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All in a Generation’s Work
I never thought I’d still be cranking out OffBeat after an entire generation. I thought that I would have completed my work by now, that is, I thought that the […]
More Dominos
September 25 will be quite a day for Fats Domino and fans of his music. The Tipitina’s Foundation and Vanguard Records will be releasing Going Home: A Tribute to Fats […]
Fest Focus: Jon Cleary
“They kept adding on and adding on.” Jon Cleary has been on the road playing with Bonnie Raitt, and due to popular demand, the tour stretched into a two year […]
Jon Cleary, Do Not Disturb (Independent)
The title of this four-song EP comes from the disc’s origins. It was recorded in hotel rooms and during soundchecks while on tour this past year with Bonnie Raitt. […]
2007 Jazz Fest from A-Z
Years ago, a radio announcer asked, “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?” then answered, “The Shadow knows.” Big deal. Evil’s easy. Does the Shadow know who’s […]
Fats Domino Is Back…Almost
As inconceivable as it seemed 19 months ago, Antoine “Fats” Domino is moving back into his Ninth Ward home. He had to escape his Caffin Avenue residence after it flooded […]
John Lee Hooker, Hooker (Shout! Factory)
John Lee Hooker played the Riverboat President back in the late 1980s on a dream bill organized by the Fabulous Thunderbirds. The boat was packed stem to stern with buzzing, […]
The Latin Connection
The connection between New Orleans and Cuba—musically, culturally, ethnically—has long been documented. Evidence dates back to when slaves were acquired from the island nation and the 1809 Cuban deportation of […]
Various Artists, Mali (Putumayo World Music)
Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and Bonnie Raitt are among the Westerners who’ve collaborated with Malian musicians in recent times. Corey Harris was so intrigued by his encounter with guitarist Ali […]
Ivan Neville: The Return of the Prodigal Son
“If Keith Richards tells you you’re a little too out-of-control, you’re in bad shape.” When Ivan Neville was born in New Orleans on August 19, 1959, his mother Joel’s family […]
