Having just got back from the North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas, I have
never been so glad of what is commonly referred to as ‘New-Orleans-Time'.
I mean, don't get me wrong, it can be quite annoying when you find yourself
waiting in a bar until 9 PM for friends who swo...
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This Thursday Jason Moran, fabulous pianist and composer extraordinaire,
will stop by the studio before going on to Snug Harbor for his appearance
with the brilliant Herlin Riley.
This young Houston native now resides in Brooklyn and has played with
Cassandra Wilson, Stev...
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Bob Andrews has been in the music scene since the late 60s, taking part in UK
Pub Rock before going to produce a number of great records including "There
She Goes" by The Las. He made his way to New Orleans in the early 90s -
collaborating with everybody from Marva Wright t...
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Join us Wednesday March 3rd when the small hand on the clock is on ten and
the big hand is on twelve as we play at least two hours of the music of our
"Musical Heroes" Dave Bartholomew and Cosimo Matassa.
Dave Bartholomew and Cosimo Matassa and the 60th Anniversary of Fats ...
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Conference of the Birds Heavy D's Monday morning (6am to 9am) jazz show
usually starts with Dave Holland's Conference of the Birds. I hadn't heard
this piece since 1977 when my fellow deli workers discussed this piece
through an entire lunch rush. We were always looking ...
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The difficult thing about interviewing a musician in a car is that, sooner or
later, someone will insist in trying to reverse park in front of your
stationary vehicle and, after getting all kinds of annoyed, will completely
derail your interviewee’s train of thought. Of co...
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Join us Wednesday February 24 at 10:00 p.m. as Andre Williams drops in to
chew the fat with David Kunian, Double A and A.J.
Andre has been really busy with three new albums in the pipeline and he just
released his debut work of fiction, a short-story and poetry collection
...
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Join Tom Morgan on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show from 11 am to 2 pm for
1949 in Louisiana music. The show will continue its look at the music of New
Orleans and Louisiana on a year by year basis. Tomorrow's show will feature
the first recordings of Professor Longhair, ...
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Ray Moore will be visiting Jazz from the Market a little after 5 p.m. this
Thursday before going on to Snug Harbor for his 8 and 10 p.m. shows with the
group Brasilliance!
Ray Moore is perhaps best-known as a lead alto saxophonist and woodwind
doubler, having worked with s...
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So, what's in a name? Especially a band name. Well, here's the thing -
sometimes they confuse, and sometimes they defy explanation, but sometimes
they convey something very real about the band itself.
Captain Mackey's Goatskin and String Band - try saying that three times
...
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