Issue Articles
My Music with Lawrence Cotton
Lawrence Cotton, the second nonagenarian I’ve interviewed, lives next door to the support team of Kerry Brown and his wife, Jane Harvey Brown, is not wanting for what he needs.
Roussel Maajon: Roussel Maajon (Independent)
The new release by Roussel Maajon is nearly anonymous but thinly veiled as pianist Kyle Roussel and saxophonist and vocalist Clint Maedgen.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band at SF Jazz Center, Miner Auditorium, Friday August 18, 2023
Preservation Hall Jazz Band at SF Jazz Center, Miner Auditorium, Friday August 18, 2023
Barry Martyn (1941-2023)
We learned that drummer and New Orleans resident Barry Martyn has passed way. Several months ago, Martyn fell down his stairs and lay there for nine hours overnight until the […]
My Music with Warren Battiste
Speaking with Steve Masakowski led me to Warren Battiste, a treasure house of stories from the distant past. I’ve never spoken with anyone his age—either a musician or anyone who is 97 going on 98 in November as he is. And my kids say I’m getting up there. I don’t think so.
The Making of Johnny Vidacovich’s Out Da Box: Looking back with producer Jeff Meyer
The Making of Johnny Vidacovich’s Out Da Box: Looking back with producer Jeff Meyer.
My Music with Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas, the matriarch of a family spanning four generations with great grandchildren, can rest on well-deserved laurels. But with numerous accolades including a Grammy, she maintains that an appreciative audience is more precious.
