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Jazz Crafts ’96

Some of the greatest pleasures of the Jazz Fest aren’t musical. No, believe it or not, there are people who come to the Fair Grounds for the crafts alone. Over […]

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Fest Focus: Raymond Myles

When Raymond Anthony Myles takes the stage at the Gospel Tent he is usually accompanied by the sound of screaming women. At the sight of this extravagantly dressed man, a […]

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Exploring the Zydeco Clubs of Louisiana

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Fest Focus: Bobby Rush

If live performances were subject to the rating system used by The Motion Picture Association of America, the stage show of blues man Bobby Rush would definitely qualify for an […]

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Through Time with Joan Baez, the Indigo Girls and Joan Osborne

In technology, synergism is a doctrine that regeneration is effected by a combination of human will and divine grace. In song, synergism couldn’t be better personified than a Jazz Fest […]

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Fest Focus: The Iguanas

Iguanas’ guitarist Rod Hodges will never forget the first embraces of their New Orleans fans. “There was a certain period during one summer in New Orleans, and I don’t remember […]

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Marcia Ball: The Life and Times of a Circuit Queen

Just me and the TV sittin’ here glowin’in a lonely roomStill wearing my spurs and a quarter’sworth of someone else’s cheap perfume …I know I’ll always get the Maybellinestares from […]

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Fest Focus: Betty Shirley

As a jazz singer, Betty Shirley has more in common with Billie Holiday than just a finely tuned voice. She’s had hardships too, but unlike her great predecessor, Shirley overcame […]

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Fest Focus: Salif Keita

Through the years the continent of Africa has given the world musicians or singers who catapult into the music scene and leave a distinctive mark. The Grand Kalle (Kabaselle), Miriam […]

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Best of the Fest, Part 2

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