Meet The Band

Jeffery Broussard
Jeffery Broussard was a leading member in Zydeco Force, an influential band at the forefront of the nouveau zydeco movement. His accordion and vocals defined this new style of Creole music, incorporating the soulful sounds of R&B into contemporary zydeco music and dance.

The son of esteemed accordionist Delton Broussard, young Jeffery began his musical journey on the drums in his father’s legendary band, the Lawtell Playboys, who were themselves innovators, adding some R&B and a funkiness to this traditional roots music. During this time, Jeffery was exposed to some of the great Creole fiddle players, including the king of the zydeco fiddle, Calvin Carrière.

He has retained those precious melodies and songs he heard at home, at social gatherings and on the bandstand. And with the creation of the Creole Cowboys, and as one of Louisiana’s newest Creole fiddle players, he captures the essence of this rich musical heritage.

D’Jalma Garnier III
D’Jalma Garnier is one of Louisiana’s finest ambassadors of Creole-style fiddle playing and is a leader in preserving the history and culture of Creole music.

His musical career started at age five, studying classical music on the violin. He comes from a long line of accomplished musicians, with a French connection that began with his grandfather, a renowned fiddle player and coronetist in the New Orleans Creole jazz circles. D’Jalma went on to become an accomplished guitar player by age 18, and spent three years studying jazz composition with film composer Lyle “Spud” Murphy. By the late ‘70’s, he headed for Austin and spent the next 15 years playing everything from jazz, rockabilly, blues, funk, R&B, Tex-Mex, country and even beat poetry. He was a founding member of the Cajun band File for ten years, and has played with numerous Creole and Cajun musicians.