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Tim Hagans, Animation Imagination (Blue Note), Russell Gunn, Ethnomusicology Volume 1 (Atlantic)
“There’s no point in making the same kind of record that Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton or Wallace Roney makes,” says trumpeter Tim Hagans. But electronic rhythm machines, reprogrammed backing tracks, […]
’99 New Orleans 30th Jazz & Heritage Festival
The 30th anniversary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will be held April 23-May 2. Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Branford Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Santana, The Isley Brothers, Widespread Panic, The […]
Everybody’s Got An Opinion!: The Top 10 Music Events of 1998
Jeff Hannusch, our columnist for “Talkin’ Bout New Orleans,” said that these were his favorite “musical moments” off 1998: 1) Otis Clay at the Victoria Pavilion, Kitchener, Ontario. The God […]
4th Annual Best of the Beat Music Awards
BLUES Best Blues Band or Performer JOHN MOONEY Runner up: Mem Shannon and the Membership Best 1998 Blues Album by a Louisiana ArtistLOUISIANA MEDICINE MAN – COCO ROBICHEAUX (Orleans Records) […]
Louisiana Music on the Web, Musicians’ Assistance Program, New Orleans Drumming
“Since everyone’s understanding of ‘Louisiana music’ is different, we’ve left nothing to chance,” says R. Reese Fuller who, along with his brother, Shamus, operates louisianaradio.com. “We’ve developed a format that […]
And the Beat Goes On: The Legacy and Future of AFO Records
It’s Friday night in the city. The streets are slick with rain but the downpour seems to have abated and the skies have begun to clear. Inside the lobby of […]
Q&A with the OffBeat Publisher
In 1988, the Republican party held its national convention in New Orleans to bid adieu to incumbent Ronald Reagan and nominate George Bush as their next candidate for President. Then […]
Jeremy Davenport, Maybe in A Dream (Telarc)
Jeremy Davenport’s Maybe In a Dream is his long-awaited new record of hopelessly romantic jazz. Mixing standards and solid originals, Davenport — one of New Orleans’ best-kept secrets — is […]
Letters June 1998
On A Scale Of One To Ten… While down yonder yearly for Jazz Fest, I have become an avid reader of OffBeat. Kudos for a cohesive publication. As […]
NOCCA Celebrates 25 Years, the Armed Forces Festival, Cox Cable, Loyola’s New Music Dean & the Dew Drop Inn
The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) will celebrate its silver anniversary with a gala fundraiser on Sunday, May 17 from 6-10:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Downtown Sheraton. […]
