Fred Starr: clarinet, tenor sax
A founding member of The Ensemble, Dr. Starr played the Mississippi riverboats and is the biographer of New Orleans' premier composer, Louis Moreau Gettschalk.
David Boeddinghaus: piano
Classically trained under Hans Graf, James Tocco, and John Ogdon, Boeddinghaus is a graduate of Indiana Conservatory and performs with Leon Redbone and Banu Gibson. In addition to regular appearances in New Orleans, he frequently plays major halls in Europe and Asia.
Lew Green: cornet
A fourth generation American bandsman, Mr. Green grew up playing with pioneers Lil Hardin Armstrong, George Brunis and Natty Dominique. He is the nephew of George Hamilton Green of Green's Novelty Orchestra, a famous ensemble in the years 1916-27.
John Joyce: drums
A Juilliard-trained musicologist, veteran of Pete Fountain's band, Joyce is editor of The Jazz Archivist at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Fred Lonzo: trombone
A veteran of the Young Tuxedo and the Olympia Brass Bands, Mr. Lonzo is the leading exponent of the New Orleans "tailgate" style of trombone playing.
Joe Muranyi: sax, clarinet
Mr. Muranyi formerly played with the Louis Armstrong's All-Stars and The World's Greatest Jazz Band.
Walter Payton: bass, helicon
A widely recorded presence on the New Orleans jazz scene for thirty years, Mr Payton is the father of Grammy Award winning trumpet star Nicholas Payton, also a veteran member of the Ensemble.
Willie Singleton: cornet, trumpet
A Baton Rouge native, "Sweet Willie" performed with the Count Basie and Duke Ellington Orchestras and appears frequently on Mississippi River boats.
Don Vappie: banjo, guitar
A virtuoso instrumentalist on both banjo and guitar, and now dean of New Orleans String Players, Vappie also specializes in singing Creole French Songs.
9/4/99: The Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble
