Issue Articles — Features
Best Of The Beat: Lifetime Achievement In Music Business – Mark Samuels
Best Of The Beat: Lifetime Achievement In Music Business – Mark Samuels. As a teenager, Mark Samuels played in school bands that at one time or another included trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, and reedman Victor Goines. Naturally jazz and a greater appreciation of the music was bound to rub off on him.
Tony Dagradi: Best Of The Beat Lifetime Achievement In Music Education
Best Of The Beat: Lifetime Achievement In Music Education – Tony Dagradi
Inside the Mind of Alex McMurray: The quintessential New Orleans singer-songwriter boldly heads into The Recent Future.
Alex McMurray will never be Emperor of the Universe, nor would he ever aspire to be. That crown belongs to the once and future Emperor Ernie K-Doe. But McMurray does […]
Born on the Bayou: John Fogerty headlines 2022 Gretna Fest
In April 2019, the late Robert Fontenot had the opportunity to talk to John Fogerty for the Jazz Fest Bible issue that marked the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans […]
My Music with Johnny Vidacovich
“…when the music feels good, that’s it. Period. I don’t care what kind of music it is. It’s a special feeling you have inside your chest, in your stomach, on […]
Straight From The Heart: Baton Rouge’s Kenny Neal celebrates his Louisiana roots
The Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival is among Kenny Neal’s favorite festivals in the world. “That’s our old stomping grounds,” the widely traveled Neal said at his recording studio […]
She’s Got It: New Orleans helped Layla Musselwhite play the blues
Layla Musselwhite and her father, Charlie Musselwhite, are both performing at the Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival on October 15. The elder Musselwhite is known for his Chicago-style blues, […]
Zydeco’s Luckiest Man: Nathan Williams with his sons, Lil’ Nate and Naylan, continue a musical legacy
Every night when things are steamrolling for Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, the group’s accordionist and vocalist Nathan Williams will gaze into his audience, smile, and say, “I’m like […]
My Music with Jamey St. Pierre
Jamey St. Pierre, a New Orleans singer-songwriter with a soulful voice, has been active on the music scene, performing at multiple venues including DMac’s Bar & Grill, Café Negril, Pour […]
A Frozen Refuge: Storied music venue Siberia returns to Saint Claude Avenue
After closing its doors in 2019, Siberia has reopened three years later under partly new ownership. It was converted into Carnaval Lounge but for various reasons, chiefly the pandemic, Siberia […]
