Issue Articles — Cover Story
Deacon John: New Orleans’ Creole Chameleon
Deacon John Moore is talking about his new CD, Live At The 1994 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and reflecting on his career in the spacious kitchen of his […]
Zachary Richard: A Tale of Two Cultures
A man caught between two cultures, Cajun Renaissance man Zachary Richard readies two retrospectives as Cap Enragé eyes double platinum. You wouldn’t think it would al1 add up. But more […]
Astral Project
What’s behind Astral Project? What’s behind the longest standing, most consistently innovative and compelling modern jazz band in New Orleans? Over twenty years playing together for one thing. That in […]
Beau Jocque Cranks It Up!
1998 was a banner year for Beau Jocque. Last year’s release for Rounder Records, Lock It In, Crank It Up, his seventh recording in six years, was among the top-selling […]
Mulebone Kicks A New Groove
Sipping draft beers around a short legged table at New Orleans’ R Bar, Mark Mullins and John Gros seem a bit confused about the confusion surrounding their band, MuleBone. Since […]
Funky Four: The Neville Brothers Do Mardi Gras on Valence St.
“We’re the brothers/We’re the funky four/funk to the Valence/from the Calliope/like to sing and dance/in the neighborhood/we’re bad as lightning/and we’re loud as thunder/When you hear the Brothers/your body got […]
Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement Award: Tommy Ridgley
For 50 years, Tommy Ridgley has been one of the great and enduring rhythm and blues artists in New Orleans. A regal, confident and engaging performer, he has never had […]
David & Roselyn: I Love My Baby
It’s 10 a.m. on a November morning; Roselyn Lionhart sits on a folding chair in front of Jackson Cathedral belting out an exhilarating rendition of “I Love My Baby.” It […]
High Priest of Funk: Eddie Bo
On what is only his second night in a new venue, Eddie Bo already has the joint jumping. For nearly three non-stop hours, the compact, energetic figure with the silver […]
A Mystic Among Us: My Brother Harold Battiste
I am the oldest of three boys. I never had a big brother. A wise one to consult, an experienced person to give me tips on life, love and negotiating […]
