Davell Crawford

Delfeayo Marsalis: Crescent City Jewels

by Angelo Leonardi
July 18, 2025

L'Uptown Jazz Orchestra di Delfeayo Marsalis torna col suo estroverso programma che esalta la tradizione orchestrale swing e mainstream, più il multiforme patrimonio popolare di New Orleans in una sorta di gumbo musicale dove s'incrociano jazz, funk, R&B, cajun, zydeco eccetera. Anche questo nuovo album si propone di diffondere gioia tra il pubblico con esuberanza e groove ritmico. Una sorta di manifesto programmatico per un progetto nato nel 2007, con tre dischi alle spalle, programmi educativi nelle scuole ...

Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Jazz Orchestra: Crescent City Jewels

by Jack Bowers
October 30, 2024

Among the four musically talented Marsalis brothers from New Orleans, Delfeayo is the one who plays trombone. He is also the one who leads the impressive Uptown Jazz Orchestra in Crescent City Jewels, an affable salute to his beloved home town. The playlist spans the gamut from blues to ballads, breezy bon bons to flat-out burners, and the UJO is brightly polished and at ease in every mood and at any tempo. The New Orleans vibe is ...

Delfeayo Marsalis: Crescent City Jewels

by Pierre Giroux
October 9, 2024

Delfeayo Marsalis' release Crescent City Jewels is a vibrant tribute to the resilience and spirit of New Orleans, expertly captured by his Uptown Jazz Orchestra. The album reads like a journal from Marsalis, full of musical moments that celebrate life's joys. Featuring an array of veteran musicians and rising stars from the Crescent City, it is a high-energy collection that showcases the vitality of big-band jazz with an infectious New Orleans flavour. The session's blend of jazz standards, original compositions ...

Davell Crawford: New Orleans Jazz Musician Featured on NBC's the Today Show

Source: Michael Ricci
May 26, 2010

Almost five years ago, New Orleans jazz & R&B sensation Davell Crawford, like many others, was tragically struck hard by the torment of Hurricane Katrina.

The proclaimed “Prince of New Orleans" had his home, studio, piano and all other possessions destroyed and turned to rubble - and although the rebuilding process still has a long road ahead, Davell Crawford is beginning to see a bright light at the end of this otherwise dreary tunnel.

This is thanks in large part ...
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Davell Crawford Joins Henry Butler Opening Night at the Iridium Jazz Club Thurs., Nov. 29th

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 26, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 & 10:30PM DAVELL CRAWFORD JOINS HENRY BUTLER OPENING NIGHT AT THE IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB THURS., NOV. 29TH Davell Crawford, an all-around musical sensation, is one of the true wonders of the contemporary Crescent City music scene. Bill Taylor from Blues Access proclaims, “Plain and simple, Davell Crawford is one of the most talented ...
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Berklee's NOVA Series Brings Marva Wright and Davell Crawford to Berklee Performance Center

Source: All About Jazz
December 12, 2005

Berklee's New Orleans Visiting Artist series (NOVA), which brings musicians from the birthplace of jazz to America's first college of jazz for teaching residencies and performances, presents NOVA recipients Marva Wright and Davell Crawford, with Berklee's Reverence Gospel Ensemble and Overjoyed, directed by Dennis Montgomery III. The concert is Monday, December 12, 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA. General admission tickets are $5. Please visit www.berkleebpc.com or call 617-747-2261 for more information. Born and ...
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