Irvin Mayfield

Irvin Mayfield is a Billboard and two-time Grammy Award- winning artist, composer, and producer. His 30+ record discography and published written works keynote three decades of world-tours, recorded performances, and collaborations with distinguished artists such as Stevie Wonder, Bob Weir, Frank Ocean, Aaron Neville, Wynton Marsalis, and Trombone Shorty.

A humanist born, raised, and presently residing in New Orleans, LA, Mayfield espouses a daily practice of constant reimagination in his community. His upcoming recording and live performance projects engage global thought leadership edging on the frontiers of art, media, technology and beauty.

Cirque du Freque’s debut album, LOVE BOX 101 Playlist, features 101 original songs in the form of a 6-hour playlist and is available worldwide on all streaming platforms.

Mayfield’s credits include, collaborations with Frank Ocean, Lenny Kravitz, George Clinton, Wyclef Jean, Bob Weir, Ani DiFranco, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Hailey Reinhart, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Ernest Gaines, and Gordon Parks. His career started in Latin music as a cofounder of the celebrated group, Los Hombres Calientes with veteran percussionist Bill Summers in 1998. Since then, Mayfield has been named the Jazz Artist in Residence at the Apollo Theater in 2014, Artistic Director of Jazz from 2009 to 2014 at the Minnesota Orchestra, and Founder and Artistic Director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra from 2002 to 2016.

Mayfield’s catalogue includes live recordings at the prestigious Blue Note Jazz Club, the Village Vanguard, and most recently a live recording at the Newport Jazz Festival.

Domestically, Mayfield has headlined all major performing arts centers including Carnegie Hall and has twice performed at the White House for presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Internationally, Mayfield has headlined major Jazz festivals from North Sea in Europe to the Sydney Jazz Festival in Australia and has toured extensively throughout four continents.

Mayfield was awarded an honorary doctorate from Dillard University.

Mayfield was nominated by President George W. Bush and appointed by President Barrack Obama to the National Council on the Arts. He was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his recording with Dee Dee Bridgewater.

In celebration of Basin Street Records’ 20th anniversary, Mayfield and fellow trumpeter and long time friend Kermit Ruffins (the big easy ambassador of good times and Rebirth Brass Band co-founder, HBO's Treme), joined forces to create the #1 Jazz album on the Billboard charts, A Beautiful World.