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Jazz in New Orleans: A 2009 Status Report
by Wade Luquet
It is difficult, if not impossible, to destroy a culture. Hurricane Katrina tried to do so in New Orleans, but New Orleans is proving too strong to be taken down by the flooding that soaked eighty percent of the city when the poorly built federal levees failed. While hundreds of the city's musicians lost their instruments ...
Tom Fischer and Friends at Fritzel's, Bourbon Street, New Orleans
by Wade Luquet
Tom FischerFritzel's Jazz PubNew Orleans, LouisianaMarch 5, 2009 Sadly, there are only two jazz clubs left on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Most have moved to Frenchmen Street just below the French Quarter in the Marigny section. But amidst the noise of rock bands and the fraternity-like atmosphere is a club ...
The New Orleans Moonshiners at Donna's on Rampart Street
by Wade Luquet
New Orleans MoonshinersDonna's Bar and GrillNew Orleans, LouisianaMarch 2, 2009 Donna's Bar and Grill on Rampart Street is a magical place for brass band jazz in New Orleans. Established fifteen years ago as a venue for brass bands by Donna and Charlie Sims, Donna's is what its owners call “a real ...
Rosella Clemmons Washington Performs at Gwynedd-Mercy College
by Wade Luquet
Rosella Clemmons WashingtonGwynedd-Mercy CollegeLower Gwynedd, PennsylvaniaFebruary 6, 2009 Singer Rosella Clemmons Washington lit up the stage with her deep sultry voice on a cold February night at Gwynedd-Mercy College in suburban Philadelphia. With her all-star Philly band, Washington sang and educated the audience of 300 attending this Black History Month ...
Jim Hession: Playing With Fire Volume One: The Giants of Stride
by Wade Luquet
Jim Hession's Playing with Fire: Volume One, The Giants of Stride is both historical, and an impressive piece of stride piano playing. Hession began playing at a young age and was a fixture on the traditional jazz scene in California by the time he was 20. He was a protege of Eubie Blake, who he recorded ...
Jim Holton: No Green Bananas
by Wade Luquet
Listening to Jim Holton's CD No Green Bananas, there is a sense that he is not only a good musician, but a good person. This is a very personal CD for Holton, who dedicates the work to God and seems to include all of the people in his life that have paved the way for him ...
Tim Laughlin: The Isle of Orleans
by Wade Luquet
New Orleans clarinetist Tim Laughlin is often referred to as the protege of Pete Fountain. Isle of Orleans proves, without a doubt, that Laughlin now stands on his own. This is a fun CD filled with original Laughlin tunes played in a traditional style. He brings together some of the best traditional players in New Orleans, ...
