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Kidd Jordan/Alvin Fielder/Peter Kowald: Trio and Duo in New Orleans
by John Sharpe
Tenor saxophonist Edward Kidd Jordan and drummer Alvin Fielder have been a fixture in their southern outpost for nigh on forty years, but they've rarely been heard to such good effect as on Trio and Duo in New Orleans. This wonderful two CD set brings together music from three separate dates. The first disc (also available ...
Kidd Jordan / Alvin Fielder /Peter Kowald: Trio and Duo in New Orleans
by Glenn Astarita
Eminent avant-garde saxophonist Edward “Kidd" Jordan doesn't venture outside the New Orleans area that often, but like- minded artists will occasionally make the trip to the Big Easy to unite in the studio or for a live date. Such is the case here on this 2-disc set, capturing Jordan in trio and duo settings with late, ...
Myles Weeks: Sense Of Self
by Bruce Lindsay
William Shakespeare, from Stratford, identified seven ages of Man, from puking to mere oblivion. Clever chap, although his songwriting was a bit rubbish. Bassist Myles Weeks, from Baton Rouge, has his own ideas about those seven ages. He brings them to life on his marvellous debut album, Sense Of Self. Weeks, now resident in ...
The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience 2013
by Mike Perciaccante
The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience 2013 City Park New Orleans, LA November 1-3, 2013 The 15th Voodoo Music + Arts Experience was the first to be held on New Orleans' City Park's new festival grounds. The new space brought some new challenges. There were no benches on the festival grounds ...
Paul Sanchez at the Little Gem Saloon
by Mike Perciaccante
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' ...
Stephanie Jordan Performs A Liberty Bank Christmas With The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Event also features Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra NEW ORLEANS - Liberty Bank and Trust Company announces its 2nd Annual “A Liberty Bank Christmas Concert." This year's event will again feature the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra joined by the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Irvin Mayfield and Stephanie Jordan. The concert will also feature The ...
Kidd Jordan & Hamid Drake: A Night In November - Live in New Orleans
by Glenn Astarita
New Orleans is valued for its storied traditional jazz legacy, and not so much for avant-garde persuasions. But when it comes to off-center or free-jazz music, saxophonist Kidd Jordan's artistic persona frequently becomes a topic of conversation. He's performed and recorded with iconoclastic musicians and is perhaps the Crescent City's most prolific improviser. This excursion features ...
President Obama To Keynote Annual CBCF Awards Dinner With New Orleans' Stephanie Jordan As Featured Performer
President Obama will be the keynote speaker during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's (CBCF) 43rd Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner in D.C. The dinner, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, is the signature event of a four-day conference focusing on public policy impacting black communities in America ...
Stephanie Jordan At Jazz In The Park; Louis Armstrong Park New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA: People United for Armstrong Park presents Stephanie Jordan on Thursday, September 12, at 5:00 PM during week two of its nine week Jazz in the Park series which is held at the Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans. Jordan’s act precedes Davell Crawford who follows her opening act on that night. The hours ...
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
by Wade Luquet
James Booker Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker Lily Keber 2013 Ask jazz fans outside of New Orleans if they have heard of James Booker and most will lean back, rub their chin and say they know they have heard the name. Unless you lived in Europe in the ...
