Issue Articles — Cover Story
Woodenhead Celebrates 40 Years
In the immortal words of Frank Zappa, Woodenhead is a band with no commercial potential—and damn proud of it. Never mind being the last of a dying breed: as an […]
What Fats Domino Means to New Orleans
Listen. You can hear Fats Domino everywhere in New Orleans, even in places where there is silence. There is something about his rhythms and melodies that are in the way […]
Irvin Mayfield’s Expanding world
Past a two-story wall of windows, up a wide set of wooden stairs, and set back from the concert stage at Irvin Mayfield’s newly christened New Orleans Jazz Market sits […]
The Write Brothers Take Flight
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Jim McCormick is sitting in his Metairie living room late at night channel surfing. He stops at the George Harrison documentary, watches […]
Kristin Diable Creates Her Own Mythology
Not long ago, Kristin Diable experienced an epiphany. She’d just moved into her current Bywater home, and with the work done there was time to reflect on where life and […]
Lifetime Achievement in Music: Ellis Marsalis
Ellis Marsalis makes it clear that his impressive, 60-year-plus career as a musician was not planned. The noted pianist, educator and patriarch of the musical Marsalis family still remembers years […]
James Singleton Finds Beauty in Complexity
Sporting twin ponytail poufs atop her head, her 6-year-old brow creased with determination, Ruby Singleton lays out the details of a Harry Potter-inspired mission for the sidekick she’s met at […]
Jason Marsalis’ Eager Curiosity
Drives the Constant Student
When drummer/vibraphonist Jason Marsalis and his brother, trombonist Delfeayo, met with noted journalist and musician Leonard Feather in 1992 to participate in a “Before & After” article for JazzTimes magazine, […]
Roddie Romero and Eric Adcock Keep the Home Fires Burning
Roddie Romero spent the month of August far away from his Louisiana home. He sailed the Caribbean as a featured entertainer on Norwegian’s Cruise Line’s Grammy Experience. Romero’s festive performances […]
Sarah McCoy Storms Frenchmen Street
You don’t necessarily have to walk into the Spotted Cat to fall under Sarah McCoy’s spell. On a clear day, her voice carries clear down the street. It’s a hard […]
