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Jason Marsalis: In A World Of Mallets
by Chuck Schultz
On a drum kit, Jason Marsalis often goes several directions (meters, not Meters) at once. On vibraphone, as he demonstrates on In A World Of Mallets, it's more a matter of smoothing out many segments into a continuous whole. Over the course of the album he invokes bells, chimes and the signature tunes of cozy wall ...
Aaron Neville: My True Story
by C. Michael Bailey
My True Story is New Orleans royalty Aaron Neville's first recording in three years and his first for Blue Note Records. Most recently, Neville has been covering familiar territory with I Know I've Been Changed (EMI Gospel, 2010), Bring It On Home... The Soul Classics (Burgundy, 2006), Christmas Prayer (EMI Gospel, 2005) and Nature Boy: The ...
Professor Porkchop and the Dishes: U R My Everything
by C. Michael Bailey
Chris McCaa, A.K.A. Professor Porkchop, has a voice that is the lovechild of Randy Newman and John Hiatt, seasoned with Tabasco and gin. His piano channels Professor Longhair, Mac Rebennack and Antoine Domino, while his B-3 chops are from the acid depths of Vieux Carre by way of New Iberia. His writing and arranging are a ...
Cliff Hines: Wanderlust
by Dan Bilawsky
The melting pot mentality of New Orleans is responsible, in some part, for the existence and evolution of jazz in the first place, so it should come as no shock that it still serves a central hub for creativity and experimentation through combinatorial musical means. Guitarist/vocalist/composer Cliff Hines is a product of this environment, but he's ...
New Orleans Trumpeter Leroy Jones Performed At Super Bowl VI In 1972
Super Bowl VI, on January 16, 1972, was played in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium between the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. The halftime entertainment consisted of a “Salute to Louis Armstrong", a tribute to Crescent City's best-known trumpeter who had passed away the previous year, on July 6, 1971. The show featured a then 13-year-old Leroy ...
2012 Voodoo Experience: New Orleans, Louisiana, October 26-28, 2012
by Mike Perciaccante
2012 Voodoo Experience City Park New Orleans, LA October 26-28, 2012 While an epic and catastrophic storm bore down on the Northeast coast of the U.S., a “storm" of another type descended upon New Orleans (a city not unfamiliar with catastrophic storms). New Orleans' 14th Voodoo Experience was a musical celebration ...
Stephanie Jordan, Irvin Mayfield, Kermit Ruffins, And Leah Chase Share Stage With Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Liberty Bank Celebrates the Holidays and its 40th Anniversary with The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra NEW ORLEANS - Liberty Bank and Trust will celebrate the holiday season and their 40th Anniversary with a special holiday musical extravaganza featuring the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and some very special guests. “A Liberty Bank Christmas" with the LPO will take place ...
Hotel Monteleone Presents Songstress Stephanie Jordan At The Carousel Bar And Lounge
Vocalist Stephanie Jordan, whom critics have compared to Nancy Wilson, Norah Jones and Diana Krall will perform at the Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar & Lounge every Wednesday during the month of December from 8:00 pm - 12:00 Midnight. Located in the heart of New Orleans' famed French Quarters at 214 Royal Street, the Carousel Bar & ...
Stephanie Jordan Joins New Orleans’ All-star Lineup For Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert
New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan will join a star studded lineup of New Orleans musicians in a benefit concert which takes place at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 20th at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for a night of fantastic local music to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy. In addition to Stephanie and her ...
Stephanie Jordan Jazz Ensemble Performs Day One Of Cutting Edge’s NOLA Downtown Music & Arts Festival
NEW ORLEANS – The 20th Annual Cutting Edge CE announces that Showcasing on Friday at 6:20pm in Lafayette Square is internationally acclaimed New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan at the NOLA DOWNTOWN Music & Arts Festival which takes place in Lafayette Square at Historic Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Avenue in the heart of New Orleans’ ...
