Issue Articles — Features
Talking Tracks with Allen Toussaint
The late great blues and barrelhouse pianist Champion Jack Dupree was one of the fortunate ones. When Dupree appeared atthe 1990 and 1991 JazzFests and recorded a trio of albums […]
1997: CD Year in Review
Once again it’s time for our panel of experts to gather and give out the grades to the latest batch of Louisiana releases. 1997 marked a very good year for […]
From the Get-Go with Paul Cebar
Paul Cebar drives the streets of Milwaukee, sniffing the night air for funk – real funk. “That’s Jones Island, the waste treatment plant,” he says, referring to the bouquet of […]
The “Father” of the Blues
Raful Neal is perhaps best known for being the father of a brood of successful blues musicians than for his own musical prowess. What with Kenny, Noel, Jackie, Larry and […]
Brint Anderson
While Green Bay cheeseheads and New England chowderheads were roaming the streets of New Orleans in January 1997, guitarist Brint Anderson had an epiphany visiting with a long-bearded, sharp-dressed man […]
Scott Kirby’s Ragtime
Travel with me, friends, to a time before Fats and Fess, before Jelly Roll and Satchmo, to the primordial bog before jazz and rhythm and blues. Turn-of-the-century America and New […]
Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus
On October 18th, House of Blues welcomes Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins, widely regarded as the greatest living jazz soloist. Born on September 7, 1930 in New York City, Rollins grew […]