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Randal Despommier: South

by Dan Bilawsky
March 6, 2025

Growing up in Metairie, Louisiana--a mere six miles from New Orleans--alto saxophonist Randal Despommier's formative experiences were rooted in the Crescent City's fertile sonic soil. A stone's throw away from the action, he was able to cut his teeth on the local scene(s) and put his horn to good use in Mardi Gras parades. In addition, ...

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On the Brink

By Denise Mangiardi

Label: Alice's Loft Music/PRS
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Walk, Every Time We Say Goodbye, On the Brink Portrait of a Lady, Les Rues de Paris, Celeste, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.

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Out Da Box

By Johnny Vidacovich

Label: Paw Maw Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: Steely Magnolia; Out Da Box; Puree; Don’t Eat My Grits; So Long; Spanky Chick Ole Oneida; When 6 Was 3; Na Na; Skypager; Crescent Mid City.

Article: Profile

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 ...

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Johnny Vidacovich: Out Da Box

Read "Out Da Box" reviewed by Thomas Cole

by Thomas Cole
July 17, 2023

The jazz tradition is often one featuring drummers leading bands. Gene Krupa headlined a group known by his name as have jazz greats Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones and the list goes on. Appearing on that same list of the 50 greatest jazz drummers, why not Johnny Vidacovich too? With no explicit intent ...

Article: Interview

Meet Brian Blade

by Craig Jolley
February 17, 2022

This article was first published at All About Jazz in April 2000. Musical background I started playing when I was thirteen in church. My father was the pastor. My brother, Brady, who was five years older (he still is) was the drummer. He left for college so it became my duty to take over ...

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The New Orleans Collection: Love Is The Foundation

By Irma Thomas

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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So Swell

By Jon Cleary

Label: Single Lock
Released: 2023
Track listing: Swanee River Boogie; Two Wrongs; I Call It Pretty Music; Just Because; So Swell When You're Well; Second Line On Monday; We're No Exception; I Get The Blues When It Rains; Lottie Mo; Pony Boy; Tuburculucas And The Sinus Blues; Since I Don't Have You.

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Waves

By Burke Ingraffia

Label: Point Clear Media
Released: 2020
Track listing: Waves Change of Heart That’s The Way Mountains Are Made Business as Usual Above and Below Dusty Old Clock One Body St. Andrew’s Day You Gotta Breathe Free Again

About Johnny Vidacovich

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Musician

Johnny Vidacovich

Born: June 27, 1949

As Johnny Vidacovich stood on-stage talking to the crowd gathered to hear hometown favorite Astral Project at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the group's drummer epitomized the New Orleans musician's sensibility: relaxed, unpretentious, and great. And when he sang about the passing of the old ways in "Old Folks," you could tell he meant it. Drawing on the musical heritage of New Orleans, Johnny Vidacovich has become one of the best drummers in a city known for its drummers. Born and bred in New Orleans, Vidacovich has the city's unique, syncopated backbeat running in his veins