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Make It Festive
As you can see from our cover, we have officially entered festival season with our French Quarter Festival issue. What we do best in New Orleans is music (of course!), […]
Catching Craig Klein
“I used to go crazy at the French Quarter Festival,” exclaims Craig Klein remembering past events when he’d play six different sets in one day. “I remember running from one […]
A Rosebud Is A Rosebud Is A Rosebud
Just down the street from Baby Rosebud accorganist Courtney Lain’s place of employment, there is a movie filming about the corporate takeover of a small mom and pop cereal store […]
A Batiste in New York
“It’s freezing,” exclaims Jonathan Batiste, the 18-year-old pianist who recently completed his first semester at New York’s prestigious Juilliard School. While the New Orleans native and member of the notorious […]
Letters November 2004
JAZZ FEST CANNOT BE IMPROVED I am responding to your OffBeat email [Weekly Beat] in which you make the comment regarding the Austin City Limits Music Festival: “an event our […]
Organized Labor
While major festivals held the spotlight for the last several months, neighborhood activities pick up the slack in September. The month kicks off with the much-anticipated Black Men of Labor […]
Letters September 2004
PROVOCATIVE JAZZ “Provocative” is the word that a number of those present at Dr. Frederick Starr’s keynote address to this year’s Satchmo SummerFest used to describe his characteristically thoughtful and […]
Legends Who Lunch: “Bass to Bass” featuring George Porter, Jr. and Casandra Faulconer at Palace Cafe
Legends Who Lunch is an ongoing series of cultural exchanges pairing New Orleans musicians from different generations for lunches at the city’s distinctive restaurants. In this installment, bassists George Porter […]
Trolsen’s On The ‘Bone
Rick Trolsen’s latest album, Gringo Do Choro, dances with Brazilian choro music and the works of composer Pixinguinha. To many, the trombonist’s prevailing image is that of a modern jazz […]
