the Jazz Hounds
- Grupo Sensacion
- Guitar Slim, Jr.
- Henry Butler
- Henry Gray and The Cats
- Herbert Hardesty Presents
- Highsteppers Brass Band
- Hobgoblin Hill Puppets
- Holly Williams
- Honey Island Swamp Band
- Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express
- Hot 8 Brass Band
- Hot Club of New Orleans
- Hurray For The Riff Raff
- Ingrid Lucia
- Irma Thomas
- Irma Thomas’ Tribute to Mahalia Jackson
- Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
- Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
- J. Monque’D Blues Band
- Jamal Batiste presents JAM-ALL
- Jambalaya Cajun Band
- James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars
- James Rivers Movement
- Jamil Sharif
- Jason Marsalis
- Javier’s Dance Company
- JD & The Straight Shot
- Jeannine Pasini Beekman
- Jeff Floyd
- Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
- Jeffrey Osborne
- Jeremy Davenport
- Jerry Douglas
- Jesse McBride presents the Next Generation Big Band
- Jesuit High School Jazz Band
- Jill Scott
- Jimmy Cliff
- Jo “Cool” Davis with guests BJ Crosby and Barbara Shorts
- Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste, Jr.
- John Boutté
- John Lawrence & Ven Pa’ Ca Flamenco Ensemble with guests Antonio Hildago and Javier Heredia of Spain
- John Mayer
- John Michael Rouchell
- John Mooney & Bluesiana
- Johnette Downing and Scott Billington
- Johnny J and the Hitmen
- Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes
- Jon Cleary
- Jonathon “Boogie” Long & the Blues Revolution
- Jonté Landrum Thomas
- Josh Kagler & Harmonistic Praise Crusade
- Joshua Redman Quartet with Aaron Goldberg, Joe Sanders, and Kendrick Scott
- Juan Luis Guerra y 440
- Julio y Cesar Band
- Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone
- Kai Knight’s Silhouette Dance Ensemble
- Kathy Taylor
- Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
- Kem
- Kenny Neal
- Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers
- Kevin Gordon
- Khris Royal & Dark Matter
- Kid Merv & All That Jazz
- Kid Simmons’ Local International Allstars
- KID smART Showcase
- Kidd Jordan & the Improvisational Arts Quintet
- Kim Carson
- Kim Che’re
- Kinfolk Brass Band
- Kirk Joseph’s Backyard Groove
- Kirk Joseph’s Tuba Tuba
- Kora Konnection
- Kristin Diable & The City
- Kumbuka African Dance & Drum Collective
- Lance Ellis
- Lars Edegran & the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
- Laura Bell Bundy
- Le Vent du Nord of Canada
- Leah Chase
- Leo Jackson & the Melody Clouds
- Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest
- Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
- Lil Buck Sinegal’s Blues Band
- Lil’ Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers
- Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band
- Little Big Town
- Little Freddie King Blues Band
- Little Joe Y La Familia
- Los Hombres Calientes feat. Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield
- Los Lobos
- Los Po-Boy-Citos
- Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Louisiana Repertory Jazz Band
- Loyola University Jazz Band
- Luke Winslow-King
- Luther Kent & Trickbag
- Lyle Henderson & Emmanu-El
- Magary Lord of Bahia-Brazil
- Maggie Koerner
- Malê Debalê of Bahia-Brazil
- Marc Broussard
- Marcia Ball
- Mariachi Jalisco
- Mark Braud’s New Orleans Jazz Giants
- Mark Brooks & Friends with guest Barbara Shorts
- Mark McGrain & Plunge
- Maroon 5
- Martha Redbone
- Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
- McDonogh #35 High School Gospel Choir
- McMain High School Talented-in-Theater Performers
- McTeggart Irish Dancers of Louisiana
- Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns
- Mia Borders
- Michael Ward
- Midnite Disturbers
- Minister Jai Reed
- Mississippi Rail Company
- Mohawk Hunters and Cherokee Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
- Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church Mass Choir
- Ms. Lala & the Ya-Yas
- Ms. Ruby Wilson
- Murder The Stout
- Mutemath
- N.O.C.C.A. Jazz Band
- Natalie Mae and Her Unturned Tricks
- Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
- Native Nations Intertribal
- Naydja CoJoe
- New Birth Brass Band
- New Generation, Undefeated Divas, Pigeon Town Steppers, and Uptown Swingers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra
- New Orleans Classic R&B Recording Revue feat. Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Frankie Ford, Robert Parker, and Al “Carnival Time” Johnson with Blue Eyed Soul Revue
- New Orleans Hispano-America Dance Group
- New Orleans Indian Rhythm Section
- New Orleans Klezmer Allstars
- New Orleans Nightcrawlers
- New Orleans Spiritualettes
- New Orleans Suspects
- New Wave Brass Band
- Nicholas Payton XXX
- Nine Times Men, Single Ladies, Single Men, and Lady Jetsetters Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- Nineveh Baptist Church Mass Choir
- Ninth Ward Hunters and Ninth Ward Navajo Mardi Gras Indians
- NORDC Crescent City Lights Youth Theater
- N’Kafu African Dance Ensemble
- O. Perry Walker Charter High School Gospel Choir
- Oneida Longhouse Singers and Dancers
- OperaCreole
- Orange Kellin’s New Orleans Deluxe Orchestra
- Original CTC and Ole N Nu Style Fellaz Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- Original Dixieland Jazz Band
- Original Pinettes Brass Band
- OTRA
- Panorama Jazz Band
- Papa Grows Funk
- Pastor Terry Gullage & the Greater Mt. Calvary Voices of Redemption
- Pastor Tyrone Jefferson
- Patrice Fisher & Arpa with guests from Germany and Mexico
- Patti Smith
- Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show
- Paulin Brothers Brass Band
- Pete Fountain
- Phoenix
- Pine Leaf Boys
- Pinstripe Brass Band
- Pocket Aces Brass Band
- Pokey LaFarge
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Prince of Wales and Original Lady Buckjumpers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- Pura Fé
- Quiana Lynell & Lush Life
- Quinten Corvette
- Raw Oyster Cult
- Real Untouchables Brass Band
- Rebirth Brass Band
- Red Hawk and White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
- Red Stick Ramblers
- Red, White & Blue and Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indians
- Reggie Hall & the Twilighters feat. Lady Bee
- Rev. Jermaine Landrum & the Abundant Praise Revival Choir
- Revolution, Ladies of Unity and VIP Ladies Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- Rising Dragon Lion Dance Team
- Robert Mirabal
- Robin Barnes
- Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
- Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-stars
- Rose Anne Ste. Romain
- Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys
- Roy Ayers
- Royal Teeth
- Rumba Buena
- Salio from the Republic of Georgia
- Satan & Adam
- Savoy Family Cajun Band
- Scene Boosters, Lady Rollers, Original Big Seven, and Original Four Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- Semolian Warriors Mardi Gras Indians
- Sensational Chosen Voices
- Shades of Praise
- Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
- Shamarr Allen presents music clinic students and Upset
- Sharde Thomas & the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band
- Sharon Martin
- Shawee Indians and Black Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
- Smitty Dee’s Brass Bad
- Sonny Landreth
- Soulfruit
- Spencer Bohren
- St. Joseph the Worker Music Ministry Choir
- Stanley Clarke / George Duke Project
- Stephen Foster’s Foster Family Music Program
- Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
- Stoney Creek
- Stooges Brass Band
- Storyville Stompers Brass Band
- SUBR Jazzy Jags
- Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots
- Tab Benoit
- Taj Mahal & The Real Thing Tuba Band
- TBC Brass Band
- Ted Winn
- Terence Blanchard
- Terrance Simien with Special Guest Queen Ida
- The 35th Anniversary Celebration of “One Mo’ Time!”
- The Adams Middle School Players
- The Bester Singers
- The Black Keys
- The Blues Masters feat. “Big Al” Carson
- The Bolton Brothers
- The Boutté Family Gospel
- The Branchettes
- The Breton Sound
- The Chapman Family
- The Cookers feat. Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Craig Handy, George Cables, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart
- The Del McCoury Band with Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- The First Division, Olympia Aid, New Look, and Men of Class Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- The Grayhawk Band
- The Heritage School of Music Band
- The Honeypots
- The Iguanas
- The ISL Circus Arts Kids
- The Johnson Extension
- The Jones Sisters
- The Kid Carsons
- The Last Straws
- The Little Willies
- The Mashup feat. Terence Higgins, Ike Stubblefield, Grant Green, Jr., with special guest Ron Holloway
- The Mavericks
- The Mercy Brothers
- The Meter Men featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr. with special Guest Page McConnell
- The Mighty Supremes
- The Nevilles
- The New Orleans Bingo! Show
- The New Orleans Guitar Quartet feat. Jimmy Robinson, John Rankin, Phil DuGruy, and Cranston Clements
- The New Orleans Hip Hop Experience feat. DJ Mike Swift, DJ Poppa, 3D Na’tee, Dobama and N.O.V.
- The New Orleans R&B Diva Revue feat. The Dixie Cups, Jean Knight, and Wanda Rouzan w/ the Brian Quezergue Band
- The Revivalists
- The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders
- The RRAAMS
- The Selvy Singers
- The Session
- The Shannon Powell Quintet feat. Charlie Gabriel
- The Soul Rebels
- The Voices of Distinction
- The Wimberly Family Gospel Singers
- The Zion Harmonizers
- Theresa Andersson
- Tim Laughlin
- Tione Johnson
- Tom Saunders & the Tomcats
- Tommy Sancton & the New Orleans Legacy Band
- Tonia & the Left Field Band
- Tonia Scott & the Anointed Voices
- Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony
- Tornado Brass Band
- Treater “Le Traiteur de Bayou”
- Treme Brass Band’s Tribute to Uncle Lionel Batiste
- Tribute to Kid Ory: Hot Trombones
- Tribute to Sidney Bechet feat. Dr. Michael White, Donald Harrison, Brian “Breeze” Cayolle, and Roderick Paulin
- Tricia Boutté & International Friends
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- True Man Posse
- Tuba Skinny
- Tucka
- Tulane University Jazz Ensemble
- Tyronne Foster & the Arc Singers
- T’Monde
- University of Miami Jazz Band
- UNO Jazz Allstars
- Uptown Music Theater
- Val & Love Alive Mass Choir
- Vashawn Mitchell
- Versailles Lion Dance Team
- Vivaz!
- Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars
- Voices of Fannie C. Williams Charter School Choir / Recorder Ensemble
- Voices of Peter Claver
- Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters
- War Chief Juan & Jockimo’s Groove
- Washboard Chaz Blues Trio
- Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries Choir
- Wayne Shorter Quartet feat. Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade
- Wayne Toups & Zydecajun
- Wendell Brunious
- Westbank Steppers, Valley of Silent Men, and Nine Times Ladies Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
- Widespread Panic
- Wild Tchoupitoulas and Wild Apaches Mardi Gras Indians
- Willie Nelson & Family
- Woodshed: Hammond B3 feat. Kyle Roussel and Joe Ashlar
- Xavier University Jazz Band
- Yellow Bird Indian Dancers
- Young Audience Brass Band Throwdown
- Young Audiences Performance Arts Showcase
- Young Band Nation Blues Project
- Young Fellaz Brass Band
- Young Guardians of the Flame Mardi Gras Indians
- Young Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians
- Young Pinstripe Brass Band
- Yvette Landry
- Zena Moses & Rue Fiya
- Zulu Gospel Male Choir
- Zulu, Big Nine, Keep N It Real, and We Are One Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs