Idle Monday nights led to a full-time gig for John "Papa" Gros. In 2000, the keyboardist worked steadily as a member of George Porter Jr.'s band, co-leader of the rock band MuleBone and as a solo act on Bourbon Street. To fill his open Monday nights he launched an informal ... Read more

Threadhead Records artist Marc Stone has been a professional musician in New Orleans for 15 years, playing with many of Louisiana's great artists. He plays with his own group as well as his Acoustic Blues duo, Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters, Fatien Ensemble and Der... Read more

In 2006 after a near death experience, Jeff felt the needed to explore his musical roots, and moved to New Orleans. He has become a strong exponent of the piano styles of Professor Longhair, James Booker, Huey "Piano" Smith, Tuts Washington and the accordion style of Clifton C... Read more

A contemporary of some of New Orleans' funk greats, Renard Poché's contributions can be counted among the defining factors of funk in New Orleans. Best known for his electrifying guitar work, Poché is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist whose been known to move effortless... Read more

Since moving to New Orleans in 1992, Bob has played piano and organ and sung, both live and in the studio, with numerous Louisiana bands and musicians, as well as performing solo. Read more

Cynthia appears regularly at WWOZ's Piano Night, and she has been a New Orleans fixture at various local clubs opening for acts like Eddie Bo, Mother Blues, and Irving Bannister. She is a bandleader and piano player for her own bands, "CC and the Revelers," "CC and The Bayou B... Read more

From jump blues to soul blues and all the R&B in between, Carol Fran has been singing it for nearly fifty years. Her career started when she was still in her teens with the Don Conway Orchestra and continues to this day. In 1995, Carol was a nominee at the 16th Annual W.C.... Read more

Joe Krown is a resident and is based out of the city of New Orleans. He is a New Orleans styled piano and Hammond B-3 player. He has been nominated twice and won a New Orleans Big Easy Award in the Blues category in April 2001. His blues trio, Sansone, Krown & Fohl won a 20... Read more

For more than 30 years, Ball has been delivering her signature brand of Texas blues, Louisiana R&B, and Gulf Coast swamp pop to audiences all over the world. She has earned a huge and intensely loyal following through critically acclaimed albums and non-stop touring. Read more