Podcasts
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 24): Tom Sancton’s Hallowed Be Thy Swing
“The first time I went to Preservation Hall he was playing the clarinet, and I was just enthralled,” says clarinetist Tom Sancton of his late mentor, George Lewis, a revered […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 23): Smoking Time Jazz Club, Hot Steppin’
Without question jazz stands as America’s most significant musical contribution, an emerging music form born in the freewheeling streets of New Orleans, brought to life in the spirit of improvisation […]
Hot 8 Brass Band, Life and Times of the Hot 8 Brass Band (Tru Thoughts)
A question occurred to me toward the end of “Let Me Do My Thing,” the seventh track off the Hot 8 Brass Band’s new record: “Why isn’t this style more […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 22): Bruce Daigrepont, Enter Waltzman
“I would have never thought in my wildest dreams that I would go record totally by myself — and [sic] in of all places Copenhagen, Denmark,” says venerated Cajun musician […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 21): The Roots of Music, Marching Tall
In 2007, Rebirth Brass Band snare drummer Derrick Tabb founded the Roots of Music, a non-profit-based, after-school music education program that, in addition to tutelage, furnishes its attendees’ instruments. Soon […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 20): Jean Knight, Sister Big Stuff
“Let me tell you something: They tried to shop that song to so many people, and nobody wanted it,” says New Orleans soulstress Jean Knight of her signature tune “Mr. […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 19): Ernie Vincent’s Dapper Strut
“After the storm, it came back; I decided to just go for it, again,” says soulman and guitarist Ernie Vincent in this week’s episode of OffBeat’s Look-Ka Py Py Podcast […]
In The Studio with Bo Dollis Jr. and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
“I can’t sing like I used to sing, but I’m-a try one more thing,” sang Bo Dollis Sr. before the launching into the chorus of “Hey Now Baby (One More Time)” […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 18): The Dixie Cups Look Back
In 1964 three young ladies from New Orleans hit the top of the U.S. pop charts with “Chapel of Love,” displacing the Beatles’ “Love Me Do” from the top spot. […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 17): The Hot 8 Brass Band Sounds Its Horn
“It wasn’t really our choice not have another album; it’s just we had went through a lot of trials and tribulations,” says Hot 8 Brass Band founder Bennie Pete (sousaphone) […]
