French Quarter Festivals, Inc. has announced its lineup of musicians for the 2011 French Quarter Festival, to be held April 7-10. Newly expanded to four days, the music lineup still features almost exclusively Louisiana and New Orleans performers.
Last year was the French Quarter Festival’s biggest weekend yet, counting over 500,000 attendees during the 2010 fest. This year’s 17 stages will present everything from the trad jazz of Panorama to the aggressive modern jazz of Magnetic Ear, and from Trombone Shorty’s funk-rock to Debauche’s punk-folk.
We’ll be posting the daily schedule when it’s available, but for now here’s the lineup of artists slated to play the 2011 French Quarter Festival:
Benny Grunch & the Bunch
101 Runners
Africa Brass Band
Alex McMurray
Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys
Amy Trail
Andrew Duhon
Armand St. Martin
Astral Project
Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses
Baby Boyz Brass Band
Banu Gibson & the New Orleans Hot Jazz
Big Al Carson
Big Chief Bo Dollis, Jr. & the Wild Magnolias
Bone Tone Brass Band
Brass-a-Holics
Brian Stoltz
Brother Tyrone
Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
Bucktown All-Stars
Charmaine Neville
Christian Serpas & Ghost Town
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Coco Robicheaux & the Swamp Monsters
Colin Lake
Connie Jones & French Quarter Festival All-Stars
Debauche
Donna Angelle & the Zydeco Posse
Dukes Of Dixieland
Ensemble Fatien feat. Seguenon Kone
Erin Miley
Flow Tribe
Fredy Omar Con Su Banda
Free Agents Brass Band
Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue
Glen David Andrews
Helen Gillet’s Wazozo
Higher Heights Reggae
Hot Rod Lincoln
Ingrid Lucia
Irene Sage Band
Irvin Mayfield
J.J. Caillier and the Zydeco Knockouts
J.C. & Company
Jalan Crossland
Jane Harvey Brown Trad Jazz Stars
Jeremy Davenport
Joe Krown Trio w/ Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste, Jr.
John Michael Rouchell
Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes
Jon Roniger
Jonno & Bayou Deville
Josh Charles
Kelcy Mae
Kid Simmons New Orleans Jazz Band
Kipori Woods
Kora Konnection
Kourtney Heart
Kristin Diable
Lagniappe Brass Band
Leif Pedersen’s 1944 Big Band
Les Freres Michot
Lindsay Mendez
Lionel Ferbos & Louisiana Shakers
Little Freddie King
Los Hombres Calientes
Los Po-Boy-Citos
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Luke Winslow-King
Lynn Drury Band
Magnetic Ear
Mas Mamones
McAlister Drive
Miss Sophie Lee
MyNameIsJohnMichael
New Orleans Moonshiners
New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Olga Wilhelmine
Onward Brass Band
Otra
Ovi-G and the Froggies
Palmetto Bug Stompers
Panorama Brass Band
Panorama Jazz Band
Pat Casey & the New Sound
Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show
Pfister Sisters
Pinettes Brass Band
PorcheVide Playboys
Renard Poche Band
Revealers
Ritmo Calypso
Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters
Ronnie Kole Show featuring John Perkins
Rosita Kess
Russell Batiste & Friends feat. Jason Neville
Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
Sister Teedy
Some Like it Hot
Steve Pistorious and the Southern Syncopators
Stooges Brass Band
Storyville Stompers Brass Band
Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots
Susan Cowsill & Friends
Thelonious Monk Institute Ensemble
Tim Laughlin
Tin Men
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Walter “Wolfman” Washington
Washboard Chaz Blues Trio
Will Dailey
Zazou City
Zion Trinity
Zydepunks
