Robin Barnes Music

Robin Barnes is New Orleans.
Barnes, declared “The Songbird of New Orleans,” in an official proclamation by a past
New Orleans mayor, has throughout her career brought the sounds of the city to a g
lobal audience. Her 2016 album Songbird Sessions debuted at #5 on Billboard’s
Traditional Jazz Chart. She’s opened for GRAMMY-winning trumpeter Chris Botti and the jazz duo
Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Maratinez, the former of whom studied under the iconic Quincy Jones.
Barnes, named by NOLA Adore as one of their “Most Influential New Orleanians,” even brought
New Orleans to India at MTV India’s Music Summit in 2018.
More recently, Barnes has broadened her sound to incorporate more of the musical DNA of
New Orleans, blending jazz with funk and soul. In the last two years, she’s performed on episodes
of “Queer As Folk” and “Daisy Jones & The Six.” Performing alongside her FiyaBirds, she transformed
a hot and weary festival crowd into a dance party at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Looking ahead, Barnes is at work on a new album that will honor her native Louisiana roots,
spanning the diverse genres native to the state’s culture. Last year, the Lieutenant Governor
of Louisiana certified her as a “Louisiana State Ambassador,” a title she shares with GRAMMY
winners Lainey Wilson and Lauren Daigle.