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Kyle Roussel

Kyle Roussel is a dynamic example of a modern New Orleans musician forging his own path while collaborating with a variety of musical masters.

A graduate of the famed New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and the University of New Orleans began playing the piano at age nine; studying classical music before moving on to perform in church and explore jazz in his teenage years. 

These days, Kyle is equally adept in the worlds of jazz, classical, funk, gospel, rhythm and blues, and rock- his diverse influences shaping his personal musical identity and providing inspiration at every turn.  Kyle currently performs all around the US, with other engagements taking him all over Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and Africa with stalwarts such as Irma Thomas, Jon Batiste, Tyler Perry,  Christian Scott, The Headhunters, Terence Blanchard, Lauren Daigle, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, John Boutte, Kermit Ruffins, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band,  Donald Harrison Jr., Herlin Riley,  Delfeayo Marsalis, Victor Goines, Tank and the Bangas, Shannon Powell, James Rivers, Bonerama, Glen David Andrews, Jeff Tain Watts, Borders, Topsy Chapman, Roland Guerin, Khris Royal and Windell Brunious.

Album

Roussel Maajon

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Sookie, Sookie; I Love You So; It's Gonna Do What It's Gonna Do; Smile Just A Little Bit; Rich Man Dreams; Waiting for the Sunshine; Carpet Diem; Living Is a True Celebration.

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Article: Live Review

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Miner Auditorium

Read "The Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Miner Auditorium" reviewed by Thomas Cole


The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Livestreamed from SF JAZZ Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA August 18, 2023 The dichotomy or, in more blunt terms, the extreme differences of opinion over the current course charted out by creative director and heir to the Hall, Ben Jaffe, seemingly has been fully addressed with ...

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Article: Album Review

Clint Maedgen: Roussel Maajon

Read "Roussel Maajon" reviewed by Thomas Cole


"Roussel Maajon" is the thinly veiled pseudonym of Preservation Hall stalwart, saxophonist/vocalist Clint Maedgen, who is easily identified after a few bars if one is at all familiar with his distinctive voice and energetic music style. And every jazz fan, at least in New Orleans, knows who Roussel is--Kyle Roussel, keyboardist with the Preservation Hall Jazz ...

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Article: Year in Review

2021: The Year in Jazz

Read "2021: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling


The jazz world continued grappling and adjusting in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Jazz Day again went virtual for the most part. Singer Tony Bennett put the final stamp on his touring--and likely recording--career after his Alzheimer's disclosure. Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield was headed to federal prison. The National Endowment for the Arts welcomed four ...

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The New Orleans Collection: Love Is The Foundation

Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Side A: My Love Is; I Don't Know; It's Too Late; Picture On The Wall; Perfidia Side B: So Long; Don't Go To Strangers; Love Is The Foundation; Crying Eyes; Second Chance; Our Day Will Come

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Article: Album Review

Irma Thomas: The New Orleans Collection: Love Is The Foundation

Read "The New Orleans Collection: Love Is The Foundation" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Newvelle Records, which was established in 2015, believes that in this digital age there is an opportunity to build a new model for creating and distributing music. Each year, Newvelle releases a series of six albums, exclusively on vinyl, that pairs musicians wth celebrated artists, writers and poets. The New Orleans Collection contains four single sleeve ...

Album

A New Earth

Label: Polyamorous Music
Released: 2016


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