Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story (film review)

Critic’s rating: ★★★(94 minutes; PG-13) It’s impossible for me to approach a documentary about Jazz Fest aka the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage … More

Gasparilla Music Festival 2019: Gary Clark Jr., Infamous Stringdusters, Avett Brothers, Tribal Gold, the Pharcyde, Tank and the Bangas, more.

Several impressive picks just announced for the eighth annual Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa, including rising-star Austin blues man Gary … More

Yes, as expected, another juggernaut of musical talent is slated for this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. I’ve … More

News on the Clearwater Jazz Holiday front: It’s no longer free, according to a Tampa Bay Times story published today. … More

New Orleans, not surprisingly, has produced a long line of great jazz trumpeters, from Buddy Bolden, King Oliver and Louis … More

Lionel Louke, Mwaliko (Blue Note) It seems like just a minute or two ago that Benin native Lionel Loueke was making his first … More

The Grammy Awards — particularly as demonstrated by its biggest categories — remains the music industry’s overblown high-school prom, a … More

But of course: New Orleans is a music town, one of the greatest on earth, and in many respects the … More

Jazz generally gets little or zilch air time during the actual Grammy telecast, but it’s always nice to see legitimate … More

Some of New Orleans’ finest musicians — of multiple genres — are among the nominees for 2008 “Best of the … More