Issue Articles — BackTalk
Snooks Eaglin talks back
Interviewers have always had a tough time capturing the thoughts and meditations of guitarist Snooks Eaglin. Out-of-town journalists have scheduled interviews with Snooks, flown to town and upon arrival, discovered […]
Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary
Bonnie Raitt, the world’s greatest redheaded slide guitarist, returns to the Jazz Festival on May 3, armed with a new CD—Silver Lining—and a band that includes pianist Jon Cleary, the […]
Ingrid Lucia
Vocalist Ingrid Lucia literally cut her musical teeth on the streets of New Orleans. When she was 7, her parents, Maxine and William David Poppa Neutrino Maloney, formed a family […]
Johnny Vidacovich
Johnny Vidacovich is not only one of the greatest drummers in New Orleans–he’s one of the greatest drummers in the world. These sentiments are frequently repeated by music fans, music […]
James “Sugar Boy” Crawford
Whether you call it “Jock-A-Mo” or Chock-A-Mo” or “Iko-Iko,” it’s one of the greatest of all New Orleans Carnival songs. James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, who recorded the original version in […]
Jane Monheit
Jane Monheit is the hottest new entry to today’s already sizzling vocal jazz scene. With remarkable speed, the 24-year-old Long Island singer ascended from studying with Peter Eldridge at the […]
Alvin Youngblood Hart
In 1996, Alvin Youngblood’s Hart’s Big Mama’s Door gave him the uncomfortable title of acoustic blues savior. Two albums and five years later, Hart has proven that there is much […]
Miriam Makeba
It is one thing to be the spokesman for a nation, but to bear the burden of an entire continent seems too much for one individual to bear. Or is […]
Backtalk with DJ Logic
To many conservative listeners, it would be illogical to even consider the turntable a musical instrument. Spinning sensation DJ Logic has arrived on the scene to prove them wrong. Christopher […]