Satchmo SummerFest 2016. Artist: Terry Marks, Sr.
Rosalie "Tambourine Lady" Washington during the Satchmo Salute second line on Frenchmen Street [Photo by Parisa Azadi]
Yoshio Toyama [Photo by Hunter King]
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The early August annual Satchmo SummerFest celebrates the birth of the one and only Louis Armstrong (b. August 4). This year's festival takes place August 5-7 in its new home at Jackson Square. Live bands will perform on two different stages, featuring some of New Orleans’ top musicians. Many of them will pay their tributes to Armstrong and his music.
The music schedule, as announced in June, is listed below. For the most up-to-date schedule, be sure to check http://fqfi.org/satchmo.
Be sure to check out the events and talks happening in this year's Satchmo Symposium, as well; they're listed below the music schedule. Each year, the Symposium features many of the foremost experts on Louis Armstrong and his era of jazz.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
Red Beans & Ricely Yours Stage
12-1p PresHall Brass Band
1:45-2:45p Dirty Dozen Brass Band
3:30-4:45p Bill Summers & Jazalsa
5:30-6:45p The Soul Rebels
7:45-9p Big Sam's Funky Nation
Cornet Chop Suey Stage
1-1;45p Miss Sophie Lee
2:45-3:30p Tornado Brass Band
4:45-5:30p Shotgun Jazz Band
6:45-7:45 Original Tuxedo Jazz Band
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
Red Beans & Ricely Yours Stage
12-1p The Ella and Louie Tribute Band
1:45-2:45p Catherine Russell
3:45-4:45p Yoshio Toyama & the Dixie Saints
5:30-6:30p Original Pinettes Bras Band
7:30-9p Brass-A-Holics
Cornet Chop Suey Stage
1-1:45p Lawrence Cotton Legendary Experience
2:45-3:45p Treme Brass Band
4:45-5:30p Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony
6:30-7:30p Charmaine Neville
Back o'Town Stage
11:30a-4:30p Trad jazz bands and swing dance lessons by NOLA Jitterbugs
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
Red Beans & Ricely Yours Stage
12:45-1:45p Mark Braud & the New Orleans Jazz Giants
2:30-3:30p Victor Goines
4:30-5:45p Leroy Jones & New Orleans' Finest
6:30-7:30p James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars
7:30-8p Trumpet Tribute to Louis Armstrong featuring James Andrews
Cornet Chop Suey Stage
12-12:45p New Orleans Swamp Donkeys
1:45-2:30p DeJean's Olympia Brass Band
3:30-4:30p Jeremy Davenport
5:45-6:30p Wendell Brunious
Back o'Town Stage
11:30a-4:30p Trad jazz bands and swing dance lessons by NOLA Jitterbugs
