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A Kickin’ Boutte & More Jazz Fest CD’s
A few weeks ago, the newly elected Prime Minister of Dominica (a small eastern Caribbean island) was in town, and, like so many visitors to our funky city, he was […]
Fest Focus: Widespread Panic
Last March, Widespread Panic was .. ih the tail end of a two-week run at Paris’ Chesterfield Cafe. As the band walked on stage for the final show, keyboardist Jojo […]
Fest Focus: The Skatalites
One of the strongest aspects of each year’s musical line-up at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is the large number of genuine innovators of a style. The 1998 […]
1997: CD Year in Review
Once again it’s time for our panel of experts to gather and give out the grades to the latest batch of Louisiana releases. 1997 marked a very good year for […]
Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus
On October 18th, House of Blues welcomes Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins, widely regarded as the greatest living jazz soloist. Born on September 7, 1930 in New York City, Rollins grew […]
An OffBeat Interview with Michael Ray
The stage comes ablaze with color and light as Michael Ray & The Cosmic Krewe take their places amidst a bewildering array of instruments and pulsing neon sculptures of strange […]
Tummys, Brace Yourselves for the Attempt to Eat EVERYTHING at Jazz Fest
Once again this year, 64 food vendors at the Jazz Fest will peddle twice as many culinary temptations. A gourmand’s dream—or nightmare—when faced with the challenge of fitting it all […]
Nevilles on the Air?
As far as record release parties go, you really can’t beat the one that ushered in the Neville Brothers’ Family Groove: the 360,000-attendee, media-saturated shindig that was the 1992 Jazz […]
