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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 ...
Various: New Orleans Brass
by Jerry D'Souza
Marching bands are an integral part of New Orleans. Where would a parade be without one, or for that matter a funeral? No matter what the role is, they bring in a special magic and joy. Music evolves as it imbibes and imbues other genres. Marching bands were no exception, as they pulled in ...
New Orleans Award-Winning Jazz Photographer Steven Forster Unveils "Musical Legends Remixed" with Ella Fitzgerald, the Count Basie Orchestra, Quincy Jones and Much More at Robert Bruno Gallery November 3rd 6-9 P.M.
New Orleans Award-winning Jazz Photographer Steven Forster has announced that he will unveil the exhibition of his legends series of jazz and musical giants including Ella Fitzgerald, The Count Basie Orchestra, Fats Domino, Quincy Jones, Queen Latifah, Shirley Horn, Al Hirt and more at the Robert Bruno Gallery in New Orleans for the month of November ...
New Orleans Celebrates Louis Armstrong
by Sandy Ingham
Satchmo Summerfest 2007 New Orleans, Louisiana August 2-5Jazz fans have myriad reasons to be thankful for Louis Armstrong. One of them is the annual birthday bash in his hometown, New Orleans. The first Satchmo Summerfest was in 2001, on Armstrong's 100th birthday. The seventh stretched over four sun-drenched days, August 2-5, ...
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Releases Made in New Orleans CD/DVD Collection!
Preservation Hall Recordings is proud to announce the upcoming national release of Made in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions (MINO), featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. The Collector's Edition, limited to 504 signed and numbered copies, includes The Hurricane Sessions CD and a DVD, which contains rare and previously unviewed footage ...
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2007
by Gary Firstenberg
At the 38th Annual Jazz & Heritage Festival, hundreds of talented performers, both regional and national, uncorked some vintage music ranging from jazz, blues, rock and gospel to a generous sprinkling of world music, zydeco and Cajun tunes--all reflecting the unique flavor of the culture of New Orleans. 375,000 revelers (the largest crowd in several years) ...
Jazz Vocalist Betty Shirley Returns with a Bang with the Release of Her Rescued CD~ "Close Your Eyes"
Jazz Vocalist extraordinaire Betty Shirley is happy to announce the release of her third CD as a leader, Close Your Eyes. The CD was completed just at the time Hurricane Katrina was rolling in. “We could hear the thunder inside the Word of Mouth Studio on the West Bank," remarks Shirley. This new CD master survived ...
