Trombone Shorty Rides Again, Returning for His First Disc in 5 Years (album review)

Trombone Shorty, “Lifted” (Blue Note) Call it the feelgood jazz-ish release of the year. Lifted, the first album from New Orleans … More

“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

Veteran bassist Ron Carter and young bassist-singer Esperanza Spalding, a Grammy-winning star, grabbed the top spots in this year’s DownBeat … More

As fellow musicians, other friends, and readers know by now, I have a complicated relationship with the Clearwater Jazz Holiday. … More

Wednesday at the Square, a weekly free-admission concert at Lafayette Square in New Orleans, resumes March 24 with a double-bill … More

Book dozens of major New Orleans and Louisiana acts, and many of the lesser-known ones, put them on stages throughout … More

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

Quite a few New Orleans acts are headed to the Tampa Bay area in ’09. I just heard that Bonerama, … More