Recipient of the 2009 Big Easy Award for best emerging artist, Sasha is a rising star in the newest generation of jazz musicians. She has received acclaim from critics, fellow musicians, and audiences throughout the U.S. Website: Sasaha Masakowski

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Trumpet player and vocalist, Wendell Brunious, has recorded and toured with an impressive array of jazz greats: Wynton Marsalis, Lionel Hampton, Harry Connick, Jr., The Olympia Brass Band, and many others.

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Enjoy the sweet, sensuous, seductive sounds of The Smoking Time Jazz Club, Classic Jazz and Blues a la Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver!

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David is recognized as one of the finest contemporary jazz pianists in New Orleans. Things just seem to sizzle when David is playing his piano.

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Performing Cajun songs and old-time country ballads, Bruce almost single-handedly has popularized Cajun music and dancing in New Orleans.
Website: Bruce Daigrepont

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A superior and swinging jazz singer, Banu is one of the few vocalists to maintain exclusive loyalty to songs of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Website: Banu Gibson

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The chorus performs Franz Schubert's Miriam's Siegesgesang with guest artist, Danielle Nice, soprano; also Kirby Shaw and Darmon Meader arrangements of Paul Simon favorites Feeling Groovy, Me and Julio, Mother and Child Reunion, to name a few. Website: Symphony Chorus of New Orleans

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Come celebrate the Fourth of July with the sounds of Swingaroux as they perform the Big Band sound that was so popular in America during and after World War 2. Come get "In The Mood" with the music of Swingaroux!
Website: Swingaroux

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A fun loving group of four banjos, upright bass, and piano will perform music from the 1920's when banjos were all the rage. It's going to be a great evening. Don't miss it.

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What could be better in the mid summer than good ole Cowboy Swing music? Western Swing developed when practitioners melded fiddles and steel guitars to create their own music inspired by swing, a sort of "Cowboy Jazz". Add a washboard and you have the Washboard Rodeo. Website: Washboard Rodeo

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Back again by popular demand. Brothers Julio and Cesar, originally from Guatemala, have been performing in New Orleans for over 30 years. Julio and Cesar describe their music as constantly evolving, attributing this, in part, to their exposure from an early age to many cultures. Website:
Website: Julio and Cesar

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Phil performs the musical spirit and style of his hometown, New Orleans. As complex as gumbo, he cooks up a variety of musical flavors for your enjoyment. Phil will be joined by fellow entertainers Larry Barron, Alden Hagardorn, and vocalist Heidi Campbell.

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Join us for a rocking good evening as we travel back in time with Bobby Cure to the Doo-Wop days of the 1950's when the Moon was Blue, and the question of the day was, "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"

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The ever-popular Mystics are back again performing songs of the great MOTOWN era. This year they will be joined by a group of female vocalists performing songs from the Supremes.

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Singer/songwriter Paul Soniat will perform his original songs which always entertain and engage the audience. He is sure to have some new songs and possibly a new CD for this concert, so grab your mint julep and get ready for an enjoyable evening.
Website: Paul Soniat

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Smokin' Swing! The New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings are composed of six former members of the now defunct New Orleans Jazz Vipers. This group is often known for their unamplified simplicity covering obscure and popular tunes alike. Continuing to carry the torch, these fellas are performing regularly in New Orleans playing unapologetic, no nonsense, traditional and not so New Orleans Jazz.

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The New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra is an American revival orchestra that performs vintage American music popular from the 1890s through the early 1930s. The orchestra pays particular attention to the music of New Orleans, in addition to the well-known compositions of jazz and ragtime composers like Jelly Roll Morton, Fletcher Henderson, and Eubie Blake.

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Bon Operatit! consists of New Orleans opera singersLauren Mouney Gisclair, Jesse Nolan, and Mary Penick Akin. From La Boheme to Phantom of the Opera,they perform a perfect pairing of opera and musical theatre hits that are sure to invigorate the senses. Website: Bon Operatit!

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With the beginning of the twenty-first century comes a core of musicians with fresh and imaginative ideas for this timeless American art form know as "Jazz". This is especially true in New Orleans and clarinetist Tim Laughlin is indeed one of these musicians. Website: Tim Laughlin

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The ragtime era was an exciting time when previously unheard of privileges and pleasures were exercised, like dancing in public cheek to cheek. The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra will transport you back to those days of ragtime music, along with stirring marches, joyous cakewalks, sultry blues, and elegant waltzes.

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You can't say Benny, "Aint Dere No More", cause he will be right here in the garden performing his New Orleans hits as only Benny and the Bunch can do. This will be his first appearance at our Twilight series, and I am sure it will be one you will never forget. Website: Benny Grunch & The Bunch

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John Rankin is a master of finger style guitar music, applying it to an eclectic array of genres: classical, jazz blues, and classic New Orleans music. He will be joined in concert by clarinetists Tom Fisher and Tom Sancton who he collaborated with on his "The Classic Jazz Trio", CD released in 2010.

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• all the foods kids can't get enough of-- hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, cookies, candy, mac and cheese, ice cream, meat balls, cake, chips, fruits, soft drinks, and much more!
• all the Amusement Rides and Storyland, including the new Musik Express, Slime buckets, Ferris wheel, Coney Tower, Roller Coaster, Tilt=-A-Whirl, Scrambler, Bumper Cars, Slide, and the historic Carousel and miniature train decorated for the season.
• unique live entertainment featuring DJ music, Zapp's Bubble Station, face painting, and other treats.

None currently scheduled.

A registration fee is charged. Participants are entitled to free early walking tour admission (Garden, Amusements, and Storyland), a commemorative glow-in-the-dark T-shirt, and refreshments. Registration begins at 2:00 p.m., the race at 4:00 p.m. For pre-registration or other information, visit the Crescent City Fitness Foundation website.