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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 ...
The New Yorker's 100 Essential Jazz Albums
While finishing “Bird-Watcher," a Profile of the jazz broadcaster and expert Phil Schaap, I thought it might be useful to compile a list of a hundred essential jazz albums, more as a guide for the uninitiated than as a source of quarrelling for the collector. First, I asked Schaap to assemble the list, but, after a ...
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival May 1st Through May 4th 2008
Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass ...
Membran: Jammin' At Condon's & From New Orleans to London/New Orleans Joys
by Michael Steinman
Eddie Condon Jammin' at Condon's Mebran 2008 Ken Colyer/Chris Barber New Orleans to London/New Orleans Joys Mebran 2008 Misled by their retro packaging, a listener might unintentionally dismiss both ...
New Orleans Comes to Denver: Henry Butler and Groovesect
by Geoff Anderson
Henry Butler and GroovesectLannie's Clocktower Cabaret/KUVODenver, ColoradoDecember 14-15, 2007 Snow didn't come to New Orleans, but New Orleans came to Denver this weekend in the form of a heapin' helpin' of musical gumbo, jambalaya and soul-nourishing funk. Friday night, as the latest snowstorm was petering out, Henry Butler brought his New ...
