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Offbeat Best Guitarist Nominee Jimmy Robinson
New Orleans guitarist Jimmy Robinson has been nominated for best guitarist of 2008 by OFFBEAT MAGAZINE. Fellow nominees are Sonny Landreth and Walter “Wolfman" Washington. Jimmy's solo release “Vibrating strings" was also named #20 of Offbeat's best releases of 2008. To vote, visit offbeat.com. The awards show is January 31st at The House Of Blues in ...
Theater, Jazz Venues Officially Historic
A theater on Baronne Street, an eight-story former telephone company building on Poydras Street and a group of small commercial buildings on South Rampart Street -- structures without a lot in common except that they are New Orleans' newest officially designated landmarks. The Central Business District panel of the Historic District Landmarks Commission voted recently to ...
New Orleans Guitar Virtuoso Jimmy Robinson at Carrollton Station in New Orleans on November 28th
New Orleans guitar virtuoso Jimmy Robinson will do a solo, acoustic show in New Orleans at Carrollton Station on Friday, November 28th. He will be joined by special guests Bonerama's Mark Mullins on trombone, Johnny Sketch And The Dirty Notes' Marc Paradis on cello, and master percussionist Michael Skinkus. Plenty of solo material from the critically ...
Trumpeter Leroy Jones Interviewed at AAJ
While New Orleans may not be as popular as some of her sisters to the North, her personality and charm are second to none. She is as diversified as the people who live within her boundaries. hether times are hard or happy, joyful or mournful, she always has a song in her heart that she is ...
Leroy Jones: A New Orleans State of Mind
by Trish Richardson
“I'm not sure but I think all music comes from New Orleans.“--Lee DorseyWhile New Orleans may not be as popular as some of her sisters to the North, her personality and charm are second to none. She is as diversified as the people who live within her boundaries. Though she is indelibly ...
Guitarist Jimmy Robinson Acoustic Show
New Orleans guitar virtuoso Jimmy Robinson will play an all acoustic solo show at Carrollton Station on Saturday, September 20th with help from special guests trombonist Mark Mullins of Bonerama, master percussionist Michael Skinkus, Susan Cowsill, Russ Broussard of The Cowsills and guitarist Cranston Clements of Twangorama. Expect lots of solo material, duets and ensemble sections ...
New Orleans Celebrates Satchmo's 107th Birthday
by Sandy Ingham
It's no coincidence that trumpet players--many of them singers to boot - were front and center at the eighth annual Satchmo Summerfest in New Orleans the first weekend of August. Lots of the city's best-known musicians arrange to be on tour up North come sweltering summertime, but many others stay put. At least a dozen top-flight ...
New Orleans Guitar Legend Jimmy Robinson Solo CD
New Orleans guitarist Jimmy Robinson has released his first solo recording. The cd is titled “Vibrating Strings" and features Jimmy on acoustic guitars and vocals. Of the 18 cuts, 16 are original compositions, and there is a reworking of Jimi Hendrix' “The Wind Cries Mary" featuring the Bonerama Horns and an instrumental version of Led zeppelin's ...
39th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: April 25-May 4
by Sandy Ingham
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, Louisiana April 25-27, May 1-4, 2008 It's been nearly three years since the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, and New Orleans is well along on the bumpy road to recovery. If further testimony were required, the Big Easy's 39th annual Jazz & ...
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: A Photo Essay
by Joel A. Siegel
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is the grandest of all American music festivals. Each year I attend, and am rejuvenated by the always amazing array of musical talent. The music of New Orleans is anchored by the great New Orleans musical families, such as Barbarin, Lastie, Boutte, Harrison, French, Marsalis, and Batiste. The accompanying ...
