The week before the Best of the Beat Awards, people who stay mostly behind the scenes of the New Orleans music community were honored at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards.
Representatives from WWOZ, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation, Tropical Isle, Esplanade Studios, Guitar Center, Basin Street Records, and more were all on hand.
While the Guitar Center guys tripped and fell their way onto the stage to accept their award, entertainment lawyer Ashlye M. Keaton hopped right up on stage to accept her award for Best Music Attorney and landed steadily on her high heels.
Check out some other great moments from the event, which was held January 17, 2015, at the beautiful New Orleans Jazz Market in Central City.
All photos by Willow Haley. Click here to view the gallery on Flickr.
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Hank Staples at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Dwayne Breashears at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Dwayne Breashears at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Dwayne Breashears at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Dwayne Breashears at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Leo Sacks at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Leo Sacks at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Ashlye M. Keaton at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Ashlye M. Keaton at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Hank Staples and Jan Ramsey at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Earl Bernhardt and Pam Fortner at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Roger Dickerson at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Gary Edwards at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Gary Edwards at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Pat Jolly at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Pat Jolly at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Pat Jolly at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Ellis Marsalis at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Ellis Marsalis at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Ellis Marsalis at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Ellis Marsalis and Jan Ramsey at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Ellis Marsalis at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Ellis Marsalis and Jan Ramsey at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Free Hugs at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Steve Masakowski and Ellis Marsalis at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Leo Sacks, Pat Jolly, at the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, New Orleans Jazz Market, January 17, 2015
