2025 Chanteuse Concert Series: Dusky Waters and Teena May

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation proudly announces the 2025 Chanteuse Concert Series, presented by Goldfarb Financial.

Dusky Waters will perform live on Friday, March 14th at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart Street). Teena May will open the performance.

Doors open at 7:00 PM, and the concert begins promptly at 8:00 PM.

The Chanteuse Concert Series celebrates New Orleans' outstanding women vocalists.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on Eventbrite. Seating is general admission and limited, so advance registration is recommended. All proceeds from this concert series directly benefit the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

Held annually during Women’s History Month, Chanteuse is produced by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and serves as a celebration of women's contributions to New Orleans music. This concert series also represents a significant initiative of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation to confront and reduce gender disparities in the local community and music industry.

Seating is general admission and limited, so please register in advance. All proceeds from this concert series directly support the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

The concert will be livestreamed: jazzandheritage.org/live

Chanteuse 2025 Schedule:

Friday, March 7 – Lena Prima

Saturday, March 8 – Cristina Kaminis

Friday, March 14 – Dusky Waters

Opener: Teena May

Saturday, March 15 – Stephanie Jordan

About Dusky Waters:

Dusky Waters is an Americana songwriter inspired by the Mississippi River and her experiences in the South. Her music blends gospel, folk, and soul with contemporary pop, reflecting her journey through Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Orleans. Dusky Waters' upbeat sound features soulful lyrics, powerful harmonies, and a unique blend of Americana, incorporating instruments like banjo, guitar, accordion, and viola. Their music has been praised for its songwriting and vocals, leading to a successful debut at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Dusky Waters performs with a band and is also the co-founder of Black Americana Fest.

About Teena May:

Teena May's musical path began at age four with a toy piano and classical piano lessons, later leading her to teach herself guitar and songwriting in college. Despite exploring other career paths, she rekindled her passion for songwriting in Brooklyn, NY, in 2012. After years of self-doubt, a pivotal open mic night in New Orleans in 2022 solidified her belief that sharing her music was her calling. Teena performs her extensive 200+ song catalogue across the United States and Paris, France, in solo performances, as a duo with a fiddle player, or with a full band (fiddle, upright bass, and drums).

Photo courtesy of the artists.

About the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation:

Chanteuse is a program of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The foundation uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest, and other raised funds, for year-round programs in education, economic development and cultural enrichment.

For more on what we do, please visit us online at jazzandheritage.org

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