The great musicians can conjure their muse in any situation. They can withstand commercialism, hubris and changing times. Listeners with great ears can also hear the artistry in any situation.
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"I'mma need y'all to stay with the group," says Music Director at Abramson
Science and Technology Charter School, Erica Johnson, as she looks after some
eager gradeschoolers who want to buy sno-balls."I can't let you guys walk by
yourself, this is a big place; we need to st...
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We had had a full day at Jazz Fest and were exhausted as we sat among 30 or
so fellow Treme followers, faithfully keeping our appointment to keep an eye
on how our self-portrait was coming along, dinners in our laps, in the front
room of Bywater’s Country Club.
The experi...
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The bad news is Billy Delle will be out resting tonight after returning back
from Pakistan on “Classified Business”.
The good news (to some it may be bad news) is the Boudin Man has plans to
hijack the airwaves from 7:00 p.m. to midnight with some very special
programming....
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My approach to planning JazzFest: pick a bunch of shows that I absolutely
can't miss, then when the night of the show comes around be open to going
anywhere and doing anything. That being said, here's the shows I can't wait
to see:
Tuesday, May 3: Skerik's Sauce Fest at...
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Pitch Perfect!
So many of the images in the opening episode of HBO’s 2nd season’s
premier of Treme resonate with the pictures of New Orleans that I carry in my
mind’s eye--an eye that has been richly provisioned by this city over a
lifetime.
It was heartening to see Lol...
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With the new season of Treme starting up, one thing that I fret about from time to time is: how many of us will start playing ourselves, instead of just being ourselves? When we start representing our culture and music (and not just living it), we start down the road that ends...
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Get ready New Orleans; the Poor Clares will soon all be back in town to
celebrate their 20th year anniversary playing at the New Orleans Jazz and
Heritage Festival as one of the premium Irish bands to come out of the
Crescent City.
The Poor Clares are Betsy McGovern, alo...
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In honor of the late great Don "Big Moose" Jamison
and
in honor of everyone celebrating Easter
and
any excuse to play this is a good one...
The Tone Scientists and Sound Chemists and Vibration Physicists of the
Kitchen Sink will bring you the epic avant garde free jazz s...
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The judges are still declaring a draw so join Brice Nice and Alski in the
ring for round 4. As always the only rule is staying in the groove .
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