Issue Articles — Features
Last of Their Breed: Louisiana swamp pop with T.K. Hulin, Johnnie Allan and Gregg Martinez
Gregg Martinez & the Delta Kings with guests T.K. Hulin and Johnnie Allan will perform a swamp pop set on the Lagniappe Stage at Jazz Fest on Friday, April 29, […]
Lakou Mizik mixes of street-band rara blasts with traditional Vodou drumming
Lakou Mizik will perform in the on the Jazz & Heritage Stage on Saturday, April 30, at 4:20 p.m. There’s a bit of a fuss going on as Steeve Valcourt, […]
Come Away With Me: Norah Jones celebrates the future and the past
Puss N Boots (featuring Norah Jones) will perform on the Fais Do-Do Stage on Saturday, May 7, at 3:05 p.m. Norah Jones will perform in the Jazz Tent at Jazz […]
Good Music For You: Panorama Jazz Band is finding universal truths in the tradition
The Panorama Jazz Band will perform in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion at Jazz Fest on Friday, May 6, at 3:10 p.m. “Good Music For You” might as well be the […]
The Queer Americana Scene: New Orleans’ Black, queer frontwomen Joy Clark, Lilli Lewis and Mia Borders claim their cubes.
Mia Borders will perform on the Festival Stage at Jazz Fest on Saturday, May 7, at 11:15 a.m.Lilli Lewis will perform on the Lagniappe Stage at Jazz Fest on Friday, […]
Blood Harmonies | Oh, the Life of Steve Riley: Dewey Balfa, Riley Family Band and the Rebirth of the Mamou Playboys
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys will perform at the Fais Do Do Stage on Friday, April 29, at 3 p.m. Burke Riley Cajun Quintet will perform at the Kids […]
‘I’m legit, the best’: An interview with Alfred Banks
Alfred Banks has always been an underdog. He started rapping as a teenager before working his way to performing with acts like Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, Lupe Fiasco, […]
André Bohren and Electric Yat Quartet bring classical music to the streets
“St. James Infirmary Blues,” a song deeply connected to New Orleans, ends with just a touch of Chopin’s “Funeral March,” the third movement of his Piano Sonata No. 2. At […]
Music is everything: Cuban-born percussionist Alexey Marti creates his own style
“Yeah, this is my hometown,” declares the remarkably talented Cuban-born percussionist and composer Alexey Marti, who has now lived in New Orleans for 14 years. He will be making his […]
The Big 6 Brass Band is the street sound of New Orleans
The Big 6 Brass Band took off flying when the group was formed in 2017. It jumped into the arena by immediately putting out a mixtape of cover tunes, dropping […]
