Podcasts
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 42): Ben Sandmel and Ernie K-Doe’s Next Big Hit
Last April, the Historic New Orleans Collection published Ben Sandmel’s Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans, a biography which chronicles the flamboyant New Orleans icon’s turbulent and tremendous […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 41): The Legend of Clarinetist George Lewis
Along with trumpeter Bunk Johnson, New Orleans clarinetist George Lewis rose to prominence during an era jazz historians have deemed the Second Trad Jazz Revival: a period from the mid-40s […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 40): Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, Zydeco Spirit
This weekend (June 8-9), the 2013 Cajun Zydeco Festival takes place on the grounds of the Old U.S. Mint, and in this week’s edition of OffBeat’s Look-Ka Py Py Podcast, […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 39): Cindy Scott, Heart to Heart
Every Sunday evening in the month of June at Cafe Istanbul, jazz singer Cindy Scott will host Heart to Heart, a unique concert series that will feature the chanteuse live […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 38): Marine Corps Band New Orleans, Ready for Action
Memorial Day weekend brings with it the coronation of summer as well as a time to commemorate the country’s men and women who have served in its military. This Memorial […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 37): Having a Good Time at the Bayou Boogaloo
Displaced in New York nine years ago following Hurricane Katrina, Mid-City evacuee Jared Zeller, inspired by the Mardi Gras Indian’s Super Sunday tradition and the legacy of Bayou St. John, […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 36): Tony “Oulabula” Bazley, Rhythm King
“All my life, I been a jazz, bebop drummer,” says 79-year-old Pigeon Town native Tony “Oulabula” Bazley in this week’s episode of OffBeat’s Look-Ka Py Py Podcast. Over the course […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 35): Walter Wolfman Washington, Soul Shepherd
Long before his trademark howl echoed in the Crescent City’s streets, Walter “Wolfman” Washington was a hungry, young guitarist cutting his teeth on the Dew Drop Inn stage. In the […]
Panorama Jazz Band: Dance of the Hot Earth (Independent)
For a New Orleans jazz group, the Panorama Jazz Band has a very reliable lineup. Four years after the release of their last studio album, Come Out Swingin’, Charlie Halloran […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 34): Terence Blanchard, Behind the Scene
“We’ve all had that moment in our lives where we’ve had to ask ourselves, ‘Who am I? What am I doing,’” says trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard in this week’s […]
