Live Music

Laporta’s is committed to presenting the very best in local jazz. Bringing a variety of the best available singers and musicians to our stage nightly for over twenty years, emerging as a fixture on the local Jazz scene in the early 1990's. Featured are regular performances by such highly acclaimed singers as Sharon Clark, Patrice Ferris and Ester Haynes. Laporta's books a range of music styles and Jazz, including Be Bop, Scat, Big Band, Classical, Fusion, Dixieland and Gospel, occasionally even a hint of Bluegrass. Live performances occur nightly during dinner service and after, seven nights a week.

An Intimate Evening with Joe Coleman

Special engagement event November 22, 2025

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Special engagement event

Joe Coleman is the DMV’s own music legend, having headlined in Las Vegas and around the globe for over three decades. Joe has performed with Barbra Streisand, Lou Rawls, many other top-flight jazz artists



The Musicians

Satin Doll Trio

The Satin Doll Trio is an elegant ensemble that performs in the intimate "supper club" jazz style made popular by artists such as Julie London, Sarah Vaughan, and Peggy Lee during the early 1950's. They have appeared on the stages of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Corcoran Gallery? Armand Hammer Auditorium, and have made television appearances on the BET Jazz channel programs "Jazz Central" and "Impressions". The group makes regular appearances at prestigious venues throughout the Washington D.C. area and Eastern United States and has received exceptional reviews from the Washington Post, the Washington Times, and from JazzReview.com.
www.satindolltrio.com

Martini Red and the Dixieland Pixies

Since Martini Red first came together we've had trouble describing exactly what we do. Whatever we've decided to call it, the focus has always been on finding good, fun songs from the American repertoire and adding our own twist to them, taking vintage jazz, Western Swing, standards, and blend it with a healthy dose of blues, ragtime, even bluegrass. The result is a unique blend that's sometimes fast and danceable, sometimes slow and listenable, but always a reflection of our honest love for the music. The band got its start in 1996 when two longtime friends, singer/guitarist Tony Brussat and bassist Nick Smiley, got together with mandolinist James Key and began exploring their fascination with improvised acoustic music. Soon the group was gigging regularly at local venues and events and receiving critical acclaim. Martini Red continues on its original mission of bringing the best of vintage jazz to a modern audience. In 1999 Martini Red was nominated for a Wammie for Best Traditional Jazz group; in 2001 Nick was nominated for Best Traditional Jazz Male Vocalist. The band recorded its first CD, entitled We Three in 2001, with the help of drummer Norm Thorne.
www.martinired.com

Esther Haynes

Esther Haynes is a vocalist and guitarist residing in Washington, DC. Her vocal styles range from vintage jazz to swing, blues, and bluegrass. She has been nominated for several Washington Area Music Awards. In 2003 she received a WAMMIE for Big Band Vocalist. Her band affiliations include Hokum Jazz, Martini Red and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra. In 2001 she recorded a cd of vintage vocal tunes in tribute early jazz vocalists such as Alberta Hunter, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Lil Green, Ella Fitzgerald, Memphis Minnie, and others. The cd has received favorable press as well as airplay on Hot Jazz Saturday Night and Mary Cliff's WETA program. In 2004 she released a second cd of standards, swing, and bossas entitled "Approach Note". Originally from Virginia, she learned folk and bluegrass in her youth. Later she attended Berklee College of Music in Boston where she studied voice and professional music. She spent two years in Israel where she fronted a group called "The Cotton Club Band" featuring jazz guitarist David Matarasso and drummer Ilan Katchke. Esther teaches guitar, voice and banjo in Takoma Park, MD. She holds a Master of Education Degree from Marymount University in Arlington, VA as well as a Diploma in Professional Music and Voice from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Contact Esther at
www.estherhaynesmusic.com

Janine Carter

This Pennsylvania native cannot remember a time when music was not a part of her very existence Since September 2001 Janine has worked with Local Jazz musical talents Ronnie Wells and Ron Elliston. Audiences have been delighted with her performances at "Twins Jazz" the U street Jazz series concerts held at "The Islander" in Washington D.C., The FMJS East Coast Jazz Festival and The legendary Washington DC supper Club Blues Alley as well as several White House Events.
www.janinecarter.com