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David Torkanowsky

Johnny Vidacovich: Magnet In The Middle

by Thomas Cole
November 13, 2023

The ever changing cast of the Johnny Vidacovich Trio defies the meaning of that word--trio . Historically, jazz trios with a drummer in the middle have included such notables as Art Blakey, Gene Krupa and Max Roach but none of those groups changed cast members on a weekly basis or deviated very far from what they ...

Let's Get Away

By Norman Brown

Label: Shanachie Entertainment
Released: 2022
Track listing: Back At Ya, Let's Get Away, Easy Lovin', Down Here On The Ground, L.A. Chill, Talk It Out, Wes Side Story, Late Night Drive, I Won't Hurt You, Sunset On Chandler

Things Happen That Way

By Dr. John

Label: Rounder Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Funny How Time Slips Away; Ramblin' Man; Gimme That Old Time Religion; I Walk On Guilded Splinters; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; End Of The Line; Holy Water; Sleeping Dogs Best Left Alone; Give Myself A Good Talkin' To; Guess Things Happen That Way.

Maria Muldaur Readies 41st Album: "Don't You Feel My Leg - The Naughty Bawdy Blues Of Blue Lu Barker" Out September 28th

September 16, 2018

When a 24-year-old Blue Lu Barker stepped up to the microphone at Decca Records studio in Manhattan in 1938 to record Don’t You Feel My Leg, she had no way of knowing that that initial recording would turn out to be such an enduring piece of blues artistry. An immediate hit, the song instantly established Barker ...

Peter Martin, David Torkanowsky to Play Duo Concert on Friday, September 23 at the Sheldon

August 4, 2011

Pianist Peter Martin will resume his eponymous series at the Sheldon Concert Hall with a duo performance with New Orleans pianist David Torkanowsky (pictured) at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23. Son of the orchestral and opera conductor Werner Torkanowsky, Torkanowsky is a member of the band Astral Project and also has worked with a variety ...

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Days 4-7: May 5-8, 2011

by Sandy Ingham
May 26, 2011

Days 1-3 | Days 4-7 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA April 27-May 6, 2011 Day 4: Thursday May 5, 2011 Vibraphonist Stefon Harris and Blackout was the featured act in the WWOZ Jazz Tent, but Christian Scott stole the show. Scott--the young New ...

Yes We Can!

By David Torkanowsky

Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: 01. Make A Better World; 02. Inner City Blues; 03. Yes We Can, Can; 04. John Brown; 05. This Old World; 06. War; 07. We Shall Be Free; 08. License to Kill; 09. Masters of War; 10. Why Can’t We Live Together; 11. Pray for the USA; 12. Down by the Riverside; 13. Everyone in the World.

Shane Theriot: Dirty Power

by Glenn Astarita
July 31, 2009

Guitarist Shane Theriot renders a medley of craftily placed spikes and high voltage maneuvers on his third solo endeavor, featuring several legendary drummers amid a who's who of superfine Louisiana musicians and others of note. Theriot's artistry has spread across multiple genres, due to a culmination of recordings and performances with Little Feat, Boz Scaggs, Aaron ...

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2009

by Gary Firstenberg
June 21, 2009

If you want to experience music as wide and as deep as the mighty Mississippi River, it is best to go right to the source. In the lush surroundings of the oldest horse racing track in The Big Easy, the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival celebrated a diverse assortment of music, and provided ...