An actor, writer and director rather than a musician, but Vernel Bagneris comes under notice as the creator of One Mo’ Time, a musical based on black vaudeville performers in New Orleans, and subsequent music-themed stage shows including Staggerlee, Further Mo’ (the sequel to One Mo’ Time) and a portrait of Jelly Roll Mortonl.He also played Judge Bernard Williams in Treme.
In the music library:
Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans: Down In Honky Tonk Town
Links: AllMusic Jazz Fest Minutes: 'One Mo’ Time' With Actor Vernel Bagneris
New Orleans' Vernel Bagneris taught the cast of HBO's 'Bessie' all the right dance moves
New Orleans Stomp: A Post Katrina Conversation with Vernel Bagneris