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Unique Tulane University Concert Series Teams Jazz Musicians with Students and Faculty in New Orleans

September 28, 2010

Now in its third year, Jazz at the Rat, a free and unique series of live jazz jams on selected Thursday nights, gives students and faculty members of Tulane University's Jazz Studies program an opportunity to perform live with nationally-renowned jazz artists and local rising stars of New Orleans. Each musical showcase features special themes ranging ...

New Orleans Helsinki Connection Awarded a Grant by the Threadhead Records Foundation

August 17, 2010

Jazz ensemble New Orleans Helsinki Connection is one of Threadhead Records Foundation's 2010 grants recipients. The grant was awarded for the completion of group's new recording project, “Love Song For New Orleans." The Threadhead Records Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 that operates out of Santa Monica, CA. It's predecessor and affiliate, volunteer-run and fan-funded Threadhead Records ...

2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

by Gary Firstenberg
June 14, 2010

The city of New Orleans is riding high these days. With the beloved football team winning the Super Bowl, a new mayor promising a brighter future, a rebuilding of structures and economy, and a new HBO television show, Treme, extolling the virtues of the unique culture of this musical mecca, times could not be better for ...

Keep New Orleans Jazz Alive! 10th Annual Ladies in Red Gala

April 27, 2010

Help keep New Orleans jazz history alive! The Preservation Resource Center (PRC), a New Orleans non-profit, is hosting the 10th Annual Ladies in Red Gala to raise funds to continue their already successful efforts to preserve jazz landmarks throughout the city of New Orleans. The event promises to be an exciting evening for any jazz lover, ...

New Orleans / Jazz Fest Photos Wanted

April 22, 2010

If you have photos from previous Jazz Fests or are planning to attend this year, please share your photos at the All About Jazz Gallery. gallery.allaboutjazz.com We're also looking for general New Orleans photos, photos of clubs, bands, musicians, Preservation Hall, parades, the culture, the landmarks... whatever you care to share. We plan to feature select ...

Rising Star Renee Wilson Comes Home to New Orlens to Premiere Featured Documentary and Release Debut CD

March 15, 2010

Introducing Rene Wilson Sultry, soulful, reminiscent and simply beautiful are just some words that have been used to describe the voice of Rene Wilson. Her unique style is a juicy, eclectic blend of folk, soul, jazz, rock, pop, blues and whatever else she decides to conjure up in her creative kitchen. Renee's intimate and resonant voice ...

Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz

by Wade Luquet
March 14, 2010

Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz Thomas L. Morgan Hardback: 216 pages ISBN:1596524057 Turner Publishing 2009 Covering over 100 years, Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz utilizes the extensive jazz photography collection of the Louisiana State Museum Jazz Collection to produce a beautiful book ...

WWOZ: Thirty Years of "Bringing New Orleans Music to the Universe"

by Wade Luquet
February 13, 2010

In a small office just off of the main studio, music director Scott Borne sits among stacks of boxes containing 25,000 CD's with a machine that picks up a CD from a stack, copies it and then digitizes it. The music from that CD will now be safely housed on a server in the second floor ...

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Released: 2009

Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra's "Book One" Nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award

December 14, 2009

IRVIN MAYFIELD AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA'S “BOOK ONE" NOMINATED FOR A 2010 GRAMMY AWARD Debut CD features original compositions, confirming a Jazz renaissance in New Orleans! (NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) is proud to announce that BOOK ONE, its latest release on World Village, has been nominated for the ...