New Orleans Sessions

ÌFÉ Trenity Thomas/Courtesy of the artst hide caption

Big Freedia Nelson Cosey/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Merry Clayton Mathieu Bitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Branford Marsalis Eric Ryan Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Rickie Lee Jones and Tom Waits as seen in Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour. Sal Sdestro/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

David Shaw Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Dumstaphunk Jeff Farsai/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

79rs Gangs - Jermain Bossier (left) and Romeo Bougere (right) Diwang Valdez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Sweet Crude Augusta Sagnelli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Don Vappie David Spielman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Maggie Koerner Kathleen Fitzgerald/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Dr. John, one of the icons of New Orleans' music scene, performs on stage during the Nice's Jazz Festival, July 18, 2010. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption