Issue Articles
Thomas W. Jacobsen, Traditional New Orleans Jazz: Conversations with the Men Who Make the Music (LSU Press)
There are few listeners in New Orleans who’ve devoted themselves as fervently to the cause of covering traditional jazz as Tom Jacobsen. Traditional New Orleans Jazz: Conversations With the Men […]
Michael Oliver-Goodwin, Heaven Before I Die (Black Shadow Press)
In the year 2011, there are still plenty of people around who saw James Booker and Professor Longhair perform on multiple occasions, or who caught the Dirty Dozen 20 times […]
Obituary: Dickie Taylor (1940-2010)
Dickie Taylor, a drummer on the New Orleans scene for 45 years, passed away November 30. Taylor grew up in Chicago, where he began his career in blues and rock […]
Goodbye Donna’s
It’s not all that surprising that Donna’s Bar and Grill, the Rampart Street club beloved by New Orleans music followers around the globe, closed its doors this summer. The joint […]
Matt Perrine & Sunflower City, Bayou Road Suite (Threadhead)
New Orleans locals are familiar with sousaphonist Matt Perrine playing any style in any situation. His virtuosity brings forth the inevitable “I’ve never heard a tuba played like that” comment; […]
Bruce Boyd Raeburn, New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History (University of Michigan Press)
It is no secret to musicians trying to play New Orleans jazz for a living that jazz writers have agendas, and that what passes for worthy in the jazz media […]
Cindy Scott, Let the Devil Take Tomorrow (Catahoula)
I’ve surprised many friends over the years by saying that Cindy Scott’s debut album from 2002, Major to Minor, is my favorite album by a local woman singer. This is […]
Thomas L. Morgan, Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz (Turner Publishing)
As New Orleans continues to remind itself why it matters after Katrina, here is a photo history to abet the process. Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz is the most […]
Lawrence Sieberth, New New Orleans (Musikbloc)
Larry Sieberth has been an ace sideman on the local modern jazz scene for decades, rarely drawing attention to himself despite consistently tasty work. In recent years he’s been plumbing […]
Monk Hazel and his New Orleans Jazz Kings, Monk Hazel and his New Orleans Jazz Kings (GHB)
Drummer Monk Hazel gazes forlornly from the cover of this reissue, pants hiked up to his dadderies, with a luscious silk tie. The sepia-toned photo emphasizes the long-ago vibe. In […]
