Issue Articles — Features
Heartbeat of the Funk: Jon Cleary’s Music is Universal, Not Regional
What’s changed since Jon Cleary won a Grammy? Not a whole lot. Not that he doesn’t have gratitude for the coveted award, but his main memory of the ceremony in […]
The Brukdown Sound
SATURDAY, APRIL 30—BELIZE PAVILLION, 1 P.M.; SUNDAY, MAY 1—JAZZ & HERITAGE STAGE, 4:25 P.M. Belizean bredda “DAVID” Obi & Tribal Vibes incorporate the past and look to the future. […]
Building Bridges: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s New Sound
CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH: FRIDAY, APRIL 22—ZATARAIN’S WWOZ JAZZ TENT, 5:45 P.M. Stretch Music is both the title of the latest album from Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and a […]
Absolutely!: LeBlanc Family Band Gives 120 Percent
LEBLANC FAMILY BAND: FRIDAY, APRIL 29—KIDS TENT, 3 P.M. Breaux Bridge teenagers Leiton LeBlanc, 14, and her twin siblings Paige and Buddy, 13, never planned to be a Cajun […]
Living a Childhood Dream: Music was Always a Part of Herlin Riley’s Life
HERLIN RILEY QUINTET: SUNDAY, APRIL 24—ZATARAIN’S WWOZ JAZZ TENT, 2:45 P.M. When Herlin Riley enters a stage, he often wields a tambourine and always sports a big smile as […]
The More the Hairier: The Evolution of Homo Jazzfestivus
In the scientific class of major American outdoor music festivals, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Homo jazzfestivus) remains a unique family. While other families in the order throughout […]
Celebrating Alice: Discovering Arlo Guthrie
ARLO GUTHRIE: SUNDAY, MAY 1—BLUES TENT, 5:25 P.M. Once folk music’s goofy, witty young gun, somewhere along the line the inveterate hippie Arlo Guthrie became an elder statesman. “Alice’s […]
Catching on Fire: Snarky Puppy’s Blending Styles
SNARKY PUPPY: THURSDAY, APRIL 28—ZATARAIN’S WWOZ JAZZ STAGE, 5:25 P.M. “You can try it here but you’re crazy and it’s not gonna work.” That’s the reaction bassist Michael League, […]
Love and Passion: Cuban Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval’s Musical Imagination
ARTURO SANDOVAL: SATURDAY, APRIL 30—ZATARAIN’S WWOZ JAZZ TENT, 5:35 P.M. There are precious few musicians in the world as fully realized as Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. His formidable improvisational […]
Keeping Your Gravity: Royal Teeth’s Upbeat Worldview
ROYAL TEETH: SUNDAY, APRIL 24—GENTILLY STAGE, 2:10 P.M. There’s a lot that didn’t happen to Royal Teeth since they last released an album: They didn’t record with a major […]
