David Batiste courtesy of The Funky Uncle

This Balcony Concert has been moved indoors to the third-floor Performance Center due to excessive heat. Seating is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

David Batiste & The Gladiators will perform at The New Orleans Jazz Museum's Balcony Courtyard concert series on Tuesday at 5pm CDT.

David Batiste and The Gladiators was started in 1962, as a talent show group in 1965. They grew into one of the top Funk Band groups in the nation playing with such stars as Jackie Wilson, ZZ Top, Percy Sledge, The Temptations, BB King and more! David performs with his very talented sons David Russell Batiste jr, Damon J Batiste Sr, Jamal Batiste, Ryan David Batiste!

Originally, the band was started by David and his band director, Mr. Anderson at Ralph J Bunch Village Jr. High, where David played bass drum in the machine band. David was also inspired by his father as well as Allen Toussaint who once came to his school and performed.

Enjoy Music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the Jazz Museum online for their weekly Courtyard Live-stream Concert Series, in which dynamic musicians perform live from the Jazz Museum’s balcony! Tune in every Tuesday at 5 pm on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.