Kyle Roussel

Multi-hyphenate talent Kyle Roussel is the spirit of New Orleans itself. The musician, producer, composer, instrumentalist, and performer is a cross-genre tour de force, proficient in piano, organ, keyboard, and drums – whether it’s in jazz, soul, gospel, funk, or any other genre under the sun. Roussel is a modern voice for New Orleans music, and is aiming to put the unique musical texture of the city he loves on the map in a big way for his generation. His work has already taken him from New Orleans to over 40 countries across the globe, gracing stages from Coachella to Carnegie Hall and Montreux Jazz Festival to Madison Square Garden. 

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Roussel performs regularly with stalwarts such as the rebirth of The Headhunters, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Irma Thomas, Jon Batiste, Tyler Perry, Christian aTunde Adjuah Scott, Terence Blanchard, Tank and the Bangas, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Donald Harrison Jr, Herlin Riley, Delfeayo Marsalis, Victor Goines, Shannon Powell, and many more. 

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Hot on the heels of his independent debut solo album in 2023, entitled “NOLA à la Mode,” Kyle has put his stamp on his city's global musical influence this year with the release his second album, "Church of New Orleans," featuring an all-star cast of collaborators, including Quantum Leap Music Festival artistic director Donald Harrison, along with several other artists performing at the 2025 festival. To experience one of Kyle's solo sets up close and personal is to witness divine talent and incredible discipline at once.