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The Godfathers of Cajun Music, the Modern Jazz Movement & More
On Saturday, March 21, the Liberty Theater in Eunice devoted its weekly “Rendez Vous des Cajuns” live radio show to a celebration of the music of Amédé Ardoin and Dennis […]
Comeaux Update; Cajun Grammy Nominees; Mardi Gras Fever
“Medicine Show” was a night to remember, and if all goes well, you might be able to pick up CD highlights of the memorial concert this fall. The Dec. 26 […]
LMNOP Music Conference, EAT’ M, Dash Rip Rock, Simien Signs, Hot Sounds Contest, New Music Commission Members & More
The LMNOP Music Conference, which will be held April 27-29, 1998 (between Jazz Festival weekends), is now offering early registration discounts. Sign up before the end of January and you’ll […]
Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra
For many, “compromise” is the dirtiest word in art. It suggests artists sell out, catering to buyers’ whims, sullying themselves and their “self-expression” for filthy lucre. We like to believe […]
Festival International de Louisiane
Well we all knew it would happen again, so why act surprised? Festival International de Louisiane (FIL), the wonderful, free outdoor world music festival held on the streets of downtown […]
Fertile Ground
One of art’s more subtle functions is its ability to remind the audience other aesthetics exist, and that there is no one “right” way to appreciate art. A local painter […]
October: The Festival Month
Editor’s Note: In addition to the sumptuous weather of October (our photographers tell us that its positively the best time of year to shoot outdoors–Magic Hour around the clock), the […]
Revisiting Spencer Bohren; Bobby “Blue” Bland
It doesn’t sound bluesy- a Wyoming native, resident and wandering troubadour appears at a jazz club, playing an array of guitars including a cigar-box-shaped anomaly fashioned after the posh Waldorf […]
The Festivals of Summer ’96
Just when you thought it was safe to go back out there, a whole slew of festivals get cranking as the heat starts rising. Zephyrfest ‘96 (June 2) The […]
Jazz Crafts ’96
Some of the greatest pleasures of the Jazz Fest aren’t musical. No, believe it or not, there are people who come to the Fair Grounds for the crafts alone. Over […]
