"Sweet Emma" Barrett (March 25, 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana – January 28, 1983) was a self-taught jazz pianist and singer who worked with the Original Tuxedo Orchestra between 1923 and 1936, and in the early 1960s became an iconic figure with the [artist:1a9b4e0d-05e2-4491-83f0-a4a676283f99|Preservation Hall Jazz Band].