Mardi Gras Music - That Classic Carnival Sound
JMO & a Great New Orleans Tradition
If you want to be a real New Orleans insider, then you must know that Mardi Gras music is synonymous with JMO. For over 30 years, JMO has played the Mardi Gras balls of the biggest and best krewes on the New Orleans society scene. From Rex and Comus to Orpheus and Endymion, these classic New Orleans krewes have known that there's only one band they can trust for the best, most authentic Mardi Gras music.
You can find Jimmy and the band on the bandwagon behind the King's float in the Rex parade on Mardi Gras Day. This honor, of accompanying the King of Mardi Gras on his annual journey through the streets, is one that has tied JMO deeply to the soul of New Orleans. Today's Mardi Gras blends the honoring of tradition and the contemporary spirit of the age, and no one knows that better than JMO.
The first half of every Mardi Gras ball, often paired with the traditional presentation and debutante music, is filled with classic tunes such as:
- "If Ever I Cease To Love"
- "Grand March from Aida"
- "Fanfare Elizabeth Susan #1"
- "Coronation March"
- "Procession of the Nobles"
- "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
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The second half of the evening often turns into a raucous party, when the party variety cover band drastically shifts gears and keeps the crowd dancing with hits from Lady GaGa, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, Beyonce, the Beatles, and Whitney Houston, to name just a few.
The rest of the content of these Mardi Gras balls is not available to the general public; some secrets are meant to be kept by the city of New Orleans, the locals, and JMO, the king of Mardi Gras music.
Select annual Mardi Gras balls that have featured the music of JMO:
Krewe of Rex
Krewe of Comus
Twelfth Night Revelers
Krewe of Proteus
Krewe of Orpheus
Krewe of Endymion
Mystic Ball
Le Debut Des Jeunes Filles
The Debutante Club
Krewe of Harlequins
Les Pierrettes
Krewe of Eros
Krewe of Osiris
Krewe of Nereus
Krewe of Athenians
Krewe of Acheans
Krewe of Oberon
Krewe of Atlanteans
Krewe of Mystery
Krewe of Hermes
Krewe of Momus
