Daria Dzurik is a powerhouse of pan! We're honored to have her back to lead our Master Artists Series! Daria is also one of our Positive Ambassadors. Read about her journey to St. Lucia to play with The Laborie Steel Pan Project during St. Lucia's Panorama > Daria Dzurik's Dispatch From St. Lucia Daria & The Hip Drops use Caribbean and Calypso influence with a pop/funk aesthetic to create catchy hooks and danceable upbeat tunes, similar to bands like Santigold, Vampire Weeken

“The Lost Set: A Bayou Boogaloo Benefit,” will take place on Saturday, June 30 at Tipitina’s Uptown to benefit the 115 food and art vendors affected by the severe weather. The concert will feature AF, The Low End Theory Players (A Tribe Called Quest tribute band), Debauche and Tony Hall's Allstars Band which includes Alvin Ford Jr, Ari Teitel, Tillis Verdin, Khris Royal, Renard Poche, Tracy Griffins, Roderick Paulin, Vitas Paukstaitis. Entertainment for the evening is sponsor

Joe Gelini and Spy Boy J'Wan Boudreaux of Cha Wa Band, a Mardi Gras Indian Funk band, led a truly only in nola masters class! The infectious music and dazzling stage show of Cha Wa has been described as “funk with feathers” – a sound rooted in traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian music mixed with funk and soul, creating a non-stop groove machine. chawaband.com Tune in to our Playlist

Today's leader of our Master Artists Series at Upturn Arts is Master Percussionist, Mike Dillon (The Mike Dillon Band, Mike Dillon’s New Orleans Punk Rock Percussion Consortium, Nolatet, and more). We're honored to have him back again this year. His class is always a hit with the kids!! mikedillonvibes.com Tune in to our Playlist Mike Dillon To Host Master Class At Upturn Arts Summer Camp Offbeat Magazine Photos by Shannon Yancone, 2016 Master Artists Series

NOBABE at Preservation Hall Thanks to Offbeat Magazine for the beautiful coverage of our event!! This was truly a magical Sunday. The collective, founded for this year’s Bayou Boogaloo with the help of the Positive Vibrations Foundation, features 16 local female musicians. The Boogaloo performance being rained out, the group led by singer Cole Williams got a second chance to perform their all-original music at Pres Hall. All photos by Michael Alford click here for photo galle

We were honored to have Dave Jordan & Mike Doussan back again this year! Dave Jordan & The NIA are a home grown, Nola, Roots Rock - Jam Band davejordanmusic.com Mike Doussan is Soulful Roots Rock. mikedoussanband.com Together they make for excellent Songwriting Workshop leaders. They have both played with too many bands to list and continue to create their own individual music as well. Busy, busy, bands! As a matter of fact, recently Mike introduced "Father Doussan & The Disc

N.O.B.A.B.E. is a showcase of some of New Orleans finest musicians, who happen to be women. In a nod to the future of music in our city, N.O.B.A.B.E. features Arsene DeLay, Daria Dzurik, Emily Fredrickson, Hannah Kreiger-Benson, Lori LaPatka, Ainsley Matich, Alison McConnell, Margie Perez, Catie Rodgers, Ashley Shabankareh, Amy Trail, Boyanna Trayanova, Cole Williams, Kathryn Rose Wood, Jessica Wright and Jamie Lynn Vessels. N.O.B.A.B.E was first brought together during th