Results for "New Orleans"

Jelly Roll Morton - 'New Orleans Joys: The Earliest Recordings, 1923-1926' Out November 6th

October 2, 2026

New Orleans Joys : The Earliest Recordings, 1923-1926 chronicles the definitive early work of pianist, composer and raconteur Jelly Roll Morton, who created masterpieces born from the cultural melting pot of 1900s New Orleans; the primitive blues of prostitutes, hymns to God from its churches, joyous anthems of the city’s brass bands, the lessons from ragtime ...

I Love New York

by Marshall Bowden
October 1, 2002

This article first appeared on All About Jazz in October 2001. There's another reason as well. New York City is a financial and business center, certainly, and this is one reason it was marked for attack. But it is also very much our nation's cultural and arts center, the showpiece of the country that ...

Old School with Wendel Brunious

by Thomas Cole
September 24, 2026

Growing up in my family, there was quite a bit of music around the house, as my brother John Brunious would be practicing and my daddy would be doing the same. John had actually taught me to play the blues, beginning with Going to New Orleans, first learning it on the piano. Of course, there were ...

New York's Hottest New Club Has Arrived

by Mark Robbins
August 14, 2026

Martin Porter's life has revolved around jazz from an early age. Growing up playing jazz piano and listening to the greats, he eventually found himself living out a dream--working at the Jazz Standard, one of the city's premier jazz clubs. The closing of the Standard left a void in New York's jazz community--one that Martin Porter was ...

Michael Jenner

Born: August 6, 1979

Michael Jenner’s music builds on a foundation of hard bop and classic soul, brimming with a joyful, playful spirit; his deceptively simple tunes reveal hidden wrinkles that give way to exhilarating, free-flowing improvisations that have been described as "intense" (OffBeat) and "graceful"(N.O. Times-Picayune).  

Raised in Pittsburgh, New Orleans has been Jenner’s adopted hometown since 1997. The city’s deep musical roots, warm community and inspiring music scene have all deeply shaped his music and personal philosophy.  

Ronell Johnson: A New Orleans Life and a Horn Played with Joy

by Thomas Cole
June 25, 2026

Born in Marrero, LA, on the West Bank of New Orleans, I am the youngest of four boys, all musicians. In addition to L.B. Landry High School, I attended St. Augustine High School, a local college preparatory school for boys. Membership in St. Augustine's Marching 100 band was significant in my music training. Ultimately, it was ...

In From the Beginning: New Orleans Music History with Deacon John Moore

by Thomas Cole
June 17, 2026

Well, you know, growing up I was the golden boy of the family, because I could sing. I recall my mother singing arias from operas to herself while doing housework and playing classical and popular music on the piano in our home while taking care of the kids--13 of us all together. Her background was classical ...

Oscar Rossignoli

Oscar Rossignoli is the musician New Orleans’ didn’t know it needed. No other pianist in the city can currently boast the level of chops or the improvisational acumen that have become the keyboard phenom’s calling cards. Raphael Helfand Anti-Gravity Interview 

The sounds that flow from Honduras-born, Oscar Rossignoli, when he sits down at the piano, are a reflection of the path he has taken, starting at age 6in the church worship band-where it was the drums that first captured his imagination--quickly followed, by an attraction to the piano. Then, throughhigh school at The National School of Music Conservatory in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he began his classical training while at the same time, being captivated by the fearless improvisation of, Chucho Valdez, Arturo Sandoval, and Michel Camilo.

More Than Inventory: How Euclid Records Built a Community Through Music

by Kyle Simpler
June 3, 2026

Vinyl seems to show up everywhere these days. Department stores, clothing outlets, and even bookstores now carry small selections of records. Yet serious music fans still seek out independent record stores, and the reasons are fairly obvious. It takes much more than inventory to make a great record store. Although many factors are involved, ...

Take Five with Clarinetist Davide Sgarra

by AAJ Staff
June 1, 2026

Meet Davide SgarraDavide Sgarra is an Italian jazz clarinetist and saxophonist based in Brooklyn, New York. Born and raised near Varese in northern Italy, he went on to earn his Bachelor of Music from the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague in the Netherlands and his Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music in New York ...