Music
Damon Fowler, Sounds of Home (Blind Pig Records)
Guitarist Damon Fowler has taken a break from his group Southern Hospitality to record the understated-yet-energetic blues record Sounds of Home. It’s an appropriate title in that Fowler sounds comfortable […]
Russell Welch Hot Quartet, …Pour Vous (Russell Welch Jazz)
Russell Welch’s Hot Quartet takes its sound from the gypsy guitar sound of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France bands from the ’30s. It’s a type of music […]
Viper Mad Trio, Buddy Bolden’s Blues (Sound of New Orleans)
This is music made with energy and a smile. Loose in attitude but tight in music and swinging all the way through, the Viper Mad Trio has made a record […]
It’s Five Somewhere with Restore Louisiana Now’s John Barry
How is the lawsuit going? I think it’s going well. The problem, of course, isn’t in the courts. It’s that the industry and the governor want the state legislature to […]
Peter Harris, The Jackal (Independent)
It is about time that one of the best bassists in town has released an album as a leader. Audiences and listeners have seen Peter Harris hold down the bottom […]
Daniel “Weenie” Farrow, Norbert Susemihl, Seva Venet, Kerry Lewis, Romantic New Orleans (Crazy Good New Orleans Jazz)
It’s all about the songs and their execution. When musicians who know the music like it is the veins in their hands and hearts play the classic songs and do […]
Leyla McCalla, Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes (Music Maker Relief Foundation)
Leyla McCalla’s debut record as a leader is ambitious, deep and gorgeous. Playing an array (cello, guitar and banjo) of string instruments, her songs have sparse arrangements that give a […]
Dr. Steven Price: Best of the Beat 2013 Heartbeat Award Honoree
Dr. Steven Price is a warm and gregarious man. His eyes twinkle in a certain way when he speaks to you. That twinkle radiates outward to embrace the people who […]
It’s Five Somewhere with “Papa” John Gros
What have you been up to? I’ve been enjoying not being a bandleader. I’ve had a blast playing with all my great friends from over the years. I’ve been playing […]
Borah Bergman, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Michael Wimberly, Vita Brevis (Some Real Music)
It’s hard to believe that albums featuring Kidd Jordan used to be rare occurrences and difficult finds. This month, there are not one, but two, records that feature his stellar […]
