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Jazz Fest A to Z

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Musaica Chamber Ensemble, Music for Eight and Nine Players (Independent)

The Musaica Chamber Ensemble is a non-profit group of eight musicians from the Louisiana Philharmonic. One of the founding members is double bassist Dave Anderson, who has been featured in OffBeat several times.

Tom Stagg (1938-2023)

Producer, author, label owner, historian and musician Tom Stagg passed away on Saturday January 14, 2023, he was 85.

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The Unfortunate Saga of Irvin Mayfield

Irvin Mayfield was sentenced to 18 months in prison in January 2022, but was released on January 9, 2023, after serving less than a year. Although Mayfield pleaded guilty to […]

The Unfortunate Saga of Irvin Mayfield

Irvin Mayfield was sentenced to 18 months in prison in January 2022, but was released on January 9, 2023, after serving less than a year. Although Mayfield pleaded guilty to diverting $1.3 million in New Orleans Public Library Foundation funding to other accounts for personal use, I continue to wonder why he and his business partner Ronald Markham were the only ones that were held responsible.

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In Memoriam: Carlo Nuccio (1961–2022)

Carlo Nuccio, drummer and singer-songwriter, died at his home in New Orleans of complications related to liver cancer on August 24. He was 61. Growing up in New Orleans Born […]

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In Memoriam: “Grandpa” Elliott Small (1944–2022)

Street musician, harp player and vocalist “Grandpa” Elliott Small was a staple performer on the corner of Royal and Toulouse streets in the French Quarter. He died on March 8 […]

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André Bohren, Resonance (Independent)

André Bohren has been playing classical piano for many years. Since I have a love for classical music, whenever Spencer Bohren (André’s father, who passed away in 2019) visited me […]

‘Not the first qualified’: A history of opera by Black composers

When Terence Blanchard learned that his opera Fire Shut Up In My Bones would be the first-ever opera by a Black composer to be staged at the Metropolitan Opera in […]

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In Memoriam: Ronald “Ronnie” Falgout (1947-2021)

Ronald Joseph Falgout, bassist for Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys and former owner of R.J. Marine Tile, died on Monday, May 3, 2021 at the age of 74. Falgout […]

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