Irvin Mayfield is a grammy nominated and billboard award winning musician who has established himself as the next heir to the New Orleans jazz trumpeter legacy. “Jazz is in the heart... no, the soul of those who embrace it,” he says, seducing you with an infectious smile and eyes that can see into your soul. “This city has been seduced by it. Jazz has inspired greatness, and consoled great sadness. Jazz is the artform that speaks directly to the angels. It pits instrument against instrument, towards one glorious goal - harmony.”

Way down yonder on the heart of Bourbon Street late at night, in the Royal Sonesta, one of New Orleans’ finest hotels, there’s always a great party going on. Once you get inside Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, your ears are greeted with the splendor of the old days of laughter and music come alive again. Above the crowd you’re likely to see Trixie Minx, Bella Blue, Nona Narcisse, Moxie Sazerac, Madame Mystere, Lily Summers, Kitty Twist, Foxy Flambeau or any of our local burlesque beauties performing while Kid Chocolate and his jazz band play the night away. You’re not in Kansas anymore, you’ve arrived in good ol’ New Orleans, where the people are easy and the party never stops.

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