The Vinyl District is proud to be a media sponsor of Satchmo SummerFest for the sixth year in a row. The fest is moving to a new location this year. It will take place on two stages in Jackson Square and a new indoor stage around the corner will debut on Saturday. Here’s what’s happening for the first day of the festival.
The Red Beans and Ricely stage location will be familiar to fans of the French Quarter Festival. It is located inside the square on the upriver corner at St. Peter and Decatur Streets. The Cornet Chop Suey stage is closer to the middle of the square and the St. Ann Street side. The stages will alternate sets, so setting up right in the middle will allow you to hear the music without interruption.
The Red Beans and Ricely stage is the larger of the two and on Friday will feature the PresHall Brass Band kicking things off. Then the music get decidedly funkier with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bill Summers and his Afro-Caribbean band, Jazsalsa, the Soul Rebels, and Big Sam’s Funky Nation.
Over on the Cornet Chop Suey stage, expect to hear more traditional music with Miss Sophie Lee, followed by three brass bands—the Tornado, the Shotgun, and Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band.
The full schedule with set times is here.
