Hall of Fame

In almost thirty years JazzAscona has hosted New Orleans jazz legends and great names from the European and American jazz and swing scene. Among the thousands of artists who have honored us with their presencewe are proud to mention:

Reuben Wilson

Traditional from New Orleans

Louis Nelson,  Kid Thomas Valentine, Doc Cheatham,  Sammy Price, Danny Barker, Bob French, Sammy Rimington, Dr. Michael White, Uncle Lionel Batiste, Juanita Brooks, Emanuel Sayles, Chester Zardis, Sammy Lee, Milton Batiste, Freddie Kohlman, Tremé Brassband, Olympia Brassband…

New Orleans Today

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Leroy Jones, Lillian Boutté, Shannon Powell,  Herlin Riley, Don Vappie, Leon Kid Chocolate, Irvin Mayfield, George French, Mark Brooks, Jason Marsalis, John Boutté, Wendell Brunious, Charlie Miller, Roderick Paulin, Pfister Sisters, David Torkanowsky, Mark Brooks, Donald Harrison, Herbert Hardesty, Topsy Chapman, Thaddeus Richard, Jeremy Davenport, Marc Braud, Germaine Bazzle…

Blues and R&B from New Orleans, U.S. and outside

Snooks Eaglin, Eddie Bo, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Marva Wright, Walter Wolfman Washington, Irma Thomas, Davell Crawford, Jon Cleary, Sam Butera, Henry Butler, Big Al Carson, Dixie Cups, Axel Zwingenberger, Dana Gillespie, Philipp Fankhauser, Hans Theessink,  Terry Evans, Linda Hopkins, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Reuben Wilson, Gordon Edwards, Al Copley, Roy Bennett, Kevin Mahogany, Nina Attal, Butterscotch…

Traditional Jazz and Swing from U.S. and outside

Catherine Russell, Al Casey, Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Ed Polcer, Dan Barrett, Rebecca Kilgore, Tom Pletcher, Arvell Shaw, Randy Sandke,  Marty Grosz,  Peter Appleyard, Cyntia Sayer, Judy Carmichael, Bucky Pizzarelli, Johnny Varro, Alyn Shipton, Tom Baker,  Chris Barber, Ray Gelato, Paul Kuhn, Bill Ramsey, Hazy Osterwald, Pepe Lienhard, Evan Christopher, Romano Mussolini, Rossano Sportiello, Michel Pastre, Patrick Artero,  Keith Smith, Paolo Tommelleri, Gianni Basso…

Mainstream from the rest of U.S. and outside

Harry Allen,  Warren Vaché,  Annie Ross, John Allred,  Scott Hamilton,  Plas Johnson,  Scott Robinson,  Red Holloway, Jesse Davis,  Joe Ascione,  Alvin Queen,  Bobby Durham,  Duffy Jackson,  Mickey Roker, Eddie Locke,  Byron Stripling,  Terell Stafford, Joe Cohn, Jay Leonhart, Wycliffe Gordon, Niki Haris, Howard Alden,  Frank Vignola, Freddy Cole,  Monty Alexander,  Houston Person,  Jesse Davis,  Lewis Nash,  Peter Washington,  Jon Faddis, Rhoda Scott, TAKE 6, Joey “G-Clef” Cavaseno, Dado Moroni,  Biréli Lagrène, Susie Arioli,  China Moses, Gegè Telesforo, SWR Big Band, Paula Morelenbaum, Nick The Nightfly, Champian Fulton, Till Brönner, Emma Pask... 

… and many more!

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