October 1996
BackTalk
- Geno Delafose
At 25 years of age, Geno Delafose is one of the few second-generation zydeco musicians to find himself following successfully in…
Cover Story
- Blu Lu Barker Remembers
Music has always surrounded the life of Blue Lu Barker. The living room of her Sere Street home is filled with…
Eye Music
Fat City
Features
- Tom McDermott: All the Keys and Then Some
One night, about ten years ago, I walked into Cafe Sbisa's on Decatur Street looking for a cup of good coffee… - The Bar-Kays
They helped put the “F” in Funk. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, the Barkays had the reputation as one of the… - Kevin Clark: New Orleans Trumpet
New Orleans trumpet man Kevin Clark, a four-year veteran of the Crescent City’s vivid traditional jazz scene, has just made a… - A Conversation with the New Orleans Nightcrawlers
The resurgence of brass band music in the Crescent City—ever since Danny Barker organized the Fairview Baptist Church band in the… - Leroy Jones: A Traditional Non-Traditionalist
"The way I play New Orleans traditional jazz is not exactly in the traditional way,” says trumpeter/vocalist Leroy Jones. “I think… - Cabo Verde: A Nostalgia, An Infinite Nostalgia
The Portuguese opened the waters of the African shores to Europe. With their navigation skills they sailed to the African shores… - October: The Festival Month
Editor's Note: In addition to the sumptuous weather of October (our photographers tell us that its positively the best time of… - Cutting Edge '96: What Worked, What Didn't
Scenes witnessed at the recent Cutting Edge Music Business Conference: John Sinclair, venerable New Orleans musician, writer and radio personality,…
Film & Video Bits
Grapevine
Letters
Live Wire
Strictly Jazz
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
