New Orleans blues and soul belter Luther Kent earned his 'Big' nickname ... During a 60-year career, Kent led one of New Orleans’ most formidable horn-powered bands, Trick Bag.

Saxophone slinger Nathaniel Perrilliat learned to play his horn under the tutelage of New Orleans public-school band teacher Yvonne Bush, at Joseph S. Clark High School in Treme. It's the alma ...

NEW ORLEANS — A beloved Louisiana blues singer has died at age 76. ... They formed a large New Orleans horn band which became known as "Luther Kent & Trick Bag," according to his website.

GRAMMY ® Award-Winning NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, led by Artistic Director & GRAMMY ® Award-Winning Drummer ADONIS ROSE, return for a Special Performance at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club with 3x ...

Review: New Orleans’ Blues/Soul Veteran Ernie Vincent Gets His Funk Groove On. By. Hal Horowitz. ... backing singers, and horns to expand the sound, taking it back a few decades.

GALAX – Sierra Green & the Giants will perform at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 21, at the Blue Ridge Music Center’s amphitheater at ...

From jazz to blues, soul to zydeco, New Orleans is one of a kind, and these 15 songs deserve a spot on any playlist of Big Easy essentials. Videos by American Songwriter Traditional – “St ...

Many cities have rich jazz histories, but none goes back as far as New Orleans. We asked Wendell Pierce, Courtney Bryan and others what song they would play to get a friend to join the party.

Brother Joscephus & the Love Revolution takes its show to FTC StageOne on Friday. It’ll be an explosion of New Orleans party music, soul in the style of Ray Charles and Al Green, a good helping ...

In his new book The Blues, musician Chris Thomas King asserts that the “blues was invented in the 1890s by Black Creoles in New Orleans.”That’s an extraordinary claim, although not entirely ...

GRAMMY® Award-Winning NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, led by Artistic Director & GRAMMY® Award-Winning Drummer ADONIS ROSE, return for a Special Performance at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club with 3x ...