Fest Grids by Swag - Jazz Fest 2003 - 1st Weekend

First Weekend Fairgrounds: Thurs. April 24 - Fri. April 25 - Sat. April 26 - Sun. April 27
Second Weekend Fairgrounds: Thurs. May 1 - Fri. May 2 - Sat. May 3 - Sun. May 4
Plus: Allison Miner Stage (interviews) - Evening Concert Schedules - Kids' Tent

And nightlife around town (The Grids):  1st Weekend - Daze Between - 2nd Weekend - Before and After - In Store Performances

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FIRST WEEKEND THURS 4/24 FRI 4/25 SAT 4/26 SUN 4/27
Ampersand      Simply Jeff (10p)   
Bally's Casino    Mel Waiters (8:30 & 11p) Wanda Rouzan (7-10p)   
Blue Nile    Improvisational Arts Council (7:30p)
Tony Furtado & the American Gypsies (10:30p)
   Devyani Tribal Belly Dance (7:30p)
Fredy Omar con su Banda (10:30p)
Naked Orchestra (7:30p)
Kidd Jordan (10:30p)
  Milonga Tango (7:30p)
Super King Size Boogie (Will Bernard, Joe Russo, Marco Benevento)
plus
OM Trio plus DJ Zeph  (9p-4a)
onsale @ boomboomtickets.com
Blue Nile (late nite) Tin Men (fri 2 am) John Mooney (sat 2 am)   Signal Path, Siamese (sun 2 am)  
Café Brasil    Saaraba (11p) free Vivaz Latin Band w/ Javier Gutierrez (10p)      
Cafe Negril    Executive Steel Band (9p)
Otra (10:30p)
     
Cafe Negril (late nite)     Los Calientes (sun 2-5 am)  
Café Sbisa Earl Brown (7p) Earl Brown (7p) Earl Brown (7p) Earl Brown (7p)
Cajun Queen Riverboat
Onsale @
superflypresents.com
      Radiators, Hot 8 Brass Band (9:30)
Sold Out
     
Carrollton Station Tab Benoit w/ Anders Osborne, Raful Neal (acoustic) (10p)    Dash Rip Rock, RF-7 & the Hightones (10p) Motorway, The Joneses (10p) Jim McCormick, Barstool Logic (10p)
Check Point Charlie Younger Blues,  Dollar Book Floyd (9p) free LD50, Adult Toys (9p) free Five Points Band, SPickle, Hostile Apostle (9p) free Drums & Tuba, Five Points Band, Frigg A G-Go (9p) free
Check Point Charlie (late nite)         Drums and Tuba
Check Your Bucket   Eddie Bo (8p) Eddie Bo (8p)  
Circle Bar Hazard County Girls (10:30p) Eric Lindell (10:30p) Plowboys (10:30p) Hot Club of New Orleans (10:30p)
d.b.a. New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars (10p) The Tin Men (10p)   Permagrin (10p) John Boutte, Uptown Okra (10p)
Delta Blues Grill    Little Freddie King Blues Band (10p) J. Monque'D Blues Band (10p)  
Dilliard University (workshop)    Cassandra Wilson (1:30p) free      
The Dock
Onsale @ thedockno.com
   Lil Band O' Gold Rebirth, Papa Grows Funk (10p)   
Donna's Evan Christopher & Tom McDermott (10:30p) Herlin Riley Quartet (10:30p) Henry Butler  (10:30p) Shannon Powell Quartet (9:30p)
Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar Wendell Brunious (9:30p) Dr. Bone & the Hepcats (10p) Lenny McDaniel (10p) Leigh 'Little Queenie' Harris (9p)
Dragons Den Maurice Brown & Soul'd Out (9:30p) New Orleans Klezmer Allstars (10:30p)    Rob Wagner's New Thing (10:30)
El Matador The Dickies, Dinteen (10p) The Stumpknocckers (8p)
The SophistiCats & SophistiKittens (10p)
Alianza Flamenca (8p)
Ingrid Lucia plus the Apple Brothers (11p)
Warren Battiste & Friends (7p)
Fairmont Hotel Jazzfest Gala:
Smokey Robinson, Allen Toussaint Jazz Project, Marva Wright & the BMWs, NewBirth Brass Band, Ladies and Men Rollers SAPCs, Mardi Gras Indians (8p) $500
        
Frenchy's Gallery  (daytime)      Jim Hlavac (2-5p) Jim Hlavac (2-5p)
Funky Butt    Evan Howard (7:30p)
Bob Margolin w/Willie Big Eyes Smith & Tom Mookie Brill & Johnny Sansone (10p & 12a)
  James Westfall (7:30p)
Irvin Mayfield (10p & 12a)
  Devin Philips (7:30p)
Astral Project (10p & 12a)  
Evan Howard (7:30p)
Big Sam's Funky Nation (10p & 12a)
Funky Butt (late nite)   Henry Butler (sat 2 am)    
Funky Pirate Big Al Carson & The Blues Masters (9p-1a) free Big Al Carson & The Blues Masters (9p-1a) free Big Al Carson & The Blues Masters (9p-1a) free Shaka & the Swamp Tones (8:30p - 12:30a) free
Hi-Ho Lounge    Hawgjaw, The Centimeters Complicated Math Problems, Urbo Sleeks, Zykos   
House of Blues (daytime)           Gospel Brunch w/ Paulette Wright Davis & Volume of Praise
(9:30a) sold out
(11:45a) sold out

(2:00p)
House of Blues Dr John, Ivan Neville's Dumpster Funk (8p) Dr John,  Duke Robillard (8p)
Neville Brothers (9p) Neville Brothers (8p)
House of Blues (late nite) Soul to Soul (midnite) Rytmo (midnite) funky Meters (sun 2 am) Garage a Trois (mon 1 am)
House of Blues - Parish The Subdudes, Deanna Bogart (9p)    Charlie Hunter, Russo - Benevento Duo (9p) Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Theresa Andersson (9p) Papa Grows Funk, Little Hercules (9p)
Howlin' Wolf
Onsale @ ticketweb.com
Los Hombres Calientes, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Henry Butler (10p) Brass Band Blowout:  Rebirth, Forgotten Souls, Lil Rascals (10p) Everyone Orchestra (Colonel Bruce Hampton, Derek Trucks, Matt Butler, Fuzz, Bryan Smith, Rob Sommerville, Hope Clayburn, Kofi Burbridge, Todd Smallie, Yonrico Scott, Mike Mattison, Lee Frank, Mike Sugar, Chris Haugen, Steve Adams, Dan Liebewitz, Zach Gill) (10p) Zigaboo & Friends (Zigaboo Modeliste, Chris Stillwell, Brian Jordan,  Robert Walters)
plus
Drums and Tuba, DJ Motion Potion (10p)
Also onsale @ sunsettickets.com
Howlin' Wolf (late nite)
Onsale @ ticketweb.com
Signal Path (fri 2:30 am) Ozomatli (sat 2 am)

Global Funk Council & Friends (sat 5 am)

Boom Boom Boogaloo: Elgin Park, Chris Stillwell, Melvin Sparks, Donald Harrison, Joe Russo , Bobby Watley plus DJ Zeph (sun 2 am)
onsale @ boomboomtickets.com

Umphreys McGee (sun 5 am)

Deep Banana Blackout Blowout feat. Fuzz & Jen Durkin plus DJ Motion Potion (mon 2 am)

Siamese (mon 5 am)

Jazz National Park
free
Jazz's Dark Beginnings (3-4pm) Markus James: Mail-US Connection (3-4pm) Africal American Religious Music and Jazz (3-4pm) Jane Harvey Brown and the Panorama Brass Band (2-3pm)
Jimmy's Club
onsale @ jimmysmusicclub.com
Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe, Quintology (10:30p) The Subdudes, Clarence Bucaro  (10p) "Super Giant" (Skerik, Brad Houser, Kevin Swaka), The OM Trio, The Reorchestra  (10p) Fred Wesley Allstars, Bonerama (9p)
Joe's Cozy Corner       Kermit Ruffins & His Barbecue Swingers (6p)
Rebirth Brass Band (9p)
Kerry Irish Pub Quite Contrary Slim Nelson (5p)
Kim Carson
Balsawood Flyers (5p)
Rites of Passage (9p)
 
Le Bon Temps Roule Soul Rebels (10p) free ReBirth Brass Band (10p) Sol Fiya (10p)   
Lion's Den Irma Thomas (10p) Irma Thomas (10p) Irma Thomas (10p) Irma Thomas (10p)
Loft 523 Los Vecinos (10p) Rob Wagner Trio (6-9p)      
Lounge Lizards Happy Talk Band (10p) Miss Yvonne Williams & the Juke Joint Players (10p) Royal Rounders (5p)
The Tin Men (10p)
Andy J. Forest (10p)
Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts (workshop)      Gospel is Alive:
Richard Smallwood Mahalia, Jackson Mass Choir, Franklin Ave. Male Chorus (10a)
free
      
Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts, Louis Armstrong Park
Onsale  @ Ticketmaster
         Michael Franks, Angela Bofill (8p)   
Mama's Blues
onsale @
ticketweb.com and
jambasetickets.com
   New Orleans Juice, A.L.O. (9p) Triplicity (Steve Smith, Rob Wasserman, Frank Gambale) plus The Harry Apes / BMX (9p) Nu-Jazz  Drum & Bass: No Parking, Siamese, Malachy Papers (9p)
Mama's Blues (late nite)
onsale @
ticketweb.com and
jambasetickets.com
    Willie Wildman Project, Siamese (sat 2-6 am) Fuzz & Friends (sun 2-6 am)    Mitch Stein & Friends (Mitch Stein, Jeff Pevar, Brian Jordan,  Liam Hanrahan, Bonny Bonaparte)  (mon 2-6 am)
Maple Leaf Iguanas (10p) Bob Margolin w/ Pinetop Perkins & Willie Smith, Johnny Sansone, Hubert Sumlin (10p) Bonerama (10:30p) Joe Krown Organ Combo, Los Hombres Calientes (10p)
Maple Leaf (late nite)   Papa Grows Funk (sat 2 am)   New Orleans Juice (sun 3 am)
or
J2 featuring Johnny Neel and Johnny Vidacovich (sun 3 am)
Leo Nocentelli
Rebirth Brass Band (times TBA)
Margaritaville Cafe (early)
free
Jeannie Breazle (3p) Washboard Chaz Blues Trio (3-6) Kenny Holladay (3p) Slick Wilson (3p)
Margaritaville Cafe
free
   Lynn Drury (6p)
Joe Bennett (9p)
   Mr. Manny (6p)
Rockie Charles (9p)
Irving Bannister's All-stars (6p)
Joe Bennett (9p)
Irving Bannister’s All-Stars (6p)
Joe Bennett (9p)
Mermaid Lounge Bonerama (10p) Egg Yolk Jubilee (10p) Charlie Hunter Trio (10p) Charlie Hunter Trio (10p)
Mermaid Lounge (late nite) DJ Logic (fri 1am) DJ Logic (sat 1am) DJ Logic (sun 1am) DJ Logic (mon 1am)
Mulates La Touche (7p - 10:30p) Jonno & Bo Ledet (7p - 10:30p) Jay Cormier (7p - 10:30p) Lee Benoit (7p - 10:30p)
Municipal Auditorium
Onsale @ Ticketmaster
   Crosby, Stills & Nash,  John Hiatt & the Goners (9p) Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan (9p)   
Norwegian Seamen's Church    Tribute to Norway's Molde Jazz Festival feat. Lars Edegran & Juanita Brooks & Ytre Suloen (7-10p)      
O'Flaherty's Murphy & Phillips (6p)
Dash, Christian Serpas & Ghost Town (10p)
Katie Smith (5p)
Andy M Stewart, Gerry O'Beirne
Jeff Phillips (5p)
Danny O'Flaherty (Ballad Room 8p)
Ceili (9p)
Jeff Phillips (8p)
Spencer Bohren (Ballad Room 8p)
Old Point Bar    Jeremy Lyons & the Deltabilly Boys (10p) Eric Lindell (10p)   
Palm Court Jazz Café Lloyd Washington & the Crescent City Joymakers (7-11p) Ernie Elly Slickshots w/ Thais Clark (7-11p)    New Orleans Chicago Express (8p)
Polynesian Joe's    Carlos Washington & the Amazing Giant People,  Brian Jordan Allstars (10p) Reorchestra (12a)   Forgotten Souls Brass Band (12a)
Ponchartrain Center (Kenner)          Tracy Lawrence, Marc Chestnutt, Joe Diffie
Praline Connection            
Preservation Hall John Bronious & Preservation Hall Jazz Band (8:30p-12a) Leroy Jones & Preservation Hall Jazz Band (8:30p-12a) Wendell Brunious & Preservation Hall Jazz Band (8:30p-12a) Harold Duke Dejan's Olympia Brass Band (8:30p-12a)
Red Bike Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil (7p)         
Rock 'n' Bowl
onsale @ ticketweb.com
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas plus Keith Frank and Chris Ardoin (9:30p) Sonny Landreth, Kermit Ruffins, Iguanas (10p) Anders Osborne, Marva Wright, John Mooney, Rebirth Brass Band (9p) Sonny Landreth,  
Tab Benoit w/ Johnny Vidochovich & George Porter Jr, Iguanas, paul Cebar (9p)
Seaport Jeremy Lyons & The Deltabilly Boys (9p-1a) Panorama Jazz Band (9p-1a) Panorama Jazz Band (9p-1a) The Dixie Trio (8p-12a)
Shim Sham Club New Orleans Jazz Music Review (7p)
Johnny & Stanton's New Thing (Johnny Vidacovic, Stanton Moore, Tony Dagradi, Mark Mullins) plus Trombone Shorty (10p) Morning 40 Federation, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes (10p) Shim Sham Revue w/ Becky Allen & Ingrid Lucia (8p & 10p)
Shim Sham Club (late nite)          2 Turntables & A Sousaphone feat. Lil' Rascals Brass Band & DJ Lonnie / Scratchmosis (mon 2 am)
Snug Harbor
Onsale (504) 949-0696
   BJ Crosby, Philip Manuel, Leah Chase (9 & 11p) Ellis Marsalis Trio (9 & 11p) Manuel Obregon & the Papaya Orchestra (9 & 11p) Snug Harbor Allstars: Maurice Brown, Roland Guerin, Quamon Fowler, Ed Petersen, Jason Marsalis, Peter Martin, Steve Masakowski (9 & 11p)
Southport Music Hall       Won Ton Lust (6-9p)      
Spotted Cat (early)      Jeremy Lyons & the Deltabilly Boys (6:30-10p) Washboard Chaz Blues Trio (6:30-9:30p)     
Spotted Cat    New Orleans Jazz Vipers (10p)     
Spotted Cat (late nite)       The Tin Men (sat 2-5 am)    
Steamboat Natchez (early)    Duke Heitger & the Steamboat Stompers (11:30a & 2:30p)    Duke Heitger & the Steamboat Stompers (11:30a & 2:30p)    Duke Heitger & the Steamboat Stompers (11:30a & 2:30p)    Duke Heitger & the Steamboat Stompers (11:30a & 2:30p)
Steamboat Natchez   Dinner Cruise: Dukes of Dixieland (7p)   Dinner Cruise: Dukes of Dixieland (7p)   Dinner Cruise: Dukes of Dixieland (7p)   Dinner Cruise: Dukes of Dixieland (7p)
Sweet Lorraine's   Christian Scott (10p)   Juanita Brooks (10p & 12a) Christian Scott (9p)
Tipitina's - French Quarter
Onsale @ tipitinas.com
   Bottleneckers & Sliderulers: Sonny Landreth & John Mooney
plus
Papa Mali w/ guests Camile Baudoin, Brint Anderson,  CC Adcock (9:30p)
Rockin Dopsie's birthday party (9p)     
Tipitina's - Uptown
Onsale @ tipitinas.com
   Galactic, Eric Lindell & Co. (10p)   Marcia Ball, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (9p) Radiators, Li'l Rascals Brass Band (10p) North Mississippi Allstars w/ Dickey Betts, Anders Osborne w/ Henry Butler (10p)
Tipitina's - Uptown (late nite)
Onsale @ tipitinas.com
        Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (sat 2am)    Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (sun 2am)     
Touro Synagogue
895-4843
  Jazz Fest Shabbat :  Ellis Marsalis (7:30-10p)    
Tropical Isle (Bourbon) Debi & the Deacons (9p-1a) free Debi & the Deacons (9p-2a) free Debi & the Deacons (9p-2a) free Debi & the Deacons (9p-2a) free
Tropical Isle (Toulouse) Late as Usual (10p-2a) free Brady Roberts (6-10p)
Late as Usual (10p - 2a) free
Brady Roberts (6-10p)
Late as Usual (10p - 2a) free
John Gros (10p-2a) free
Tulane University Quad    Ari Hest (solo acoustic) (4-7p)     
TwiRoPa Mills
Onsale @ superflypresents.com
Molly Ringwalds (9p)
Onsale @ ticketweb.com
Yonder Mountain String Band, Corey Harris & Henry Butler duo (10p) Galactic (10p)  Brass Band Throwdown: Rebirth, Soul Rebels, Coolbone, LiL Rascals plus New Birth, James Andrews & Trombone Shorty (9p)
Onsale @ ticketweb.com
TwiRoPa Mills
Tchoupitoulas Room
Onsale @ superflypresents.com
Dirty Dozen Brass Band (10p) Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Kaki King (10p) Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Louque (10p) Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Kaki King (10p)
UNO Lakefront Arena   Matchbox 20, Maroon5
onsale now
     
Vaughan's Kermit Ruffins & His Barbecue Swingers (11p)         
Water's Edge (Slidell)     Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters (9p)  
Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center            
FIRST WEEKEND THURS 4/24 FRI 4/25 SAT 4/26 SUN 4/27