The idea for this album should prompt a few red flags: A bunch of young-gun jazzmen (and guest trumpeter Christian Scott) cover material by Pearl Jam, Dido, Drake, Bon Iver and Jay-Z/Kanye West, among others. Pop covers by jazz artists are hardly a new concept, but this disc avoids the crossover pitfalls, with the arrangements [...]
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Old Tradition, New Guardians: Young Big Chief Returns
February 1, 2013 – 12:04 am
New Way Pocky Way, recorded throughout 1998 by the Young Guardians of the Flame, is being reissued for national distribution by locally based Louisiana Red Hot Records just in time for Mardi Gras. “It’s a classic, groundbreaking Mardi Gras Indian album,” explains Red Hot president Harris Rea, “that was somehow, somewhat overlooked back when it [...]
Trombone Shorty to Swing with Prince on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
October 23, 2012 – 6:39 pm
Heads up NOLA music fans… Tonight, supafunkrock phenom Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews will join the oh-so-fabulous Prince and the New Power Generation on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The show will air at midnight (EST) / 11:00 p.m. (CST) on ABC. That’s WGNO channel 26 for those in the metro-New Orleans area. You can also stream Jimmy [...]
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
August 1, 2012 – 12:36 am
From the charismatic magnetism of Louis Armstrong’s golden melodies to the dazzling aptitude of Wynton Marsalis’ matchless forays, no other sound has captured the heart and soul of a genre, a city and an art form as the resilient tones of the New Orleans trumpet. Today, New Orleans-born-and-bred jazz trumpeter Christian Scott stands as its [...]
Christian Scott, Christian aTunde Adjuah (Concord Jazz Records)
July 1, 2012 – 12:53 am
The trumpet makes warriors out of its young princes, infusing their gifts with aspirations to conquer the sitting king after burning his land. Christian Scott hasn’t shied from a fight since he burst onto the scene. He covered Radiohead, rejected standards, broke with Wynton, and opened his own front in the battle for jazz’s future. [...]
Stefon Harris, David Sánchez, Christian Scott, Ninety Miles (Concord Picante Records)
July 1, 2011 – 12:53 am
Ninety Miles is the distance between Miami and Havana, the closest points in the US and Cuba. This project, the companion CD to a documentary due later this summer, comes from New Orleans-born trumpeter Christian Scott, Puerto Rican saxophonist David Sánchez, and New York vibraphonist Stefon Harris. It’s the latest in a long line of [...]
Rob Brown: Learning to Love his Trumpet
May 24, 2011 – 11:27 am
Like Wendell Pierce, Rob Brown is forced to act with a horn on Treme. Delmond Lambreaux is a jazz trumpeter; Brown isn’t. Like Pierce, he’s forced to look convincing as a musician which means learning some basics, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t appreciate the experience. Were you into jazz before you started Treme? [...]
Jazz Fest Day 4: Too Much Bliss?
May 6, 2011 – 12:07 pm
A beautiful day with such good vibes that everybody, bands included, seemed a little blissed out. Do we need a little threatening weather or oppressive heat to generate some urgency? – Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole felt urgent, not just in their performance but conceptually. His exploration of his Creole roots not only includes music [...]
School Days: Jazz Alumni of NOCCA
May 1, 2011 – 12:17 am
For many, jazz is merely a style of music. For New Orleans, it is as much a part of its tradition as it is an institution. Founded in 1973, the New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts (NOCCA), has championed its legacy in the contemporary era. In its brief history, NOCCA alumni such as Harry [...]
Behind Treme’s Hard Season Opener
April 24, 2011 – 10:33 pm
[Spoiler alert] As we learned late in season one of Treme, obsessing over the raw factuality of the show is dangerous. The clues were there as to what Creighton Bernette’s fate might be, but viewers in New Orleans largely missed them because of the fixation on Ashley Morris as the character’s inspiration—overlooking the degree to [...]
