Music
Zigaboo Modeliste, New Life (Independent)
Drummers have the most difficult time going from being sidemen to leaders. Whether you were the propulsive force of your previous band or the featured soloist, the transition to front […]
Washboard Chaz: Man of a Thousand Bands
Washboard Chaz is a lucky guy. Not everybody gets a festival named after them, but Chaz has become the iconic figurehead of one of the most interesting musical events to […]
Excerpt from New Atlantis by John Swenson: Breaking the Silence
This month, Consulting Editor John Swenson’s new book New Atlantis: Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans examines the role musicians played in the city’s recovery. In this excerpt, […]
Lynn Drury, Sugar on the Floor (Old Shoes Records)
Sugar on the Floor is Lynn Drury’s trump card. The talented New Orleans singer-songwriter has built a strong local following through her emotionally-charged live performances, but her strengths as a […]
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins was a teenage saxophone prodigy in the jazz hotbed of Harlem’s Sugar Hill neighborhood in New York City. Under the influence of Charlie Parker and the […]
Jazz Fest Focus: Mitch Woods
Mitch Woods will make his annual pilgrimage to New Orleans to pay tribute to the city’s rich R&B heritage during Jazz Fest. The boogie woogie piano player can roll those […]
The Radiators: Gone Fishin’
Thirty-three years is a long, long time, just about half of most people’s lives. Long enough to be an era. In this case, we’re talking about the era of the […]
Delfeayo Marsalis, Sweet Thunder (Troubadour Jass)
Duke Ellington composed music covering an extraordinary range of themes. His 12-song suite Such Sweet Thunder is not among his better-known works, but it is a beautiful and thoughtful piece […]
A Half-Fast Walk With Pete Fountain
Dawn arrived on Fat Tuesday 2011 with a gray, windy bluster and a forecast of heavy rain. But nature could not throw a wet blanket on the smoldering fire of […]
Dr. John: A Mac for All Seasons
Dr. John’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame shows how far he’s come from the time when manager Albert Grossman threatened to destroy his career, or when […]
