Music
Doug Belote, Magazine St (Independent)
Why isn’t New Orleans music accorded a greater presence in contemporary jazz? The city’s isolation from the musical mainstream is due in part to the eccentricities of its forms and […]
BackTalk: Venerated Bluesman Elvin Bishop Stays Sharp (Interview)
In 1960 Elvin Bishop left his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved to Chicago, where he learned to play the blues from legendary masters like Hound Dog Taylor, Junior Wells, […]
A Tale of New Orleans: Spencer Bohren’s Storied Blues
Verse 1: Kitchen Music Spencer Bohren and his wife Marilyn are spending a rare day at home in their cozy brick cottage on Esplanade Ridge. It’s a steamy August afternoon […]
Don’t Wash Us Away: Tab Benoit Champions Voice of the Wetlands Festival
The post mortem on Hurricane Isaac was that it was the second most devastating hurricane to hit the New Orleans area in 47 years, topped only by Katrina. Although there […]
Treme Music Supervisor Blake Leyh Dishes on Season Three
As music supervisor for the HBO series Treme, Blake Leyh has already produced some of the most important live recordings in New Orleans history, documenting second lines, Mardi Gras Indian […]
Collectors Unite: Jazz Record Collectors Convention Coming to French Quarter
Jazz buffs from around the world will assemble in New Orleans for the 49th Annual International Association of Jazz Record Collectors Convention. The event will be held September 6-8 at […]
Funky Pirate Takes Hold of New Music Program
Johnny White’s Sports Bar was famous for its slogan “We Never Close” right up until the moment it went out of business earlier this summer. Several JW employees moved across […]
Satchmo Summerfest: Much More Than I’ll Ever Know
I grew up believing that Louis Armstrong was born on the Fourth of July in the year 1900. I always thought it was appropriate for the great, American cultural hero […]
Branford Marsalis Quartet, Four MF’s Playin’ Tunes (Marsalis Music)
It’s been roughly 100 years since the uniquely American music that came to be known as jazz was being codified on the streets of New Orleans. This music has shown […]
Little Feat, Rooster Rag (Rounder)
The history books say that when guitarist Paul Barrere, bassist Kenny Gradney and percussionist Sam Clayton joined Little Feat for the band’s third album, Dixie Chicken, the group moved dramatically […]
