Thursday, May 7, 2015 Gates Open at 6:00 PM
State of Louisiana presents: The "Gator by Night" Concert hosted by Jazz 88.3's Claudia Russell, host of The Jazz Ride Home (Mon-Fri, 4-6pm PT)
- 6:00 - 7:00 G Burns Jug Band ~ Early American music.
- 7:00 - 8:00 Sara Petite ~ Country Americana at its Best.....
- 8:20 - 10:20 BeauSoleil with Michael Doucet ~ BeauSoleil is one of a few groups performing traditional Louisiana Creole music to win a Grammy Award.
Friday, May 8, 2015 - "Gator by Night" Gates Open at 3:30 PM
Jazz 88.3's Drew Miller, host of The Second Line Parade (Saturday, 7-8pm PT) will be hosting the Festival Stage on Friday.
- 4:15 - 5:45 Flipside Burners w/Whitney Shay ~ Rockabilly with Soul!
- 6:00 - 7:30 Bayou Brothers & the Zydekettes ~ Cajun/Zydeco dance music
- 7:30 - 7:45 Zydeco Dance Lesson ~ AJ Gibbs
- 7:50 - 10:30 Brian Jack & The Zydecos Gamblers ~ A Zydeco Party Tonite!
Saturday, May 9, 2015 Gates Open at 10:30 AM
J Otis Williams, host of Jazz 88.3's blues shows "I've Got Blues For You" (Sunday, 2-6am PT) and "Overnight Jazz and Blues" (Friday, Midnight-6am PT), along with hosting the Jazz 88.3 Wednesday Blues Jam and Sunday Blues Brunch at Proud Mary's, will be your host on the Festival Stage.
- 11:00 - 11:50 Theo & Zydeco Patrol ~ New Orleans Zydeco
- 12:10 - 1:00 Mercedes Moore ~ Swingin' Blues. A breath of fresh air!
- 1:00 - 1:15 Basic Zydeco Dance Lesson with AJ Gibbs
- 1:20 - 2:30 Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys ~ Zydeco Band
- 2:50 - 4:00 Gal Holiday ~ A Honkey Tonk Review
- 4:20 - 5:30 Johnny Vernazza and The Chicago Blues Royalty ~
- 5:30 - 5:45 Basic Zydeco Dance Lesson with AJ Gibbs
- 5:50 - 7:10 Brian Jack & The Zydeco Gamblers ~ Super Zydeco!
- 7:30 - 8:30 Sue Palmer ~ Queen of Boogie Woogie!
- Sue is also the host of Jazz 88.3's show featuring local jazz and blues artists, "San Diego Sessions" (Sunday, 5-6pm PT).
Sunday, May 10, 2015 Gates Open at 10:30 AM
Jazz 88.3's Claudia Russell, host of The Jazz Ride Home (Mon-Fri, 4-6pm PT), will be hosting the Festival Stage on Mother's Day.
- 11:00 - 12:00 Dave Sousa & Zydeco Mudbugs ~ Old School Zydeco
- 12:00 - 12:15 Salsa Dance lesson - Meyer Standberry
- 12:20 - 1:20 Todo Mundo ~ Sexy Salsa
- 1:40 - 2:50 The Pine Leaf Boys ~ four-time Grammy-Nominated
- 3:10 - 4:20 California Honeydrops ~ From the Heart of CA
- 4:40 - 5:50 Wayne Baker Brooks ~ Chicago Blues at its Best!
- 5:50 - 6:10 Basic Zydeco Dance Lesson with AJ Gibbs
- 6:10 - 7:30 Brian Jack & The Zydeco Gamblers ~ Super Cool Zydeco! Let’s Party!!!!
