Teena May

We're live from the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's 2025 "Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music" concert series at the George and Joyce Wein New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center! Tonight, Dusky Waters and Teena May perform. About Teena May: Teena May's musical path began at age four with a toy piano and classical piano lessons, later leading her to teach herself guitar and songwriting in college. Despite exploring other career paths, she rekindled her passion for songwriting in Brooklyn, NY, in 2012. After years of self-doubt, a pivotal open mic night in New Orleans in 2022 solidified her belief that sharing her music was her calling. Teena performs her extensive 200+ song catalogue across the United States and Paris, France, in solo performances, as a duo with a fiddle player, or with a full band (fiddle, upright bass, and drums).