Results for "Harry Connick, Jr."

Duke Ellington Jazz Festival June 5-15 Celebrates New Orleans/Rare Performance by Marsalis Family

May 14, 2009

5th Anniversary Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington, DC, Celebrates New Orleans June 5-15 Ellis Marsalis Tribute Features Rare Performance with Sons and Special Guests Harry Connick, Jr., and Dr. Billy Taylor With over 100 performances in nearly 50 venues, the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (DEJF) is the largest music festival in Washington, DC. This year's ...

What A Night! A Christmas Album

By Harry Connick, Jr.

Label: RST Records
Released: 2008

Leroy Jones: A New Orleans State of Mind

by Trish Richardson
October 7, 2008

“I'm not sure but I think all music comes from New Orleans.“--Lee DorseyWhile New Orleans may not be as popular as some of her sisters to the North, her personality and charm are second to none. She is as diversified as the people who live within her boundaries. Though she is indelibly ...

Chanson du Vieux Carre

By Harry Connick, Jr.

Label: Marsalis Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: Someday You

Oh, My NOLA

By Harry Connick, Jr.

Label: RST Records
Released: 2007

My New Orleans

By Harry Connick, Jr.

Label: RST Records
Released: 2007

Jambalaya

Featuring the music of Harry Connick, Jr.
Duration: 3:42
July 14, 2007

Harry Connick, Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre

by Jim Santella
June 25, 2007

Big bands always bring memories with them to the concert. This program documents New Orleans memories of bandleader Harry Connick, Jr. as he and his band interpret traditional fare as well as bright new originals. Recorded May 2003 in Los Angeles, the session features an all-star line-up of soloists as well as solid arrangements. As with ...

Harry Connick, Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre

by Andrew Velez
April 12, 2007

Louis Armstrong's “Someday You'll Be Sorry makes an appropriate opener for this loving big-band-on-parade salute to New Orleans. A compilation of traditional music, some associated with the city and new original music about New Orleans, this is Connick's valentine to his native city, recorded some time prior to the disastrous Hurricane Katrina. Connick's early career included ...

Harry Connick Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre

by Franz A. Matzner
February 15, 2007

Simply because it was produced prior to Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact, Harry Connick Jr.'s New Orleans-themed album, Chanson du Veux Carré, has a different texture and tone than many of the impressive tribute albums the jazz world has delivered since that tragic event transpired. While many have sounded themes of lament, nostalgia, defiance, outrage and hope, ...