Trombone Shorty, “Lifted” (Blue Note) Call it the feelgood jazz-ish release of the year. Lifted, the first album from New Orleans … More
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“Treme” Third Season Finale Loaded With Tons O’ Great Players
Has there EVER been a television drama that has given as much respect to musicians as HBO’s “Treme,” in terms … More
Give the Bass Player Some: Ron Carter & Esperanza Spalding Top 77th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll
Veteran bassist Ron Carter and young bassist-singer Esperanza Spalding, a Grammy-winning star, grabbed the top spots in this year’s DownBeat … More
Clearwater Mayor on Jazz Holiday: “You get what you pay for”
As fellow musicians, other friends, and readers know by now, I have a complicated relationship with the Clearwater Jazz Holiday. … More
Trombone Shorty Kicks Off Weekly Concert Series at Lafayette Square (New Orleans)
Wednesday at the Square, a weekly free-admission concert at Lafayette Square in New Orleans, resumes March 24 with a double-bill … More
French Quarter Fest Lineup Announced: Astral Project, Irvin Mayfield, Radiators, Bonerama, More
Book dozens of major New Orleans and Louisiana acts, and many of the lesser-known ones, put them on stages throughout … More
New Orleans: Serious About Its Identity As a Music Town?
But of course: New Orleans is a music town, one of the greatest on earth, and in many respects the … More
Bonerama, Galactic, Irma Thomas headed to Tampa Bay area
Quite a few New Orleans acts are headed to the Tampa Bay area in ’09. I just heard that Bonerama, … More