Over the past few years, clarinetist Gregory Agid has seemingly remained the New Orleans jazz scene’s best-kept secret. However, with the release of his quartet’s debut album Mystery Blues, the cat is out of the bag. For those not hip to the late Alvin Batiste’s last protégé, the title track of this Delfeayo Marsalis-produced gem [...]
“Play some bossa nova,” hollers a belligerent man from his barstool. His tawdry female companion adds to the racket just as the band on stage descends onto the closing bar of its set’s second song. In the moment that follows, a tense air fills the room. For the French Quarter crowd, it isn’t the outburst [...]
In the early 1980s, trumpeter Terence Blanchard came of age on stage, succeeding Wynton Marsails in drummer Art Blakey’s vaunted Jazz Messengers, the longstanding proving ground that also steered New Orleans saxophonists Branford Marsalis and Donald Harrison through the ranks. A five-time Grammy winner, today Blanchard stands as a preeminent figure in the jazz world, [...]
Hungry for live music..? Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 18-24, 2013 featuring: Los Po-boy-citos, Robert Parker, Spencer Bohren, Dumpstaphunk, Papa Grows Funk, Charlie Miller, and Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue. Full ScheduleLouisiana Music on TourAdd a New Listing April 18April 19April [...]
If you think you have what it takes to win a reality TV singing contest—or more to the point, if you think you could have any fun trying—then you don’t have much to lose by heading to Lakefront Arena this weekend, where Fox-TV’s X Factor is holding auditions for its third season. Unlike many such [...]
Yes, it’s Jazz Fest time… Not that Jazz Fest just yet, but the annual jazz festival held by Xavier University. This year’s events begin on Tuesday, April and are all free. That evening is “Traditional Jazz Night” with a show at the US Mint by Dr. Michael White and his Original Liberty Brass Band. Dr. [...]
In December 1956, something magic almost happened: Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis found themselves in the studio, singing hymns at the same piano. We say “almost” because Cash wasn’t actually there, he showed up for a photo after the actual session wound down. Nonetheless, the “Million Dollar Quartet” is a [...]
Here’s OffBeat’s video tribute to the people and events that shaped New Orleans and Louisiana music history through the years on March 14, enjoy… Have a special Louisiana music moment that you’d like to add to our timeline? Email us at info@offbeat.com. 1914: Birth of Robert Pete Williams in Zachary 1931: Happy Birthday to Lake [...]
Louisiana Music on Tour Full Concert Calendar THURSDAY, MARCH 14 Chickie Wah Wah: Mike Zito and the Wheel (BL) 8p d.b.a.: Jon Cleary (FK) 7p, Otra (FK) 10p One Eyed Jacks: Shooter Jennings (CW) 7p Rivershack Tavern: John Lisi and Delta Funk (FK) 7p FRIDAY, MARCH 15 d.b.a.: Hot Club of New Orleans [...]
Here’s OffBeat’s video tribute to the people and events that shaped New Orleans and Louisiana music history through the years on March 13, enjoy… Have a special Louisiana music moment that you’d like to add to our timeline? Email us at info@offbeat.com. 1962: Happy Birthday to New Orleans composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard! 1994: Musician [...]
