Issue Articles
Backtalk: Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard just got off the road for a well-earned month respite. The busy trumpeter, bandleader and composer will soon be heading out again to tour in support of his […]
Satchmo Spotlight: Troy Andrews
During the Satchmo SummerFest, Troy Andrews will perform on four different stages with five separate and stylistically distinct bands and switch between two horns—trombone and trumpet. Widely known as “Trombone […]
Obituary: Alvin Alcorn (1912-2003)
Alvin Alcorn, the New Orleans jazz trumpeter, died July 10 at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans. Alcorn would have celebrated his 91st birthday in September. Born in New Orleans, […]
A Real Good Soldier
Norman Dixon was everywhere. As a coordinator for the social aid and pleasure clubs’ anniversary parades, some Mardi Gras Indian activities and jazz funerals plus the Infield processions at New […]