Issue Articles — Features
What does it mean to be in the Dirty Dozen Brass Band? Gregory “Blodie” Davis, Roger Lewis, Kirk Joseph and Kevin Harris let us know.
What is one of your most memorable performance? Gregory Davis: In the early days when we first started traveling, I got a sense of the power of what was happening—when […]
Obituary: Irving “Sully” Banister Sr. (1933 – 2020)
Irving Banister, the prolific and talented New Orleans guitarist, died December 15. He was 87. Born February 16, 1933, Banister was an alumnus with Sugar Boy Crawford’s Cha-Paka-Sha-Wees, Eddie Bo’s […]
A Burning Light: Tavasco 504 will not let the “plan-demic” stop them
In these coronavirus times, Tavasco 504 is another example of making lemonade from lemons. A soul, funk and rhythm and blues group that formed in the 1970s as the Soul […]
Living the Blues: Alabama Slim and cousin Little Freddie King cozy up in The Parlor
Along with his upcoming 82nd birthday, New Orleans blues artist Milton Frazier has something else to celebrate. Frazier—the singer, guitarist and songwriter known as Alabama Slim—is releasing his third album, […]
Have Moicy! Holy Modal Rounders’ Peter Stampfel joins with Louisiana musicians for his take on the best songs of the 20th century
Peter Stampfel is not a Louisiana musician. Yet his new album, Peter Stampfel’s 20th Century, is a thoroughly Louisiana album. Stampfel’s five-CD breakdown of 20th century songs is a lifetime […]
The Silent Tambourine—Will this be the first Mardi Gras in memory without Indians?
Perhaps more than any city, New Orleans is about mystique. The hidden treat around the next corner has always been its strong suit, but even the danger lurking in the […]
The 50 Best Albums Of 2020 In Louisiana Music
In 2020 the pandemic may have stopped live music, but recorded music continued with too many great albums to include. As usual, we’ve polled our writers and editorial staff and […]
Letters to the Editor
Still Too Dangerous At age 71, I’m not the party guy I used to be. I was in New Orleans a few times in the ’70s and ’80s but haven’t […]
Jazz Precedes Zydeco? A fallen book illuminates a path to self-discovery for Corey Ledet
Normally a book falling off a shelf isn’t supposed to illuminate a path to self-discovery and a more in-depth examination of familial roots unless you’re zydeco accordionist Corey Ledet. A […]
“For All We Know,” Jason Marsalis talks about the last Ellis Marsalis recording
The final recording by the late, beloved Ellis Marsalis took place in February 2020, and by April, Mr. Marsalis was lost to his family and the jazz world from COVID-19 […]
