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The week’s options for live music in New Orleans include a milestone birthday for a local blues legend and a two-night stand ...
In response to last week’s blog on the sad state of Frenchmen Street, we received this letter from a local jazz musician, who asked us not to identify him, his colleagues or club name.He has some ...
The New Orleans Heritage and Jazz Festival means food and fun, but let's not forget the music. Every year, more than 500 musicians from all over the world perform at the annual festival.
Source: Sylvain Music Notes January 26, 2016. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell today announced that the Stephanie Jordan Big Band will appear on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in ...
There's a moment in a New Orleans club when the drummer's in the pocket, the sweaty crowd is gyrating and spilling out into the street and the bandleader pushes the music relentlessly faster like ...
With hundreds of performances out at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it's hard to know where to start. So Gambit has some suggestion for bands and musicians to see on the first Sunday at ...
Three music-intensive events to pursue or avoid, depending on how you feel about crowds: the French Quarter Festival (April 11-14), the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 25-May 5) and ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On Saturday afternoons, pianist Harry Mayronne wheels a piano onto the front porch of the home of jazz singer Anais St. John for their weekly performance. The duo – spaced 6 ...
As Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in New Orleans, it swept away a historic jazz landmark that Louis Armstrong once considered a second home.. The Karnofsky Tailor Shop and Residence, which was built ...
On a sunny May afternoon, New Orleans’ Loyola University Jazz Ensemble meets in a large rehearsal room in the music building on St. Charles Avenue across from Audobon Park.
Album Review New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Songs - The Music of Allen Toussaint. by C. Michael Bailey August 10, 2019. After a harrowing experience of administrative scandal, followed by near extinction ...