The Cigar Box Serenaders are Brett Gardner’s upcycled musical instrument band from New Orleans, LA. Their instruments can’t be found in a music store: you’ll see and hear cigar box guitars, tin can banjos, dresser drawer basses, found sound trash kits, electrical pipe vibraphones, and more! The band plays an eclectic mix of funk, swing, and blues, performing songs by The Meters, Thelonious Monk, as well as original compositions. The band currently has two albums out: “Cigar Box Serenaders” and “Sounds Like Garbage Live!”. The band is a featured artist at the annual Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Fest in New Orleans.
Smoking Time Jazz Club
Brett is a full time member of Smoking Time Jazz Club, playing resonator guitar, banjo, and arch top guitar. Smoking Time Jazz Club is a New Orleans based traditional jazz band, reviving and refreshing the music of the 1920’s and 30’s for today’s listeners, swing dancers, and jazz fans. You can find Smoking Time Jazz Club every week at The Maison and The Spotted Cat Music Club.
DinosAurchestra
Brett is a full time member of DinosAurchestra, playing electric guitar, banjo, and resonator guitar. When you hear DinosAurchestra, you hear the heartbeat of the Swing era while tapping your foot and dancing to the New Orleans Rhythm and Blues and Brass Band influence. You can find DinosAurchestra every week at d.b.a. and The Marigny Brasserie.
Discography
Cigar Box Serenaders - “Cigar Box Serenaders” (2018)
Cigar Box Serenaders - “Sounds Like Garbage Live!” (2020)
Dinosaurchestra - “Something Like That” (2019)
Dinosaurchestra - “Weather Bird” (2017?)
The Function - “The Function” (2017?)
G & The Swinging Three - “Vintage Jazz Hour” (2016?)
Smoking Time Jazz Club - “Contrapuntal Stomp” (2018?)
Smoking Time Jazz Club - “Take Your Time and Fly” (2017?)