Podcasts
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 66): Helen Gillet & James Singleton, Dynamic Duo
11 years ago, cellist Helen Gillet moved to the Crescent City. Within a year of her arrival, she began collaborating with bassist James Singleton. Each drawing from a background in […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 65): Ingrid Lucia, Just in the Nick of Time
After raising more than $7,000 on Kickstarter to fund her new album Living the Life, enchanting chanteuse Ingrid Lucia found herself on the brink of shelving the project. Though the […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 64): James Westfall, Picking Up on the Vibes
The Wee Trio (vibraphonist James Westfall, bassist Dan Loomis and drummer Jared Schonig) recently released its first live album, The Wee Trio Live at the Bistro. Recorded in Loomis’ native […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 63): BAM, Nicholas Payton!
Nearly two years ago, trumpeter Nicholas Payton’s blog post “On Why Jazz Isn’t Cool Anymore” stirred mass controversy for suggesting the word “jazz” bore racial undertones unbecoming of black American […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 62): Rolling with Author Matt Sakakeeny
Recently, Tulane University music professor Matt Sakakeeny published Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans, a book chronicling the lives of brass band musicians in New […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 61): The Mind of Ratty Scurvics
“I catch myself writing about the same material a lot — the same subject matter: the end of the world, homicide, suicide, all of those lovely spirited subjects — so […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 60): Christian Winther, From Denmark to Duets
While vacationing with his father at age 14, Denmark native and reed player Christian Winther first set foot in the Crescent City. Inspired by its music, Winther relocated to the […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 59): Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr., Carrying the Torch
Bo Dollis Jr., son of legendary Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief and Wild Magnolias leader Theodore “Bo” Dollis, grew up marching in street parades, sewing Mardi Gras Indian suits, and […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 58): Dash Rip Rock’s Bill Davis, Soaking in Shaver
Nearly 30 years ago singer/guitarist Bill Davis founded Dash Rip Rock and found his calling: trouble. Since, he and his band of DIY degenerates have barreled ahead full-bore, blowing off […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 57): Ruby Moon’s Saucy Secrets
Though she always fancied singing, saucy jazz vocalist Ruby Moon didn’t take it seriously until a college professor urged her to give it a shot. Since, the budding songstress has […]
