NICKEL-A-DANCE: Duke Heitger's New Orleans Jazz Wanderers

Classic jazz trumpeter Duke Heitger is known for his warm sound, virtuosity, and unwavering musicality. While renowned on the international scene, performing and recording around the world, he reigns as one of the longest tenured bandleaders in New Orleans appearing regularly on the Steamboat Natchez. Since arriving in New Orleans in 1991, he's worked with the likes of Duck Hyman, Scott Hamilton, Topysy Chapman, and more. He's appeared on broadcasts such as "A Prairie Home Companion," "Jazz Inspired," and "Live From The Riverwalk." Heitger has also performed at renowned venues including the Hollywood Bowl and Jazz at Lincoln Center's "Midsummer's Night Swing" series.

NICKEL-A-DANCE is a free series of Sunday afternoon traditional jazz concerts started in 1994 that now take place each spring and fall season, and is a hit with children, families, seniors, and the general dancing public that don’t tend to go to night clubs.  It attracts a diverse group of fans that meet on Frenchmen Street to celebrate jazz as America’s original dance music while listening to the best of today’s classic jazz bands.