Vaughan's

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  • Address
    800 Lesseps St, Bywater
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    504 947 5562

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Lonely Planet review

On Thursday night, Vaughn's is as good as New Orleans gets. That's the night trumpeter Kermit Ruffins raises the roof and the crowds spill out onto the street. Between sets Kerm often dishes out barbecue from the smoker on the back of his pickup truck. The rest of the week, Vaughan's quietly serves the neighbourhood well.

The weekly gig regularly features Ruffins' band, the Barbecue Swingers, and drummer Shannon Powell, who is an amazing performer. But anyone might show up to sit in - Wynton Marsalis has dropped by, and when pianist Henry Butler shows up, the bar's poor little upright piano darn near explodes.