Don Vappie, Creole Jazz from NOLA

Don Vappie

Don Vappie, musician/ composer/ educator, is a legend in the Creole Jazz circles of New Orleans, and has received numerous awards for his efforts to preserve Creole Culture through music and film. He plays with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders. His music credits include performances at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis and recordings with Bette Midler, Terrence Blanchard, Diana Krall, Peggy Lee, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eric Clapton, and many others. He has produced 7 of his own albums, and co-produced and starred in a PBS documentary. Vappie's highly regarded unique and original tenor banjo style is equal only to his love of his Creole heritage and tradition.

Don Vappie, musician/ composer/ educator, is a legend in the Creole Jazz circles of New Orleans, and has received numerous awards for his efforts to preserve Creole Culture through music and film. He plays with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders. His music credits include performances at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis and recordings with Bette Midler, Terrence Blanchard, Diana Krall, Peggy Lee, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eric Clapton, and many others. He has produced 7 of his own albums, and co-produced and starred in a PBS documentary. Vappie's highly regarded unique and original tenor banjo style is equal only to his love of his Creole heritage and tradition.

Although Vappie’s reputation is of international stature, he has chosen to mostly stay close to home in New Orleans, his hometown. His appearance at The Mainstay, backed by the Conservatory Classic Jazz Band, is a fortunate by-product of his visit with close friends in our area.