Purple Party: A Tribute to the Music of Prince will return to New Orleans for a night of dance, music, sex, and romance to help close out the final weekend of Jazz Fest 2024. The running homage to the trailblazing musical and cultural contributions of the Purple One is set to take place after midnight at Toulouse Theatre on Sunday, May 5th. Tickets are on sale here.
Led once again by keyboardist Casey Russell (Magic Beans), this Purple Party will also feature Michelangelo Carubba (drums, Cool Cool Cool), Nate Edgar (bass, The Nth Power), Craig Brodhead (guitar, Cool Cool Cool), DJ Williams (guitar), Shira Elias (vocals, Cool Cool Cool), Sammi Garett (vocals, Cool Cool Cool), Chris Brouwers (trumpet, Cool Cool Cool), Greg Sanderson (saxophone, Cool Cool Cool), Kanika Moore (vocals, Doom Flamingo/TAUK Moore), Lyle Divinsky (vocals), and Erica Falls (vocals).
Purple Party made its debut at Jazz Fest in 2018 and went on to host acclaimed performances with various all-star lineups at Brooklyn Comes Alive and Denver’s The Big Melt. The Prince celebration made its way back to New Orleans in 2019 and, after two pandemic-prompted years away, returned in 2022 and 2023. Earlier this year, Purple Party took its first voyage on the high seas for a guest-filled, late-night blowout during Jam Cruise 20.
Related: Purple Party Closes 2023 Jazz Fest Season With Cleansing “Purple Rain” [Photos/Videos]
The Jazz Fest editions of Purple Party, in particular, have been known to turn into some of the most memorable performances of the Fest season. Falling in the late-night hours on the final day of the final weekend of the two-weekend live music marathon, Purple Party regularly attracts talented players from around town for one last go-around. Get a taste of the growing Purple Party jazz fest tradition by revisiting Live For Live Music‘s coverage of last year’s edition here.
Tickets for Purple Party: A Tribute to the Music of Prince at New Orleans, LA’s Toulouse Theatre on Sunday, May 5th, 2o24 are now on sale here. Scroll down for complete show details.
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***SHOW INFO***
Show: Purple Party: A Tribute to the Music of Prince
Presented by: Live For Live Music & GMP Live
Band: Casey Russell (Magic Beans), Michelangelo Carubba (Cool Cool Cool), Nate Edgar (The Nth Power), Craig Brodhead (Cool Cool Cool), DJ Williams, Shira Elias (Cool Cool Cool), Sammi Garett (Cool Cool Cool), Chris Brouwers (Cool Cool Cool), Greg Sanderson (Cool Cool Cool), Kanika Moore (Doom Flamingo, TAUK Moore), Lyle Divinsky, Erica Falls
Date: Sunday, May 5th, 2024
Time: Doors: 11:00 p.m. / Show: 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Toulouse Theatre – 615 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Tickets [on sale now]: General Admission Advance: $25 / General Admission Day of Show: $30.00 / VIP: $75.00
This show is part of Live For Live Music and GMP Live’s 2024 Fest by Nite series in New Orleans during Jazz Fest. Confirmed Fest by Nite 2024 events include:
- Daze Between New Orleans Festival ft. Gov’t Mule, Lettuce, John Scofield, & more – Faubourg Brewery – Tuesday, 4/30; Wednesday, 5/1 [tickets]
- Tell Me Something Good: A Tribute to Chaka Khan – Jennifer Hartswick, Shira Elias, Erica Falls, Jelly Joseph, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Thursday, 4/25 [tickets]
- Jimi’s Dead: A Mashup of Jimi Hendrix & The Grateful Dead ft. Eric Krasno, Ross James, Nikki Glaspie, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 4/26 [tickets]
- Wednesday Night Titans – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 4/26 (technically early-a.m. 4/27) [tickets]
- TAUK Presents Tower of Wonder: A Tribute to Tower of Power & Stevie Wonder – TAUK ft. Kanika Moore, The Horn Section, Lyle Divinsky – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 [tickets]
- LP Giobbi: Dead House – Civic Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 [tickets]
- The Funk Sessions ft. Stanton Moore, Nels Cline, Skerik, Wil Blades – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 (technically early-a.m. 4/28) [tickets]
- Kitchen Dwellers: A Bluegrass Tribute to Dr. John – Toulouse Theatre – Sunday, 4/28 [tickets]
- Frequinauts ft. Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr., Stanton Moore, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Monday, 4/29 [tickets]
- Andy Frasco & The U.N. w/ Special Guests – House of Blues New Orleans – Tuesday, 4/30 [tickets]
- The Daze Between Band ft. Chuck Leavell, John Scofield, George Porter Jr., & more – Tipitina’s – Wednesday, 5/1 [SOLD OUT]
- John “Papa” Gros’ Papa Plays The Nite Tripper – Toulouse Theatre – Wednesday, 5/1 [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event / Jam Cruise 21 Lineup Announcement Party – Toulouse Theatre – Thursday, 5/2 [tickets]
- Stanton Moore & Friends ft. Robert Walter, Big Sam, Skerik, & more / Jam Cruise 21 Lineup Announcement Party – Thursday, 5/2 (technically early-a.m. 5/3) [tickets]
- Lettuce: Rage Fest – The Joy Theater – Friday, 5/3 [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 5/3 [tickets]
- Joe Russo’s Selcouth Quartet – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 5/3 (technically early-a.m. 5/4) [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 5/4 [tickets]
- Crescent City Classics: A Celebration of New Orleans Funk ft. members of The Meters, Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, & more – The Joy Theater – Saturday, 5/4 [tickets]
- Break Science – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 5/4 (technically early-a.m. 5/5) [tickets]
- Purple Party: A Tribute to the Music of Prince ft. members of Cool Cool Cool, The Nth Power, Doom Flamingo, Magic Beans, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Sunday, 5/5 [tickets]
