We'll be talking in studio today with the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey about their
journey from Tulsa, Oklahoma to become one of the cutting edge groups in
contemporary jazz. If you caught them yesterday for their in store appearance
at the Louisiana Music Factory or last night'...
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The annual Black Men of Labor parade and second line honoring city workers will take place this Sunday, Sept. 5. It begins and ends at Sweet Lorraine’s on St. Claude Avenue and follows its traditional route through the Treme neighborhood.
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Join me Monday, August 30th on Jazz from the French Market as we look back on
the musical presence of Clyde Kerr Jr. who passed away several weeks ago.
We'll talk in-studio with Jonathan Bloom, Education Coordinator for the
Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz at Loyola Univers...
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This Sunday, on a certain 5 year anniversary, we will spend very little time
reflecting on why most of us had to leave. Instead, we will focus on the
reasons that the vast majority of us returned.
Join us for two hours of acoustic blues, authentic country and American folk
...
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Last night was the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation's LA Fête Cultural
2010, a night of food and music to raise money for oil spill relief. It
commemorated the fifth anniversary of the LCEF.
I was there for the concert portion of the evening, which kicked off with a
s...
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In observance of the anniversary of Katrina, New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians
are having events all around town this weekend. These are the ones that I
know of, I'm sure there are more.
CALLING OUT ALL INDIANS !!
On Saturday, Aug. 28, the Mardi Gras Indians Brothers &...
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A lot of big names in New Orleans music will be sharing the stage tonight as
the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation hosts La Fête Cultural 2010.
Artists include Terrence Simien & Zydeco Experience, Tab Benoit's Swampland
Jam, Cyrill Neville, and the Shannon Powell. It's ...
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George Wein commissioned Duke Ellington to pen "New Orleans Suite" for the
1970 New Orleans Jazz Festival, and Duke did not disappoint. I'm listening
to it now, and think it would be a fine way to spend some time reflecting on
the disaster of five years ago and glorying in...
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Join me Monday, August 23 on Jazz from the French Market as we look back on
the musical presence of Clyde Kerr Jr. who passed away a couple of weeks ago.
We'll talk in-studio with Jonathan Bloom, Education Coordinator for the
Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz at Loyola Unive...
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In Downbeat Magazine, there's a section in the back entitled, "Blindfold
Test," where DB would pose a series of recordings to a jazz artist and ask
him to identify the musician merely by listening.
I learned to identify jazz artists in the same way, through random "blindfol...
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