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Frenchmen Streett This is the scene where most of the locals go now. The tourist like it because with one cab ride they have a choice on numerous clubs that cater to all taste within a few safe walking blocks of each other. Frenchmen Street is near the quater but not walkable from the large hotels.

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A list of bands and musicians that often play at Jazz Festivals include:

Alex McMurray guitar

Aurora Nealand soprano sax, vocals

Banu Gibson vocals

Barney Floyd trumpet

Bart Ramsey piano

Big Sam's Funky Nation New Orleans Brass Band 

Bob French drums

Bonerama brass band

Brent Rose saxophone

Chris Severin bass

Connie Jones trumpet, cornet

Craig Klein trombone

Creole Jazz Serenaders

Delfeayo Marsalis trombone

Desoto Street Band

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Don Vappie guitar, banjo, band leader

Dr. John vocalist, piano, organ

Duke Heitger trumpet

Edward Huntington banjo

Ellis Marsalis piano

Evan Christopher clarinet

Dejan's Olympia Brass Band New Orleans Brass Band

Dirty Dozen Brass Band New Orleans Brass Band 

Dukes of Dixieland

Eureka Brass Band New Orleans Brass Band 

Gerald French drums

Gina Forsythe violin

Glen David Andrews trombone, vocals

Gypsy Swing

Harry Connick Jr. piano, vocals

Henry Gray piano

Henry Butler piano

Ingrid Lucia vocalist

Irvin Mayfield trumpet

James Andrews trumpet, vocals

Jason Marsalis drums

Jason Mingledorff sax, clarinet

Jazz Vipers seven-piece swing band

Juanita Brooks vocalist

Joe Krown boogie woogie piano and organ

Joe Lastie Drums

John Boutte vocalist

Jon Cleary boogie woogie piano

Ken Jacobs sax

Kermit Ruffins trumpet

Kerry Hunter drums

Kevin Clark trumpet

Lance Ellis native New Orleans saxophonist

Lars Edegran piano

Leroy Jones trumpet

Lil Rascals New Orleans Brass Band 

Lillian Boutte vocals

Linnzi Zzaorski jazz vocalist

Lionel Ferbos trumpet

Lloyd Lambert upright bass

Loose Marbles (The)jazz band

Lucien Barbarin trombonist with Harry Connick Jr.'s Big Band

Matt Rhody violin

Dr. Michael White clarinet

Nathan Lambertson bass

N. O. Klezmer Allstars genre-crossing NOLA jazz

Nelson Lunding piano

Neti Vaan fiddle

New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra

New Orleans Hot Jazz Orchestra

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

New Orleans Moonshiners

New Orleans Nightcrawlers New Orleans Brass Band 

New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra

Original Pin Stripe Brass Band New Orleans Brass Band 

Palmetto Bug Stompers

Palm Court Jazz Band

Panorama Jazz Band swing band

Pete Fountain clarinet

The Pfister Sisters jazz vocals

Rick Trolsen trombone

Robert Snow bass

Ronnie Kole piano

Sara Quintana jazz vocals, guitar

Shamarr Allen trumpet

Soul Rebels New Orleans Brass Band 

Stanton Moore drums

Satoru Ohashi trumpet

Shannon Powell drums

Steve Masakowski guitar

Steve Pistorius piano

Storyville Stompers

Terence Blanchard trumpet

Theresa Andersson vocals, guitar, violin

Tim Laughlin clarinet

Tin Men

Tom Fischer sax, clarinet

Tom Fitzpatrick tenor sax

Tom McDermott pianist, composer

Tony Green guitar

Treme Brass Band New Orleans Brass Band 

Troy Andrews trombone

Vic Shepherd guitar

Warren Battiste guitar

Washboard Chaz drums, washboard