Issue Articles — Cover Story
David Torkanowsky
A comfortable couch strewn with throw pillows and subdued lighting warmly glowing from several decorative lamps give David Torkanowsky’s Camp Street studio a homey, mellow feel despite the large mixing […]
Rosie Ledet: Zydeco Grrrl!
In the male-dominated realm of wydeco, Rosie Ledey is the genre’s greatest songwriter and the crown princess of tease. Herman Fuselier examines the twists and turns of Rosie’s musical career. […]
The Armstrong Alumni All Stars: Keeping Satchmo’s Music Alive
ARVELL SHAW and JOE MURANYI interviewed by Lars Edegran The Armstrong Alumni All Stars, comprised of bassist Arvell Shaw, clarinetistJoe Muranyi, pianist Lars Edegran, guitarist “Bw::ky” Pizzarel!i, saxophonist/clarinetist Franz Jackson, […]
Rollin’ with the Punches: Brass Bands
When the Rebirth Brass Band hit the streets in 1983, it entered a different sounding and looking scene than the one that exists today. Except for the revolutionary Dirty Dozen […]
Continental Drifters
The lunch crowd that arrived at Liuzza’s By the Track were turned away by Susan Cowsill. In sunglasses and brown corduroy overalls, she told the laborers and businessmen sneaking to […]
Henry Roeland Byrd a.k.a. Professor Longhair
Born: December 19, 1918, Bogalusa, LA Died: January 30, 1980, New Orleans, LA Professor Longhair is no longer physically present, but his spirit will forever be part of the New Orleans music […]
Irvin Mayfield
Walking up to Irvin Mayfield’s apartment building, passing the flourishing art galleries, upscale restaurants and other urbane features of the New Orleans Warehouse District, I couldn’t help but marvel at […]
Anders Osborne
New Orleans, always defined by its geographical position as the point of negotiation between the Mississippi river and the Gulf of Mexico, is continually being renewed by adventurers who are […]
Chief Smiley Ricks & Donald Harrison, Jr.: The Mardi Gras Indian Connection
First came the drums and tambourines. A hot, dense, exquisitely layered syncopation, rumbling from the back of the upstairs bar at Tipitina’s Uptown. Then came the shouts and chants: “Hi-yo!” […]
Tuba Fats: Livin’ La Vida Tuba
Tuba Fats, born Anthony Lacen on September 15, 1950 in New Orleans, is an icon of brass band players. From the defunct Gibson Brass Band to Doc Paulin’s brass band […]
