Abe Thompson and The Doctors of Funk photographed by Beverly Clifton

Abe Thompson and The Doctors of Funk will perform at the New Orleans Jazz Museum's Balcony Courtyard concert series on Tuesday, March 21st at 5:00 PM CDT.

Bring your blanket! Seats are not provided for outdoor programs. 

In case of inclement weather, this concert will be moved indoors or rescheduled.

Enjoy jazz 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.

Abe Thompson and The Doctors of Funk

Abe Thompson and The Doctors of Funk have been playing music together for the last 2 years as a group. Abe Thompson aka Nbugu Kenyatta is the leader and founder of the band. He is also the leader of three other bands ( ARRK-TU, The Kenyatta Trio, and The Kenyatta Funksters). Abe used musicians from New Orleans with whom he played in college at SUNO, under the direction of Edward” Kidd” Jordan, where he received his B.A in music. The band performs all genres of music, especially New Orleans music, including The Meters, Willie T, The Neville Brothers, and a host of other local greats. They play all genres of music such as traditional New Orleans music as well as R&B, Reggae, Funk, Jazz (all types), Zydeco, Blues, and a large variety of other music.

Abe Thompson (drums and vocals), Roy Joseph (guitar and vocals), Joey Houck (guitar and vocals), and Kellen Garcia (bass and vocals).