Results for "Kermit Ruffins"

Paul Sanchez at the Little Gem Saloon

by Mike Perciaccante
November 16, 2013

Paul Sanchez The Little Gem Saloon New Orleans, LA October 31, 2013 The Little Gem Saloon is considered by many music historians as one of the birthplaces of jazz. The historic New Orleans watering hole, restaurant and live music venue that dates back to 1904. Located in the historic “Back O' ...

Jazz This Week: Kermit Ruffins, Nora Germain, Good 4 the Soul, All That Tap XXI, Dave Dickey Big Band, and More

July 24, 2013

The weekend starts early for fans of jazz and creative music in St. Louis, as Kermit Ruffins - trumpeter, singer, entrepreneur, bon vivant and ambassador of New Orleans music - will be playing at The Gramophone tonight and again on Thursday evening. While he's in town, Ruffins also will be doing a meet-and-greet and signing copies ...

Kermit Ruffins to Perform Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 at the Gramophone

June 7, 2013

This just in: via the Twitter feed of Basin Street Records, StLJN has learned that New Orleans trumpeter and singer Kermit Ruffins (pictured) will be coming to St. Louis to perform on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 at The Gramophone. Ruffins is a fixture on the New Orleans scene, playing weekly gigs with his ...

Drop Me Off in New Orleans

Featuring the music of Kermit Ruffins
Duration: 7:19
May 14, 2013

Saving Old Records to L.A. Throwback Bands

by Fradley Garner
April 6, 2013

Library of Congress Acts to Save Old RecordingsMore than half of the oldest sound recordings, including some masters by George Gershwin, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra, have been lost over the years, according to the Library of Congress. Patrick Loughney, chief of the library's audiovisual conservation division, believes the nation has developed a “cultural ...

Harold McMillan: Inspirational Commitment

by Josep Pedro
October 23, 2012

Deeply involved in Austin's music and art community, Harold McMillan has been providing access and exposure primarily to traditions derived from African American culture for more than twenty years. Initially he started the Blues Family Tree Project, a documentary collective first conceived as an oral history project, which ultimately contributed to the founding of Diverse Arts ...

New Orleans Iconic Musician Uncle Lionel Batiste Dies

July 9, 2012

Treme Brass Band bass drum player “Uncle" Lionel Batiste passed away on Sunday at the age of 80 after a short illness. In a city filled with characters, Uncle Lionel may be the most recognizable. He began to play the bass drum at the age of ten and was a French Quarter tap dancer as a ...

Jazz Near You Imports GigPress Events for Jazz Musicians

February 13, 2019

Jazz Near You—the web's leading jazz event aggregator—now imports events uploaded by musicians through GigPress—the WordPress calendar plugin. Musicians including trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Donny McCaslin, both GigPress users, now see their dates uploaded to Jazz Near You within 24 hours of uploading them to the Greenleaf Music website. If you are a jazz musician ...

Mardi Gras Ball: Kermit Ruffins, Bonerama, Marco Benevento

January 27, 2012

6TH ANNUAL MARDI GRAS BALL EXPANDS TO TWO NIGHTS For the 6th year in a row, CEG Presents / NolaFunk.com—the New York-based event promoter that honors the musicians and spirit of New Orleans—will be bringing its annual Mardi Gras Ball to New York City, and for the first time, it will be a two-night event. On ...

Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey, CA, September 16-18, 2011

by Larry Taylor
October 8, 2011

54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 16-18, 2011 The Monterey Jazz Festival--still going strong after 54 years. What's more, this year, Sept. 16-18, it was better than ever: the music was great; weather warm yet crisp and the atmosphere bucolic at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...