ROCK U 2 The Ocean Springs Academy of Popular Music is the largest music Academy on the Gulf Coast with an active enrollment of over 100 students. Students drive from as far away as Long Beach, Vancleave, Pascagoula, MS and Mobile, AL to take music lesson. Rock U2 offers music lessons in Guitar, Voice, Piano, Drums, Bass, Saxophone, Trumpet, Rock Band Classes and JAM Sessions to Gulf Coast area students ages 5 to adult. Learn more about Rock U2 here. #rocku2

As a member of the Neville Brothers, Cyril Neville has influenced countless musicians and groups. His nephew Ivan founded one of America's pre-eminent funk & jam bands in 2003 called Dumpstaphunk. Jon Pareles of the New York Times said this about them: ""Ivan is the son of Aaron Neville, and he joined his father along with two uncles — Art Neville of the Meters, who defined New Orleans funk, and Cyril Neville — in the Neville Brothers before starting Dumpstaphunk. Their funk

Opening up for all of the Ocean Springs Live concerts is Blackwater Brass. The Ocean Springs based 10 piece funk and jazz band. Blackwater Brass has been heavily influenced by New Orleans style funk mainstays. Members: Corey Christy aka The Brown Don Draper - Bass, Magic Megaphone Gary Cooper - Drums Zachery Fellman - Keys, Sax Eli Dollar - Sax Garrett Bond - Trumpet, Euphonium, Auxilary Percussion Mondo "Mondizzle" Belamonte - Trombone, Lap steel Nevin Applewhite - Sax Brand