Issue Articles
Jazz Fest Focus: Alvin Youngblood Hart
Grammy Award-winning blues musician Alvin Youngblood Hart finds himself traveling to New Orleans to play music quite often these days. He has to. New Orleans is where his heart is. […]
Monk Institute Goes and Stays
After four years, thirteen graduates, and an extensive community outreach program, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance is ending its collegiate program at Loyola University. Monk Institute Board of […]
Obituary: Sherman Washington (1925-2011)
For 70 years, Sherman Washington, Jr. led the Zion Harmonizers, helping bring gospel music out of the churches and into the larger music community. Washington, who passed away on March […]
Kermit Ruffins: All Aboard the Mother-in-Law Lounge
Kermit Ruffins is set to take over the Mother-in Law-Lounge on Claiborne Avenue in the Treme, saving another endangered landmark on the New Orleans musical landscape. While the Treme neighborhood […]
The Writing in the Wall: Chinese Drywall in the Musicians’ Village
Anything that starts with the corrosion of copper wire and wall outlets can’t end well for homeowners, and the discovery of tainted Chinese drywall in Habitat for Humanity’s Musician’s Village […]
