Jazz Fest After Dark - Live Music in New Orleans during 2012 Jazz and Heritage Festival


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New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2012
April 27 - April 29 and May 3 - May 6, 2012

Jazz Fest After Dark
Live Music in New Orleans during the 2012 Jazz and Heritage Festival

Below is a list of 2012 Jazz Fest evening concerts, live music between Jazz Fest weekends, and other special events. Click on venue name links for additional show info & advance tickets. Visit the Events Page for more upcoming fairs and festivals. See our Venue Guide for maps and club contact info. Head to the Concert Page for more New Orleans live music listings. See our Music Store for the latest NOLA CD, MP3 and DVD releases.

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Thursday - April 26, 2012
Louisiana Music Factory	Free in-store performances w/ Royal Southern Brotherhood + Young Pinstripe Brass Band + Soul Rebels + Little Freddie King + Sarah Quintana + Joe Krown + Glen David Andrews
Hilton Riverside	Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Annual Gala Fundraiser Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (with special guest Glen David Andrews) + Big Sam's Funky Nation
12 Bar	Suplecs + Honky
Allways Lounge	Slow Danger Brass Band + Panorama Brass Band + Slavic Soul Party!
Louis Armstrong Park	Kermit Ruffins + David Batiste & Sons - Jazz in the Park (5:00pm-7:00pm)
Balcony Music Club	Chapter Soul
Banks Street Bar	Country Fried
La Belle Galerie	Jazz Fest Kick Off Block Party with Rebirth Brass Band + The Revealers + The Revolution Steppers + Mardi Gras Indians + Caribbean Dance (4:00-8:00pm)
The Big Top	Mike Dillon / James Singleton Expanding Orchestra w/ Tim Green & special guests
Blue Nile	Stanton Moore Trio (Stanton Moore, Robert Walter, Will Bernard)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Bayou International Reggae Night with DJ T Roy
Bombay Club	Matt Lemmler Duo
Le Bon Temps Roule	The Soul Rebels
Boomtown Casino	Jana Kramer + Andy Gibson
Buffa's	Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand
Carousel Bar	Eudora Evans
Carrollton Station	Marc Stone Band f/ Andre Bohren + John Fohl + Jimmy Messa
Checkpoint Charlie	Woodenhead
Chickie Wah Wah	Charlie Hunter w/ Scott Amendola (6:00pm)
Chickie Wah Wah	Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	Pat McLaughlin
City Park Botanical Garden	Threadhead Thursday at City Park with Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show (Paul Sanchex, Craig Klein, Sonia Tetlow, Mary Lasseigne, Alex McMurray, Arsene DeLay, Debbie Davis, Matt Perrine, Eric Bolivar) + Glen David Andrews + Creole String Beans + The Honeypots
Cocktail Bar (Windsor Court)	Meschiya Lake and The Little Big Horns
D.B.A.	Good Enough For Good Times (10:00pm)
D.B.A.	Marco Benevento (2:00am)
Davenport Lounge	Jeremy Davenport
Dos Jefes	Loren Pickford w/ Chuck Chaplin, Tommy Sciple, Charlie Kohlmeyer and Wendell Brunious
Dragon's Den	Something Burning + Blacksmoke + Green Demons
Hi-Ho Lounge	Stooges Brass Band
The Hookah	Sports & Leisure + Gold and the Rush + The Jonesbirds + Vox and the Hound
House of Blues (Parish)	Bonerama featuring Dave Malone
Howlin' Wolf	Brass Band Blowout with Rebirth Brass Band + Hot 8 Brass Band + TBC Brass Band
Howlin' Wolf (Den)	Radio Radio
Irvin Mayfield's I Club	Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew
Cafe Istanbul	Kermit Ruffins - 2012 Jazz Festival Commemorative Souvenir Envelope Ceremony (11:00am)
Cafe Istanbul	Michaela Harrison (8:00pm)
Cafe Istanbul	Evan Christopher & Clarinet Road w/ Don Vappie, Roland Guerin & Ocie Davis (11:30pm)
Jazz Playhouse	Roman Skakun (5:00pm) / Rosh Ha'Ayin Music Conservatory Jazz Ensemble (8:00pm)
The Maison	Ashton Hines and the Big Easy Brawlers (10:00pm) / Cindy Scott (7:00pm) / Erin Demastes (5:00pm)
Maple Leaf	The Trio w/ Johnny Vidacovich + George Porter Jr. + Karl Denson
The Metropolitan	Grey Goose Hotel Cherry Noir Launch Party w/ DJ Donald Glaude
Mimi's in the Marigny	Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue + Honest Monday
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Peter Novelli (6:00pm) / 30x90 Blues Women (9:30pm)
NOLA Brewing Co.	JazzFest Kickoff Party with Colin Lake Band + Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory
Oak Wine Bar	The Mumbles
Ogden Museum	Honey Island Swamp Trio
Old Point Bar	Blues Frenzy (6:30 pm) / Big Al and the Heavyweights (9:00pm)
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders with Butch Thompson
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	New Birth Brass Band featuring Tanio Hingle
Rivershack Tavern	Omega 3
Rock 'n' Bowl	Buckwheat Zydeco + Chubby Carrier + Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas + Lil' Nathan
The Saint	Downtown Meets Uptown Bounce Night w/ DJ Q + Flipset Fred + Nicky Da B
Siberia	Sleepy Sun + White Hills + Dirty Ghosts + Whom Do You Work For? + DJ 9ris 9ris
Snug Harbor	Pedro Martinez Quartet
St. Roch Tavern	Peewee Moore & The Awful Dreadful Snakes
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club	Chucky C & Clearly Blue
Three Muses	Happy Hour with Tom McDermott / Luke Winslow King / Washboard Rodeo
Tipitina's	Dirty Dozen Brass Band + Shamarr Allen & Underdawgs
Tipitina's French Quarter	The GrandMothers of Invention - performing the "Roxy & Elsewhere" album plus other Frank Zappa & Mothers of Invention hits - w/ Napoleon Murphy Brock, Don Preston, Tom Fowler, Chris Garcia and Miroslav Tadic
Vaughan's Lounge	Kermit Ruffins
Zeitgeist Arts Center	Helen Gillet's Wazozo Zorchestra!

Friday - April 27, 2012
Fair Grounds	2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - see daily schedule
New Orleans Museum of Art	2012 Sync Up Conference
Lafayette Square	New Orleans Hornets 'Thank You Fans' Event w/ Lagniappe Brass Band + DJ Raj Smoove + Hugo + Honeybees (11:30am - 1:00pm)
8 Block Kitchen & Bar	Anaïs St. John
12 Bar	The Malone Brothers
Alamo Underground	Hazy Ray
Banks Street Bar	Juice
Blue Nile	Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers (7:00pm)
Blue Nile	Soul Rebels + Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds (10:00pm)
Blue Nile	The Left Coast Allstars f/ Topaz + Brian Jordan + Wil Blades + Eric McFadden + Jay Lane + Reed Mathis + special guests (2:00am)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Debo Band + Slavic Soul Party! + Stooges Brass Band
Bombay Club	Right Rev Soul Revue + Monty Banks
Le Bon Temps Roule	Rotary Downs
Buffa's	New Orleans Jazz Vipers
Club Caribbean	Pato Banton & The Now Generation
Carousel Bar	Luther Kent & Trick Bag
Carrollton Station	The Help featuring Barbara Menendez + Fred LeBlanc
Chickie Wah Wah	Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show with Craig Klein, Sonia Tetlow, Arsene DeLay, Mary Lasseigne, Alex McMurray, Eric Bolivar (8:00pm)
Chickie Wah Wah	Alex McMurray Band (10:30pm)
Chophouse	Mitch Woods (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	Egg Yolk Jubilee (10:00pm)
Circle Bar	The California Honeydrops (1:00am)
Cocktail Bar (Windsor Court)	Shannon Powell Trio
The Cypress	Fly Me Away + The Painted Hands + We're On Way + Bear The Gentleman + Cecily Bice + Moments In Memory
D.B.A.	Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns (6:00pm)
D.B.A.	Honey Island Swamp Band (10:00pm)
D.B.A.	Members of Morphine & Jeremy Lyons aka The Ever Expanding Elastic Waste Band (2:00am)
Davenport Lounge	Jeremy Davenport
Dos Jefes	Eric Traub Trio
Dragon's Den	Shive Electronica Monthly - with DJ's Phat Chad + Saint Nick + Resin + Kaizor + Paul B + Chump Change + Chris K. + J.Dub.Ya
Golden Feather	Africa Brass
Handsome Willy's	Funk & Crunk Friday w/ crawfish boil + DJ Brian Boyles + DJ Rq Away
Hermes Bar at Antoine's	Shannon Powell Trio
Hi-Ho Lounge	Debauche + Little Freddie King
The Hookah	Quickie Mart + DJ Pr_ck + more
House of Blues	Robert Randolph and the Family Band + Joe Krown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington & Russell Batiste
House of Blues (Parish)	Lil Band O' Gold + Kristin Diable
House of Blues	Sol Driven Train (Happy Hour in the Voodoo Garden @ 5:00pm)
Howlin' Wolf	Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk + Papa Grows Funk + Rebirth Brass Band + Super Jam with members of Dumpstaphunk & Papa Grows Funk
Howlin' Wolf (Den)	Gravity A + Young Hedons (EP Release Party) + Consider The Source
Irvin Mayfield's I Club	The Meters Experience featuring Leo Nocentelli, Bill Dickins, Jamal Batiste and David Torkanowsky
Cafe Istanbul	Theresa Andersson + Cedric Burnside Project + T Bird and the Breaks
Jazz Playhouse	David Reis (5:00pm) / Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown (8:00pm)
Jazz Playhouse	Burlesque Ballroom with Trixie Minx and Debbie Davis (12:00am)
Joy Theater	Midnite + Dead Prez + Hot 8 Brass Band (STS9 After-Show)
Kerry Irish Pub	Beth Patterson
LBC Quad (Tulane)	The Walkmen + Gold and the Rush (4:00pm)
The Maison	Gregory Agid (7:00pm) / Those Peaches (5:00pm)
The Maison	Terence Higgins & SwampGrease (w/ Calvin Turner, Nigel Hall, Roosevelt Collier and Danny Abel) + late night jam with Ian Neville, Nigel Hall, Nick Daniels and Adam Deitch + Earphunk
Maple Leaf	Charlie Hunter, Skerik, Mike Dillon and Johnny Vidacovich (11:00pm) Vinyl (2:00am)
Mardi Gras World	STS9 + Emancipator + SOJA
Masquerade (Harrah's)	Brass-A-Holics (8:00pm)
Melange Speakeasy Bar	Pfister Sisters (6:00pm) / Speakeasy Trio w/ NOLA Jitterbugs (9:00pm)
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Emily Estrella and the Faux Barrio Billionaires (4:00pm) / Fredy Omar con su Banda (7:00pm) / Javier Olondo & AsheSon (10:30pm)
Mudlark Public Theatre	Shapeshift - A Creaturely Cabaret with The Mudlark Puppeteers + The Vixen Section Trauma Team + Bon-Bon Pantalons
Oak Wine Bar	Reed Alleman Trio
Old Point Bar	Rick Trolsen (5:00pm) / Thomas Johnson and The People (9:30pm)
One Eyed Jacks	Givers + Habitat
One Eyed Jacks	The Greyboy Allstars (late show)
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Wendell Brunious & Palm Court Jazz Band
Polo Club Lounge	Michael Watson Quartet
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	Preservation Hall Jazz Masters featuring Leroy Jones
Preservation Hall	Preservation Hall Jazz Band + Tao Seeger (12:00am)
Cafe Prytania	Lyriqs Da Lyraciss + Heata Best + E.D. Nix + Feezy + Chris Concept
R Bar	LTC Edition Dance Party 77 w/ Greg Dulli and B. Smith
Republic New Orleans	Anders Osborne, Bill Kreutzmann, Paul Barrere, Fred Tackett & Billy Iuso + ALO + Marco Benevento + DJ Cochon de Lait
Rivershack Tavern	Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Rock 'n' Bowl	Tab Benoit + Royal Southern Brotherhood + Eric Lindell
The Rusty Nail	Mia Borders
A Shotgun Near You	Off Balance Atlas + Isidro + No Clouds
Siberia	DJ's Pineapple and Fensterstock (5:30pm)
Siberia	Katey Red + JC Styles + Magnolia Rhome + Nicky Da B + DJ Q + more
Snug Harbor	Dr. Michael White & the Liberty Jazz Band
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club	Aaron Fletcher
The Temple	Carolina Chocolate Drops
The Temple	George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners (late show)
Three Muses	Happy Hour with Cynthia Chen / New Orleans Moonshiners / Glen David Andrews Trio
Tipitina's	JJ Grey & Mofro + The Revivalists
Tipitina's	Galactic w/ Corey Glover & Corey Henry (late show)
Tipitina's French Quarter	Mickey Hart Band
Touro Synagogue	John Boutté + Panorama Jazz Band (Jazz Fest Shabbat)
Triage	Framing The Red
Zeitgeist Arts Center	James Singleton's Zeitgeist Orchestra w/ Tim Green, Mike Dillon, Rick Trolsen, Rex Gregory, Chris Alford, Justin Peake

Saturday - April 28, 2012
Fair Grounds	2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - see daily schedule
New Orleans Museum of Art	2012 Sync Up Conference
8 Block Kitchen & Bar	Anaïs St. John
12 Bar	Royal Southern Brotherhood + Mia Borders
Allways Lounge	Freaksheaux to Geaux w/ Morella & the Wheels Of If + more
Club Ampersand	Official DayGlow Afterparty w/ Beverly Skillz + Reed Tribou
Banks Street Bar	Egg Yolk Jubilee (CD Release Party) + Micah McKee & Friends
Blue Nile	Washboard Chaz Blues Trio (7:00pm)
Blue Nile	Vinyl w/ Eddie Roberts, Corey Glover, Ron Johnson, Terence Higgins & Marco Benevento (9:00pm)
Blue Nile	Katdelic w/ Ronkat Spearman, Ivan Neville, Adam Deitch, Ian Neville, DJ Black Pearl, Rob Poole, Ryan Scott, Alex Baky and Eric McFadden (2:00am)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Flow Tribe + Earphunk + Sol Driven Train
Bombay Club	Matt Lemmler Quartet + Monty Banks
Le Bon Temps Roule	Gravity A (11:00pm) / Mike Dillon (2:00am)
Buffa's	The Royal Rounders
Candlelight Lounge	J.D. Hill and The Jammers
Carousel Bar	Lena Prima Band
Carrollton Station	Dash Rip Rock + The Psycho Sisters (Susan Cowsill & Vicki Peterson)
Checkpoint Charlie	R. Scully's Rough 7 + Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Chickie Wah Wah	Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew - "Occapella" CD Release Party (9:00pm)
Chickie Wah Wah	Charlie Hunter w/ Mike Dillon & Doug Belote (11:00pm)
Chophouse	Lindsay Mendez (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	Empress Hotel + Mahayla + Bantam Foxes
Cocktail Bar (Windsor Court)	Tim Laughlin & David Boeddinghaus
The Cypress	This Romantic Tragedy + Design The Skyline + Mureau + Hero In Error
D.B.A.	John Boutté (8:00pm)
D.B.A.	Andre Williams & Morning 40 Federation + The Happy Talk Band + R. Scully's Rough 7 (11:00pm)
Dos Jefes	Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots
Hard Rock Cafe	Post Fest Party with DJ Santero
Hermes Bar at Antoine's	Sasha Masakowski
Hi-Ho Lounge	Honey Island Swamp Band + Monophonics
House of Blues	Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
House of Blues	Beats Antique + Laura Low (late show)
House of Blues (Parish)	Gary Clark Jr. + Henry & the Invisbles
Howlin' Wolf	Leftover Salmon + 7 Walkers + Anders Osborne
Howlin' Wolf (Den)	Frogs Gone Fishin' + The Sessh
Irvin Mayfield's I Club	Los Hombres Calientes + Javier Gutierrez & Vivaz
The Irish House	Beth Patterson
Cafe Istanbul	Stanton Moore Piano Trio w/ David Torkanowsky & James Singleton + Khris Royal & Dark Matter
Cafe Istanbul	Khris Royal & Dark Matter (late show)
Jazz Playhouse	Wendell Brunious Quartet (8:00pm) / Brass-A-Holics (12:00am)
The Maison	Smoking Time Jazz Club (7:00pm)
The Maison	Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs + Stooges Brass Band w/ Mannie Fresh + Yojimbo + Lagniappe Brass Band + Mannie Fresh DJ Set
Maple Leaf	Zeke Fishhead - A Night with Ed Volker (11:00pm) Wil Blades, Freekbass, Scott Amendola & Johnny Vidacovich (2:00am)
Mardi Gras World	Dayglow - Life In Color Tour - with Felix Cartal + Wildchild World
Melange Speakeasy Bar	Aurora Nealand (6:00pm) / Speakeasy Trio w/ NOLA Jitterbugs (9:00pm)
Michalopoulos	An Evening with Gatorators - Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Reggie Scanlan, Mitch Stein, Eric Bolivar, plus special guests
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	The Mumbles (12:30pm) / Emily Estrella & Faux Barrio Billionaires (4:00pm) / Eudora Evans and Deep Soul (7:30pm) / Fuego Fuego Latin Party (11:30pm)
Mudlark Public Theatre	Shapeshift - A Creaturely Cabaret with The Mudlark Puppeteers + The Vixen Section Trauma Team + Adam Traugott
Oak Wine Bar	Amanda Walker Trio
Old Point Bar	Lynn Drury + The Mumbles
One Eyed Jacks	Lee Fields & The Expressions + DJ Aquarium Drunkard
One Eyed Jacks	The Prophylactics (Galactic) - late show
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Lionel Ferbos & Palm Court Jazz Band
Polo Club Lounge	Shannon Powell & Friends
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	Preservation Hall Jazz Band featuring Mark Braud
Preservation Hall	Preservation Hall Jazz Band + Theresa Andersson (12:00am)
Cafe Prytania	Royal Teeth + Coyotes + Sports & Leisure
Republic New Orleans	Los Lobos + The Iguanas
Republic New Orleans	Rebirth Brass Band + DJ Jubilee (late show)
Rivershack Tavern	Austin Sicard and the Medics
Rock 'n' Bowl	Bonerama (w/ Adam Deitch) + Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers + Mike Zito & Friends
Siberia	Matt Johnson (5:30pm)
Siberia	Honky + The Dirty Streets + Suplecs
Snug Harbor	Allen Toussaint Jazzity Project
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club	Nayo Jones
The Temple	Dirty Dozen Brass Band 35th Anniversary Family Reunion & "20 Dozen" Album Release Party + Big Sam's Funky Nation
Three Muses	Norbert, Shaye & Erika
Tipitina's	Dr. John & The Lower 911 + Henry Butler
Tipitina's	The Greyboy Allstars play Michael Jackson (late show)
Tipitina's French Quarter	Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes + Grayson Capps & the Lost Cause Minstrels + Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys

Sunday - April 29, 2012
Fair Grounds	2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - see daily schedule
12 Bar	Young Pinstripe Brass Band + Young Fellaz Brass Band + New Boyz Brass Band
Banks Street Bar	Ron Hotstream & The F-Holes
The Big Top	No Children + Rose Cross + The Losing Streak
Blue Nile	Worship My Organ (Marco Benevento, Robert Walter, Skerik, Adam Deitch)
Blue Nile	Karl Denson, Stanton Moore and Wil Blades (2:00am)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	MainLine
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Chapter:Soul (11:30pm)
The Blue Room	Jazz Brunch w/ James Rivers Movement (11:00am)
Bombay Club	Don Vappie Quartet
Brooks Seahorse Saloon	Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue + Honest Monday
Buffa's	Some Like It Hot! Traditional Jazz Brunch (11:00am)
Buffa's	Aurora Nealand
Carousel Bar	Lena Prima Band
Carrollton Station	Eric Lindell
Chickie Wah Wah	Charlie Hunter w/ Scott Amendola (9:00pm)
Chophouse	Tom McDermott (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	Alex McMurray Band
D.B.A.	Palmetto Bug Stompers (5:00pm)
D.B.A.	Jon Cleary (8:00pm)
D.B.A.	Papa Grows Funk & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (11:00pm)
D.B.A.	Lightnin' Malcolm & Cameron Kimbrough (3:00am)
Hi-Ho Lounge	Shannon Powell + Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Hi-Ho Lounge	Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (1:30 am)
House of Blues	Sunday Gospel Brunch w/ Mighty Chariots of Fire (10:00 am)
House of Blues	Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue + Dirty Dozen Brass Band
House of Blues	Brint Anderson - Backyard Blues in the Voodoo Garden (3pm-6pm)
House of Blues (Parish)	Poppa's Party House w/ DJ Poppa
Howlin' Wolf	The Doctor Is In: A Benefit for Roots of Music, Sweet Home New Orleans and Trombone Shorty's Horns for Schools Program featuring Rebirth Brass Band with Big Sam Williams, Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers, Jeremy Davenport, Baby Boyz Brass Band, Yojimbo, and more TBA
Howlin' Wolf (Den)	Hot 8 Brass Band
Irvin Mayfield's I Club	Who is Cyril Neville with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Cafe Istanbul	Funky Butt Revisited with Big Sam Williams + Calvin Turner + Nikki Glaspie + Will Bernard + Topaz + more
Jax Brewery	Kourtney Heart (CD Release Party) + DJ Hollaback
Jazz Playhouse	Charles Neville & Germaine Bazzle - Tribute to Alvin "Red" Tyler (7:00pm)
The Maison	Dave Easley (5:00pm)
The Maison	Brad Walker Acoustic Quartet w/ Brad Walker, Brian Seeger, Trey Boudreaux and Sam Wiseman (7:00pm)
The Maison	Brass-A-Holics + Mike Dillon & Freekbass Duo + Gravy
Maple Leaf	Joe Krown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington & Russell Batiste (10:00pm) Tony Hall, Henry Butler, Ivan Neville, Raymond Webber, Vasti Jackson & more (11:00pm) Johnny Vidacovich, Eddie Roberts & Robert Walter (2:00am)
Melange Speakeasy Bar	Kristin Diable
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Jazz Brunch with Tom McDermott & Kevin Clark (11:30am)
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Riccardo Crespo (3:30pm) / Emily Estrella (7:00pm) / Vivaz! (8:30pm)
Old Point Bar	Tarrah Reynolds (3:30pm)
One Eyed Jacks	Honey Island Swamp Band + Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Lucien Barbarin with Sunday Night Swingsters
Polo Club Lounge	Christopher Kohl Trio (11:00am) / Mario Abney Quartet (6:00pm)
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	Lars Edegran and the St. Peter Street All-Stars present a Tribute to George Lewis
Preservation Hall	Treme Brass Band (12:00am)
Ralph's on the Park	Joe Krown (11:30am)
Republic New Orleans	BOUNCE XIV w/ Gypsyphonic Disko + Sissy Nobby + Katey Red + Nicky Da B + Ricky B + JC Styles + DJ Q
Rock 'n' Bowl	Tab Benoit + Sonny Landreth + Mike Zito + Devon Allman
Sandpiper Lounge	Billy Iuso and Restless Natives
Siberia	Happy Hour with King James (5:30pm)
Siberia	Dirty Mouth + The Other Planets
Snug Harbor	Victor Goines Quartet
Three Muses	Raphael & Norbert
Tipitina's	Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears + Big Freedia w/ The Big Easy Bounce Band + The Preservation
Yuki Izakaya	Morella & the Wheels Of If
Zeitgeist Arts Center	Helen Gillet "Running of the Bells" Trio with Doug Garrison and Tim Green

Monday - April 30, 2012
Louisiana Music Factory	Free in-store performances w/ Shamarr Allen + Trombone Shorty + Chris Thomas King + Mia Borders + Papa Grows Funk + Jon Cleary + Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott + Book Signing: Ben Sandmel "Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans"
Balcony Music Club (BMC)	Frogs Gone Fishin' + The Sessh
BJ's Lounge	King James & The Special Men
Blue Nile	Frequinox (Robert Walter, Stanton Moore, Robert Mercurio, Donald Harrison, and Will Bernard) + The California Honeydrops
Bombay Club	Monty Banks
Buffa's	Village Organ Trio
Chickie Wah Wah	Spencer Bohren (6:00pm) / Jon Cleary (8:00pm) / Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue (10:30pm)
Chophouse	Buzzy Beano & Sydney Beaumont (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	The Bruisers + O.L.D. + Bunny and the Playboys
Congo Square	International Jazz Day Sunrise Concert (6:00am) Herbie Hancock + Terence Blanchard + Ellis Marsalis + Dianne Reeves + Treme Brass Band + Kermit Ruffins + Bill Summers + Dr. Michael White + Jeff 'Tain' Watts + Luther Gray + Roland Guerin + special guests
Contemporary Arts Center	Nine Lives: A Musical Story of New Orleans first public performance of all 39 songs from the album - with the voices of Shamarr Allen, Arsene DeLay, Paul Sanchez, Caleb Guillotte, Debbie Davis, Tara Brewer, Jesse Moore, Vance Vaucresson, Craig Klein, Alex McMurray & Margie Perez + Nine Lives Orchestra featuring Matt Perrine, Alex McMurray, Bill Malchow, Sam Craft, Jack Craft, Craig Klein, Shamarr Allen and Eric Bolivar
The Cove (UNO)	Jasen Weaver and the Session: Jasen Weaver (bass), Stephen Lands (trumpet), James Partridge (sax), Andrew McGowan (piano), Darrian Douglas (drums)
The Cypress	In Fear and Faith + For All Those Sleeping + Dream On Dreamer + Casino Madrid + Adestria + Ocean's Aftermath
D.B.A.	Charlie Hunter w/ Mike Dillon & Skerik (8:00pm)
D.B.A.	Glen David Andrews Birthday Bash + Special Guests (10:00pm)
Dos Jefes	John Fohl
Dragon's Den	Search & Restore New Orleans - Super Merged Night Helen Gillet, Mike Dillon, Aurora Nealand, James Singleton, Simon Lott, Justin Peake, Jeff Albert, Mark Southerland, and others + Illuminasti Trio w/ James Singleton, Mike Dillon and Skerik
Hi-Ho Lounge	Dayna Kurtz + The California Honeydrops + Ramblin' Letters
House of Blues	WWOZ Piano Night Henry Butler + Ike Stubblefield + Bob Andrews + Marcia Ball + Eric Bolivar + Courtney Bryan + Cynthia Chen + Carol Fran + John "Papa" Gros + Joshua Paxton + Jeff "Snake" Greenberg + Conun Pappas Jr. + Bob Malone + Roland Guerin + Mark Brooks + Joe Krown + Liz McComb + Renard Poché + Marc Stone
Howlin' Wolf (Den)	Josh Garrett Band
Jazz Playhouse	Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band (live album recording)
Kermit's Treme Speakeasy	Kermit Ruffins - grand opening of Kermit's new restaurant (1535 Basin Street) at 2:00pm - Kermit performs from 4:00-6:00pm
The Maison	Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses (7:00pm) / Chicken and Waffles (5:00pm)
The Maison	Monday Night Super Jam
Maple Leaf	Papa Grows Funk
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Meghan Stewart & the Reboppers (6:00pm) / Chris Polacek & the Hubcap Kings (9:30pm)
Old Point Bar	Brent Walsh Trio featuring Romy Kaye
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	The Preservation Players featuring Mark Braud
Rivershack Tavern	Casey Saba
Rock 'n' Bowl	An Evening with Snooks Eaglin - music and video of Snooks
Siberia	Thomas Johnson + Julie Odell + Micah McKee + Denton Hatcher + Dave Jordan
Snug Harbor	Charmaine Neville & Friends
Three Muses	The Pfister Sisters / Joe Cabral, James Singleton & Doug Garrison
Tipitina's	Instruments A Comin' Benefit Concert & Outdoor Festival Galactic + Trombone Shorty + Big Sam's Funky Nation + Honey Island Swamp Band + BIGI (Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, George Porter Jr. & Russell Batiste) + Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes + Shamarr Allen + Anders Osborne + Johnny Vidacovich + Al "Carnival Time" Johnson + Walter "Wolfman" Washington + Dirty Dozen Brass Band + Henry Butler + Glen David Andrews + Mia Borders + Brass-A-Holics + Donald Harrison and The T.I.P. Interns - annual Tipitina's Foundation fundraising event to purchase instruments for New Orleans public schools - see complete schedule of events

Tuesday - May 1, 2012
Louisiana Music Factory	Free in-store performances w/ Hurray for the Riff Raff + Camile Baudoin & the Living Rumors + The Revivalists + Dirty Dozen Brass Band + The Iguanas + Rebirth Brass Band + Gina Forsyth
Allways Lounge	Covered-Dish Country Jamboree w/ The Wasted Lives + By & By String Band + Laura Mae + Jimmy Vegan and the Vegabonds
Banks Street Bar	Frogs Gone Fishin'
Bayou Beer Garden	The Iguanas
Blue Nile	Masters Drum Clinic Series with Stanton Moore (4:00pm)
Blue Nile	Dr. Lonnie Smith w/ Wil Blades, Will Bernard, Herlin Riley and Donald Harrison (8:15pm) + Eddie Roberts, Robert Walter, Joe Cohen, Jermal Watson & guest horns (12:00am)
Blue Nile	The Whip! f/ Eric McFadden, Robert Walter, Robert Mercurio, Stanton Moore, Corey Henry and Brian J (2:00am)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Search & Restore New Orleans - A Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets w/ Helen Gillet, Mike Dillon, Aurora Nealand, James Singleton, Simon Lott, Justin Peake, Jeff Albert, Mark Southerland, and more TBA (7:00pm)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	WATIV f/ Will Thompson, James Singleton, Simon Lott & Chris Alford (10:00pm)
Buffa's	Lynn Drury
Bullet's Sports Bar	Kermit Ruffins
Burrito Juke Joint	7th Annual JazzFest "Tuesday is Friday" Crawfish Boil
Carousel Bar	George French Trio & Ellen Smith
Carrollton Station	Shannon McNally + Dayna Kurtz (w/ John "Papa" Gros)
Chickie Wah Wah	The Pfister Sisters (5:00pm)
Chickie Wah Wah	Anders Osborne, John Fohl & Johnny Sansone (8:00pm)
Chophouse	Irene Sage (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	Chris Lee Speaking in Tongues + TBA
The Cove	Mike Moreno (UNO "Jazz at the Sandbar" Series)
The Cypress	Sleeping Giant + First Blood + In the Midst of Lions + Betrayal + Gideon
D.B.A.	Treme Brass Band (8:00pm)
D.B.A.	Brian Stoltz & the I-12 Allstars (10:00pm)
Dos Jefes	Tom Hook
Generations Hall	New Orleans Musicians For Barack Obama - fundraiser Art Neville + George Porter Jr. + Zigaboo Modeliste + Leo Nocentelli + Dr John + Trombone Shorty + Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk + Bonerama + Leroy Jones + Deacon John + Irvin Mayfield + James Andrews + Cyril Neville + Big Chief Monk Boudreaux + Kermit Ruffins + Jimmy Robinson + Shamarr Allen + Johnny Sansone + Brass-A-Holics + Charlie Wooten Project + Ernie Vincent + Marcia Ball + Rockin' Dopsie Jr. + The Help & Barbara Menendez + Walter "Wolfman" Washington + Sunpie Barnes + Billy Iuso + Gaynielle Neville + Potent Bathers + Leslie Blackshear Smith + Caesar Bros Funk Box + Paula Rangell + Charles Neville + Bill "The Buddha" Dickens + Terrance Simien + Anders Osborne + Big Sam Williams + Allen Toussaint + Rejected Youth Nation + Father & Sons of the New Millennium (David, Jamal, Ryan, Damon and Russell Batiste) + Claude Bryant and the AllStars + more
Hi-Ho Lounge	Skerik's SauceFest Skerik + Mike Dillon + James Singleton + Scott Amendola + Nikki Glaspie + Wil Blades + Mike Gamble + Ceux Qui Marchent Debout + film by Henry Griffin + Chris Lane + Eric McFadden + Mark Sutherland + more
Howlin' Wolf	The New Orleans Suspects (Reggie Scanlan, "Mean" Willie Green, Jake Eckert, CR Gruver, Kevin Harris) + Camile Baudoin & the Living Rumors + Dave Malone + Special Guests
The Irish House	Teada + Oisin Mac Diarmada + Seamus Begley
Jazz Playhouse	Charlie Hunter - Geoff Clapp Duo
The Maison	Magnitude (9:00pm) / Gregory Agid (6:00pm)
The Maison	Toubab Krewe + Freekbass, Nigel Hall and Nikki Glaspie
Maple Leaf	Rebirth Brass Band
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Eryn Shewell & Keith Kenny (6:00pm) / Jeff Chaz Blues Band (9:30pm)
Cafe Negril	John Lisi & Delta Funk
The Old Ironworks	8th Annual Threadhead Patry Lionel Ferbos & Palm Court Jazz Band + Flow Tribe + Alex McMurray + GABE (George Porter Jr, Anders Osborne, Billy Iuso, Eric Bolivar) + Irma Thomas
One Eyed Jacks	Dragon Smoke (Eric Lindell, Robert Mercurio, Ivan Neville, Stanton Moore) + DJ Kung Fu Chris Arenas
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	A Rockin' Musical Tribute to Ernie K-Doe w/ the Blue Eyed Soul Revue, Marcia Ball, Ernie Vincent, Tommy Singleton & friends + book signing of "Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans" by Ben Sandmel (more info)
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	The Preservation Hall-Stars featuring Shannon Powell
Cafe Prytania	An Evening with the Cosmic Jellyfish
Ralph's on the Park	Joe Krown (5:00pm)
Rock 'n' Bowl	Michael Juan Nunez + Amanda Shaw
The Saloon	Bryan Lee
Saturn Bar	Loren Murrell
Siberia	Julia Haltigan & Freddie Stevenson (free happy hour show @ 6:30pm)
Siberia	Spindrift + Strangers Family Band + Bipolaroid + DJ 9ris 9ris
Snug Harbor	Davell Crawford
Tipitina's	The Fray + Baby Boyz Brass Band

Wednesday - May 2, 2012
Louisiana Music Factory	Free in-store performances w/ Galactic + Anders Osborne + Lost Bayou Ramblers + Ryan Foret & Foret Tradition + Eric Lindell + Theresa Andersson + Davell Crawford + Dr. Michael White + Book Signing: Keith Spera "Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal, and the Music of New Orleans" + DVD Signing: Treme: The Complete Second Season
Lafayette Square	Marcia Ball + Pinettes Brass Band - Wednesday at the Square (5:00-8:00pm)
12 Bar	Brass-A-Holics
Allways Lounge	Search & Restore New Orleans - A Marathon of Music Helen Gillet, Mike Dillon, Aurora Nealand, James Singleton, Simon Lott, Justin Peake, Jeff Albert, Mark Southerland, and others + James Singleton, Will Thompson & Justin Peake
Club Ampersand	The Knux + Christian Radke + D-Eazy + A.Levy
Banks Street Bar	Major Bacon
Blue Nile	Ivan Neville's Piano Sessions Vol. 2 (8:00pm)
Blue Nile	Gravity A + Monophonics (10:30pm)
Buffa's	Ben de la Cour / Open Mic Nite
Carousel Bar	Luther Kent Quartet
Carrollton Station	Guitar Masters: Jimmy Robinson, John Rankin, Cranston Clements, Phil DeGruy + Ramajam (Mark Mullins, Greg Hicks, Cranston Clements, Jimmy Robinson, Fran Comiskey and Paul Clement)
Chickie Wah Wah	Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott - CD Release Show (6:00pm)
Chickie Wah Wah	Pedrito Martinez Group (9:00pm)
Chophouse	Mac Potts (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	Eric Lindell
City Park	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra "Swing in the Oaks" (Goldring - Woldenberg Great Lawn)
Cocktail Bar (Windsor Court)	Mykia Jovan
D.B.A.	The Iguanas (8:00pm)
D.B.A.	Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters (11:00pm)
D.B.A.	Clint Maedgen (2:00am)
Dos Jefes	Bob Andrews
Funky NOLA	New Orleans Blues Harmonica Show w/ Johnny Sansone + more
Hi-Ho Lounge	Pimps of Joytime + special guests
House of Blues	Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 + Chico Trujillo
House of Blues	Colin Lake & Kristin Diable (Voodoo Garden, 7:00pm until 9:00pm)
Howlin' Wolf	Megalomaniacs Ball Garage a Trois & Charlie Hunter + Stanton Moore Trio + Marco Benevento + Dead Kenny G's + Mike Dillon Band w/ members of Yojimbo + MC Silver Ice
Howlin' Wolf (Den)	Perrier Lounge Soul Party with DJ Smoke A Lot (aka Kermit Ruffins) + Forgotten Souls Brass Band + DJ Perrier + The Boudin Man + special guests
Irvin Mayfield's I Club	Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes
Cafe Istanbul	Funky Cello Ducky (Helen Gillet, Mark Southerland & Derrick Freeman)
Cafe Istanbul	Tondrae Kemp
Jazz Playhouse	Kipori Woods (5:00pm) / Irvin Mayfield's NOJO Jam Session (8:00pm)
The Maison	Smoke N Bones (7:00pm)
The Maison	Toubab Krewe + Alan Evans Trio
The Maison (Penthouse)	The Penthouse Sessions w/ Mario Abney Quartet
Maple Leaf	Johnny Vidacovich + George Porter Jr. + Ivan Neville + June Yamagishi
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Band (6:00pm) / Soulabilly Swampboogie Band (9:30pm)
Neutral Ground Coffee House	Dar Stellabotta
One Eyed Jacks	Bear Creek All-Stars with Robert Walter + Eddie Roberts + George Porter Jr. + Nikki Glaspie + Wyllys & The New York Hustler Ensemble
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Triolian String Band w/ Lars Edegran + Seva Venet + Sammy Rimington + John Parker + Jesse Boyd (7:00pm)
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Palm Court Jazz Allstars w/ Wendell Brunious + Jesse Boyd + Topsy Chapman + Lars Edegran + Ronell Johnson + Sammy Rimington + Jason Marsalis (8:15pm)
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	Mark Braud & Preservation Hall Jazz Band present a Tribute to John Brunious
Republic New Orleans	Langston Hughes Academy Jazz Night with Troy Sawyer + Michael Baptiste + Sasha & Steve Masakowski + Sharon Martin + Leslie Smith + Young Pinstripe Brass Band + Craig Paddock + David Pulphus + Gian Smith
Rock 'n' Bowl	Creole String Beans
The Rusty Nail	Daze Between Festival - Grateful Dead Tribute Papa Mali & Friends + Camile Baudoin & the Living Rumors + IKO Allstars (Billy Iuso, Sam Hotchkiss, Reggie Scanlan, CR Gruver, Mike Fouquier, Willie Green) + Honey Island Swamp Band + Dave Jordan Band + CMM (Josh Clark, Reed Mathis, Cochrane McMillan) + Mike Dillon Band + Frogs Gone Fishin' + more
The Saloon	Bryan Lee
Siberia	Sonny Vincent & The Bad Reactions + Die Rotzz + The Bills + DJ Pasta's 40th Birthday
Stage Door Canteen	The Victory Belles "Lullaby of Broadway" (12:00pm)
Snug Harbor	Piano Night with Marcia Ball, Tom McDermott and Joe Krown
Three Muses	Happy Hour with Helen Gillet and Mark Southerland / Hot Club of New Orleans
Tipitina's	Lettuce + Nigel Hall Band
Tipitina's French Quarter	Glen David Andrews + Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show f/ Sonia Tetlow, Mary Lasseigne, Arsene DeLay, Bill Malchow and Eric Bolivar
The Truck Farm	Chaz Fest 2012 Debauche + Happy Talk Band + Narcissy + Hurray for the Riff Raff + Anthony Cuccia & Simon Lott present Slaminate! + To Be Continued Brass Band + The Tin Men + The Valparaiso Men's Chorus + The Geraniums + Sunrise:Sunset: + Schatzy + Helen Gillet's Other Instruments + Picnic + The Saboteurs + Luke Winslow King and the Ragtime Millionaires

Thursday - May 3, 2012
Fair Grounds	2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - see daily schedule
12 Bar	Eddie Roberts Trio f/ Jermal Watson & Robert Walter + Khris Royal & Dark Matter
Alamo Underground	Daniel Amedee
Allways Lounge	Slow Danger Brass Band + Pocket Aces Brass Band
Balcony Music Club	Chapter Soul
Banks Street Bar	The Sessh
The Big Top	The Illuminasti Trio w/ Mark Southerland + Pain Relief (Mike Gamble, James Singleton & Simon Lott)
Blue Nile	Cyril Neville's Nevillution
Blue Nile	Honey Island Swamp Band (late show)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Bayou International Reggae Night with DJ T Roy
Le Bon Temps Roule	The Soul Rebels
Brooks Seahorse Saloon	Po Boyz
Buffa's	Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand
Carousel Bar	Eudora Evans
Carrollton Station	John "Papa" Gros, Dave Malone and Tommy Malone + Jimmy Robinson
Chickie Wah Wah	Grayson Capps and the Lost Cause Minstrels
Chophouse	Troubadours of Devine Bliss (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
City Park Botanical Garden	Patrice Fisher and the Garifuna Connection w/ special guest Sunpie Barnes
Cocktail Bar (Windsor Court)	Meschiya Lake and The Little Big Horns
D.B.A.	Jon Cleary (7:00pm)
D.B.A.	Lil' Band O' Gold (10:00pm)
D.B.A.	Cedric Burnside Project (2:00am)
Davenport Lounge	Jeremy Davenport
Dos Jefes	Tony Green & Gypsy Jazz
Hi-Ho Lounge	Stooges Brass Band
Hi-Ho Lounge	Steven Bernstein's Fest Mob f/ Marco Benevento + Will Bernard + Kirk Joseph + Mike Dillon (2:00am)
House of Blues	Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
House of Blues (Sold Out)	Karl Denson's Tiny Universe presents The Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers" in its entirety with special guest Anders Osborne (late show)
House of Blues (Parish)	Ruthie Foster & Paul Thorn
Howlin' Wolf	Royal Family Ball - Soulive + Lettuce + Friends
Howlin' Wolf (Den)	Boukou Groove (Donnie Sundal, Derwin "Big D" Perkins & Terence Higgins) + Gravy
Irvin Mayfield's I Club	Henry Butler Trio
Cafe Istanbul	Stanton Moore Piano Trio f/ David Torkanowsky and James Singleton + Sasha Masakowsi & Musical Playground + Jonathan Batiste
Jazz Playhouse	Roman Skakun (5:00pm) / Jason Marsalis & Special Guests (8:00pm)
The Maison	Good Enough For Good Times + The Heavy Pets + Naughty Professor
Maple Leaf	Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr., Marco Benevento & Skerik
Mimi's in the Marigny	Lost Bayou Ramblers
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Alabama Slim (6:00pm) / 30x90 Blues Women (9:30pm)
Mudlark Public Theatre	Feral Foster + Jackson Lynch + Alynda Lee & Sam Doores + The Tintypes
NOLA Botanical Garden	Patrice Fisher and Arpa + Garifuna Connection + Sunpie Barnes
Oak Wine Bar	Billy Iuso and Restless Natives (acoustic show)
Old Point Bar	Eric Lindell
One Eyed Jacks (canceled)	Allen Stone + Luke Winslow-King
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola with Crescent City Joymakers
Preservation Hall	Leo Nocentelli Guitar Clinic (5:00pm)
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	New Birth Brass Band - Tribute to Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
Preservation Hall	The Tangiers Blues Band (12:00am)
Republic New Orleans	EOTO + Kraddy + Wyllys & The New York Hustler Ensemble
Rock 'n' Bowl	Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie + Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys + Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
The Rusty Nail	Yojimbo
The Saint	The Breton Sound + Bantam Foxes + The Wooden Wings + Little Maker
The Saloon	Bryan Lee
Saturn Bar	Alex McMurray
Siberia	Pornopticon II: Jizz Fest w/ The Microshards + more
Snug Harbor	Groove Garous f/ Herlin Riley, Ike Stubblefield, Wycliff Gordon & Detroit Brooks
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club	Chucky C & Clearly Blue
The Temple	Southern Troubadours f/ Tab Benoit, Devon Allman, Mike Zito, Mia Borders
Three Muses	Happy Hour with Tom McDermott / Debbie Davis Trio / Davis Rogan
Tipitina's	Ziggy Marley + DJ T-Roy
Tipitina's	The Chris Robinson Brotherhood - (late show)
Vaughan's Lounge	Kermit Ruffins
Zeitgeist Arts Center	Helen Gillet & Mark Southerland Ensemble

Friday - May 4, 2012
Fair Grounds	2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - see daily schedule
New Orleans Museum of Art	2012 Sync Up Conference
8 Block Kitchen & Bar	Anaïs St. John
12 Bar	Supagroup + Adrian and the Sickness + Life Without Elvis
Alamo Underground	Hazy Ray
Allways Lounge	Helen Gillet's Wazozo Zorchestra!
Banks Street Bar	Damian Louviere & The Ashmen (8:00pm) / Lynn Drury (10:30pm)
BJ's Lounge	Little Freddie King
Blue Nile	Mashup w/ Ike Stubblefield, Wycliffe Gordon, Terence Higgins, Grant Green Jr. & special guests + Pedrito Martinez Group
Blue Nile	Big Sam's Funky Nation (late show)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Brother Jocephus & the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Mike Dillon Band + Yojimbo + Hairy Apes BMX (late show)
Le Bon Temps Roule	The Pack (11:00pm) / Gravy Flavored Kisses (2:00am)
Brooks Seahorse Saloon	Po Boyz
Buffa's	The Mumbles
Carousel Bar	Lena Prima Band
Carrollton Station	The Iguanas
Chickie Wah Wah	Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars + Bill Kirchen (solo)
Chophouse	Big Daddy 'O' (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	James Hall
Cocktail Bar (Windsor Court)	Shannon Powell Trio
D.B.A.	Hot Club of New Orleans (6:00pm)
D.B.A.	Dirty Dozen Brass Band (10:00pm)
D.B.A.	Lost Bayou Ramblers (2:00am)
Davenport Lounge	Jeremy Davenport
Dos Jefes	Joe Krown Trio w/ Tom Fitzpatrick
Dragon's Den	Gov't Majik + Smoke N Bones
Dragon's Den (Upstairs)	Quickie Mart + P.Y.M.P. + more
Hermes Bar at Antoine's	Panorama Jazz Band
Hi-Ho Lounge	Tab Benoit's Swamp Tripper
Hi-Ho Lounge	Nikkie Glaspie & the B.O.C. All Stars (1:30am)
The Hookah	Samiyam + Young Hedons + more
House of Blues	Grace Potter and the Nocturnals + Brass-A-Holics
House of Blues	The New Mastersounds (late show)
House of Blues (Parish)	A.M. Sessions w/ Eric Krasno, George Porter Jr., Adam Deitch & Nigel Hall
Howlin' Wolf	10th Annual Bayou Rendezvous Pimps of Joytime + Papa Grows Funk & the Bonerama Horns + Eric McFadden + The New Orleans Allstars (Anders Osborne, Ivan Neville, Johnny Vidacovich, Theresa Andersson, Tony Hall) + Monophonics + Good Enough for Good Times + Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band + The Malone Brothers + Hot 8 Brass Band + Sunrise Breakfast Jam
The Irish House	Terry McDermott & David Rosser
Cafe Istanbul	Chuck Perkins & Voices of the Big Easy f/ Antoine Drye & Detroit Brooks
Cafe Istanbul	On The Verge: Khris Royal, Joe Dyson, Max Moran, Sasha Masakowski, Andrew McGowan & more (late show)
Jazz Playhouse	Joe Krown (5:00pm) / Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown (8:00pm)
Jazz Playhouse	Burlesque Ballroom with Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye (12:00am)
Mahalia Jackson Theater	Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue + Ozomatli + Stooges Brass Band
The Maison	Lil Baby Jesus Peasant Party with Erick Coomes, Adam Smirnoff, Ryan Zoidis and Adam Deitch + Space Disco with Wyllys & Joel Cummins + Earphunk
Maple Leaf	6th Annual James Brown Birthday Tribute with Tony Hall, Renard Poche, Eric Bolivar & Roderick Paulin (11:00pm) The Music of James Booker w/ Johnny Vidacovich, Marco Benevento & James Singleton (2:00am)
Maple Leaf	Johnny Vidacovich, Marco Benevento and James Singleton (late show)
Mimi's in the Marigny	Rusty Lazer + more
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Emily Estrella and the Faux Barrio Billionaires (4:00pm) / Fredy Omar con su Banda (7:00pm) / Javier Olondo & AsheSon (10:30pm)
Neutral Ground Coffee House	Brothers Donovan and dReAmSwell
New Orleans Museum of Art	Young Pinstripe Brass Band (outside, 6:00pm-9:00pm)
Oak Wine Bar	Sunpie Barnes
One Eyed Jacks	Garage a Trois
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Wendell Brunious & Palm Court Jazz Band
Polo Club Lounge	Michael Watson Quartet
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	Preservation Hall Jazz Masters featuring Leroy Jones
Preservation Hall	Henry Butler solo performance (12:00am)
Cafe Prytania	Habitat + Native America + Pals + Cliff Hines
Republic New Orleans	7 Walkers + Royal Southern Brotherhood + BoomBox
Republic New Orleans	BoomBox (late show)
Rock 'n' Bowl	Sonny Landreth + Eric Lindell + Amanda Shaw
The Rusty Nail	Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
The Saloon	Bryan Lee
Siberia	Nicky Da B Bounce Dance-Off with DJ Bees Knees (5:30pm)
Siberia	Big Rock Candy Mountain + Brass Bed + Au Ras Au Ras (10:00pm)
Snug Harbor	Ellis Marsalis Trio
The Sugar Mill	Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) + Galactic + Hot 8 Brass Band
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club	Erica Falls
The Temple	Soulive
Three Muses	Happy Hour with Sarah Quintana / Aurora Neeland & Her Royal Roses / Glen David Andrews Trio
Tipitina's	Soul Rebels + Honey Island Swamp Band
Tipitina's	Karl Denson's Tiny Universe + Special Guests (late show)
Tipitina's French Quarter	Bonerama + Cedric Burnside Project w/ Roosevelt Collier + Flow Tribe
Tipitina's French Quarter	Flow Tribe (late show, 1:30am)
Zeitgeist Arts Center	James Singleton's Zeitgeist Orchestra

Saturday - May 5, 2012
Fair Grounds	2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - see daily schedule
New Orleans Museum of Art	2012 Sync Up Conference
8 Block Kitchen & Bar	Anaïs St. John
12 Bar	Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes + Storm Warning (Pete Murano, Kirk Joseph, Matt Hubbard, Calvin Johnson & Jamal Batiste)
1135 Decatur	Beat Imprint + Tego + Carmine P. Filthy + more
Allways Lounge	Hurray for the Riff Raff (10:00pm)
Allways Lounge	Sam Doores & the Tumbleweeds CD Release Party (11:30pm)
Club Ampersand	Billy Blatty's Cinco de Mustache Birthday Bash
Armour's Mule	Tank and the Bangas
Banks Street Bar	Brothers Donovan and dReAmSwell (8:00pm)
Banks Street Bar	Norco Lapalco + SexDog (10:00pm)
Blue Nile	Washboard Chaz Blues Trio (7:00pm)
Blue Nile	Dr. Klaw (Eric Krasno, Adam Deitch, Nick Daniels, Ian Neville & Nigel Hall)
Blue Nile	Robert Walter Trio f/ Simon Lott & Cheme Gastelum (late show - 1:30am)
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Wimbash featuring Doug Wimbish & Corey Glover + Khris Royal & Dark Matter
Blue Nile (Balcony Room)	Monophonics (late show - 1:30am)
Bombay Club	Leroy Jones Quintet (w/ Katja Toivola, Meghan Swartz, Mitchell Player, Gerald French)
Le Bon Temps Roule	The Pack (11:00pm) / The Sessh (2:00am)
Brooks Seahorse Saloon	Po Boyz
Buffa's	The Royal Rounders Go Hawaiian
Carousel Bar	Lena Prima Band
Carrollton Station	Susan Cowsill Band - "Covered In Vinyl" - playing The Beatles 'White Album' in it's entirety - w/ Susan Cowsill, Russ Broussard, Jimmy Robinson, Pete Winkler, Janson Lohmeyer, Jack Craft, Sam Craft, Bob Cowsill, Caleb Guillotte and Skeet Hanks
Chickie Wah Wah	Bill Kirchen (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	John Mooney (10:00pm)
Circle Bar	Bob Andrews (CD Release Party) w/ Alex McMurray + Jumpin' Johnny Sansone + more (1:00am)
Chophouse	Bill Malchow & Alex McMurray (9:00pm)
Cocktail Bar (Windsor Court)	Tim Laughlin & David Boeddinghaus
D.B.A.	Little Freddie King (7:00pm)
D.B.A.	Soul Rebels (10:00pm)
D.B.A.	Eric Lindell (2:00am)
Davenport Lounge	Jeremy Davenport
Dos Jefes	Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots
Dragon's Den	6th Annual Jazz Fest Bacchanal: Cinco de Mayo Edition Gravity A + Voodoo Town + White Bitch + plus DJ Sets by Spamkidd + Resin + Paradim3 + Proppa Bear + Gotham + more tba
Cafe Freret	Danny O'Flaherty
Golden Feather	Kora Konnection
Hermes Bar at Antoine's	James Martin
Hi-Ho Lounge	Debauche + Balkony Players
Hi-Ho Lounge	Pimps of Joytime (late show)
House of Blues	Nick Lowe + The Autumn Defense
House of Blues	The New Mastersounds (late show)
House of Blues (Parish)	Sarah Jarosz
House of Blues (Parish)	A.M. Sessions w/ Eric Krasno, George Porter Jr., Marco Benevento and Johnny Vidacovich (late show)
Howlin' Wolf (Sold Out)	The Meters (George Porter Jr., Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, Zigaboo Modeliste) + Papa Grows Funk + Rebirth Brass Band - check TicketNetwork.com
Irvin Mayfield's I Club	Fundraiser for Charmaine Neville featuring the Charles Neville Quartet
Cafe Istanbul	Deacon John & the Ivories
Jazz Playhouse	Glen David Andrews (8:00pm) / Deja Vu Brass Band (12:00am)
The Joy Theater	Preservation Hall Crescent City Revue featuring Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Friends w/ Dirty Dozen Brass Band horns, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Stanton Moore, Leo Nocentelli, Ivan Neville, Benny Jones & Uncle Lionel, Fleur De Tease, Pedrito Martinez, Ernie Vincent, David Torkanowsky and Little Freddie King + The New Orleans Bingo! Show
The Maison	Bonerama + Snarky Puppy + Brownout
Maple Leaf	5th Annual Crawfish Boil w/ Dave Malone + Camile Baudoin + Reggie Scanlan + Adam Deitch + Ivan Neville + Mark Rechler (7:00pm)
Maple Leaf	Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (11:00pm) Jennifer Hartswick Band f/ Jennifer Hartswick, Nigel Hall, Nikki Glaspie, Nate Edgar, Nick Cassarino (2:00am)
The Metropolitan	Cinco De Mayo Jazz Fest After Party with DJ Ronnie Roux + DJ Wixx + DJ TAF
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill	Fredy Omar con su Banda (1:00pm) / Javier Olondo & AsheSon (8:00pm) / Fuego Fuego Latin Party (11:30pm)
Mudlark Public Theatre	WATIV
Old Point Bar	Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
One Eyed Jacks	Roky Erickson + Morning 40 Federation + Thurston Moore + Oberhofer + The Krank Daddies - RSVP Here
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Lionel Ferbos & Palm Court Jazz Band
Polo Club Lounge	Shannon Powell & Friends
Preservation Hall	Lil' Band O' Gold + The Tangiers Blues Band (8:00pm)
Cafe Prytania	The Blue Party + Mississippi Rail Company
Republic New Orleans	Anders Osborne w/ special guests Luther Dickinson & Karl Denson (CD Release Show for "Black Eye Galaxy") + Tab Benoit's Swampland Jam (Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux, and more)
Republic New Orleans	The Budos Band + Hairy Apes BMX f/ Mike Dillon (2:00am)
Rock 'n' Bowl	Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers + Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters + The Iguanas
The Saloon	Bryan Lee
Saturn Bar	Mod Dance Party
A Shotgun Near You	Af the Naysayer + Birdmagic + Sex Party + MC Trachiatomy
Siberia	DJ Gibby Haynes (Free Happy Hour Set @ 6:00pm)
Siberia	Tragedy + Thou + Impressionable Youth + Christ Puncher
Snug Harbor	Henry Butler Quartet
Southport Hall	Brandon Foret Band
The Sugar Mill	Primus + Dead Kenny G's + The Budos Band + Tony Clifton
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club	Michael Ward featuring Kyle Turner
The Temple	Big Chief Reunion w/ Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & Big Chief Bo Dollis Sr. + The Wild Magnolias + Stooges Brass Band + Big Sam's Funky Nation
Three Muses	Gregory Agid
Tipitina's	Ani DiFranco + C.C. Adcock
Tipitina's (Sold Out)	Galactic w/ Corey Glover and Corey Henry (late show)
Tipitina's French Quarter	Theresa Andersson + Brass-A-Holics + The Revivalists
Tipitina's French Quarter	The Revivalists (late show, 1:30am)
Vaughan's Lounge	Mia Borders

Sunday - May 6, 2012
Fair Grounds	2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - see daily schedule
609 Lesseps St.	NOizeFest 2012 Ratty Scurvics + Microshards + Big Baby + NOLA Fam + One Man Machine + Josh Cohen's Mindbending Crystal Bowls + The Death Posture + Planklength + Bunny & Buggy + The Bongoloids + Rob Cambre + Fox Rocks On + Aphelion + Oscillation Communications + Jaques Quatier + Daddy Syndrome + Little Baby Witch Finger / Peergynt + c.h.e.r. + Big Freddie Gong + Noisician Coalition + Rusty Lazer + more
12 Bar	Gibby Haynes w/ R. Scully's Rough 7, Egg Yolk Jubilee Horns, and more
Allways Lounge	Dark Dark Dark
Antoine's Restaurant	Jazz Brunch w/ Sasha & Steve Masakowski (11:00am)
Balcony Music Club (BMC)	Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Banks Street Bar	Ron Hotstream & The F-Holes
Blue Nile	Funky Butt Revisited with Big Sam Williams + Terence Higgins + Nigel Hall + Doug Wimbish + Roosevelt Collier + more tba
The Blue Room	Jazz Brunch w/ James Rivers Movement (11:00am)
Bombay Club	Tim Laughlin
Le Bon Temps Roule	Team Gleason fundraiser w/ the Kyle Turley Band
Brooks Seahorse Saloon	Po Boyz
Buffa's	Some Like It Hot! Traditional Jazz Brunch (11:00am)
Buffa's	New Orleans Jazz Vipers
Carousel Bar	John "Papa" Gros
Chophouse	Ruby Moon & Bart Ramsey (9:00pm)
Circle Bar	Rotary Downs
D.B.A.	The Tin Men (7:00pm)
D.B.A.	Stanton Moore Trio (10:00pm)
D.B.A.	Frequinox f/ Robert Walter, Stanton Moore, Will Bernard, Robert Mercurio, Donald Harrison (2:00am)
Dragon's Den	The People Under the Steps (Paul B and DJ Housefly)
Hi-Ho Lounge	Shannon Powell
House of Blues	Sunday Gospel Brunch w/ The Zion Harmonizers (10:00 am)
Howlin' Wolf	Zigaboo Modeliste Funk Revue with George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners + Late Night Super Jam with Leo Nocentelli, John Gros, Russell Batiste, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Joe Krown, Erick "Jesus" Coomes, and very special guests
Howlin' Wolf (Den)	Hot 8 Brass Band
Irvin Mayfield's I Club	Los Hombres Calientes
Cafe Istanbul	Africa Brass + Otra
Jazz Playhouse	Tyler's Revisited with Germaine Bazzle and Paul Longstreth
The Maison	Monophonics + The Upstarts
Maple Leaf	Les Kerr & Johnny Vidacovic (3:00pm)
Maple Leaf	Joe Krown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington & Russell Batiste (10:00pm) Ruthie Foster (11:00pm)
Maple Leaf	North Mississippi Allstars & Friends w/ Johnny Vidacovich & James Singleton (2:00am)
One Eyed Jacks	Eric Lindell
Palm Court Jazz Cafe	Lucien Barbarin & Palm Court Jazz Band
Polo Club Lounge	Christopher Kohl Trio (11:00am) / Mario Abney Quartet (6:00pm)
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	New Orleans Legacy Band featuring Tommy Sancton
Preservation Hall	Preservation Hall Jazz Band + Steve Earle (12:00am)
Republic New Orleans	DJ Damion Yancy
Rock 'n' Bowl	Tab Benoit + Sonny Landreth + Royal Southern Brotherhood
Siberia	King James (5:30pm)
Siberia	Happy Talk Band + Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Snug Harbor	Terence Blanchard Jazz Ensemble
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club	Deacon John & the Ivories
Three Muses	Raphael Bas & Norbert Slama / Loose Marbles
Tipitina's	Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk + Neville Family guests + DJ Soul Sister

Monday - May 7, 2012
Louisiana Music Factory	Free in-store performances w/ Young Fellaz Brass Band + Smoking Time Jazz Club + The Help + Paul Sanchez + The Honeypots + Debbie Davis + Creole String Beans + Book Signing: Ben Sandmel "Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans" + Book Signing: Jay Mazza "Up Front and Center: New Orleans Music at the End of the 20th Century"
BJ's Lounge	King James & The Special Men
Chickie Wah Wah	Duke Robillard Band + Jon Cleary (solo)
D.B.A.	Paul Sanchez & The Rolling Road Show (6:00pm)
D.B.A.	Glen David Andrews (10:00pm)
House of Blues (Sold Out)	311 -- check Ticketnetwork.com for 311 tickets
Cafe Istanbul	Rex Gregory Quintet + The Session
Maple Leaf	Papa Grows Funk
Preservation Hall (VIP Seats)	The Preservation Players featuring Mark Braud
Siberia	The Growlers + Jane Jane Pollock + Birthstone

Tuesday - May 8, 2012
House of Blues (Sold Out)	311 -- check Ticketnetwork.com for 311 tickets
Visit the NOLA Concert Line for more Tuesday, May 8th listings

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Other New Orleans Area Events
Audubon Zoo	Zoo-To-Do for Kids (April 27, 2012)
Audubon Zoo	Whitney Zoo-To-Do (May 4, 2012)
Entergy IMAX Theatre	showing of "Hurricane on the Bayou" (daily at 1:00pm & 4:00pm)
Generations Hall	Innocence Project New Orleans - Annual Gala (May 2, 2012) - with music from Leroy Jones Quintet
Lakefront Arena	The Fresh Beat Band (April 28)
Lakefront Arena	Disney On Ice: Dare To Dream (May 3 - May 6)
Mahalia Jackson Theater	Pagliacci and Carmina Burana (April 27 & April 29)
Old U.S. Mint	Preservation Hall at 50 (ongoing exhibit)
Our Lady of Prompt Succor School	61st Annual Tomato Festival (Chalmette, May 4-6) - w/ Cowboy Mouth, Kyle Turley Band, and others TBA
Roussel Hall	Lyrica Baroque - Jewels of the Baroque Concert (May 6)
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church	Little Red Church Food and Fun Festival (Destrehan, May 4-6) - w/ Bonerama + more TBA
TPC Golf Course	2012 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (April 23 - April 29, 2012)
Zephyr Field	New Orleans Zephyrs vs Albuquerque Isotopes (April 26, 27. 28 & 29)

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Baton Rouge, LA Events
Manship Theatre	Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band featuring Terence Blanchard (April 26, 2012)
Manship Theatre	Ahn Trio (April 27, 2012)
Manship Theatre	The Bad Plus (May 4, 2012)
Manship Theatre	Ruthie Foster & Paul Thorn - Soul Salvation Tour (May 4, 2012)
Shaw Center for the Arts	Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys - Sunday In The Park (May 6)
Spanish Moon	Hanni El Khatib (May 5)
Varsity Theatre	JJ Grey & Mofro + The Revivalists (April 26)
Varsity Theatre	Ingrid Michaelson + Scars on 45 (May 4)

Elsewhere in Louisiana
Breaux Bridge, LA	Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival (May 4-6, 2012) Chubby Carrier, Geno Delafose, Yvette Landry, Kevin Naquin, Jamie Bergeron, Roddie Romero, Steve Riley, Horace Trahan, Nathan Williams, and more
Hammond, LA	Irma Thomas (May 4th at Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts)
Lafayette, LA	Festival International de Louisiane (April 25-29, 2012)
Thibodaux, LA	Thibodaux Firemen's Fair (May 3-6, 2012) with Tracy Lawrence, Don Rich, Damon Troy, Travis Matte & many more

Biloxi, Mississippi & Gulf Coast
Beau Rivage Theatre	Randy Travis (May 4, 2012)
Hard Rock Live	Shinedown + Adelitas Way (April 27, 2012)
Hard Rock Live	Bachman & Turner (April 28, 2012)
Hard Rock Live	Megadeth (May 3, 2012)
Hard Rock Live	Kathleen Madigan (May 4, 2012)
Hard Rock Live	Uncle Kracker (May 5, 2012)
IP Casino	Rickey Smiley (April 27, 2012)
IP Casino	The Elvis Story w/ Ronnie McDowell & The Jordanaires (April 28, 2012)
IP Casino	Brian Regan (May 5, 2012)
Mississippi Coast Coliseum	Jake Owen + Florida Georgia Line (April 27, 2012)
Mississippi Coast Coliseum	Montgomery Gentry + Drake White (April 28, 2012)
Mississippi Coast Coliseum	Lee Brice + Randy Houser (April 29, 2012)

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