Perhaps you were wowed when violinist Regina Carter put some modern twists on swing jazz—and swing twists on modern jazz—in her 2003 set in the Jazz Tent. Maybe your jaw dropped if you watched her show her vast range in a 2006 evening show with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra at Tulane. Then there’s her recording [...]
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Search and Restore: A Restoration Project
May 1, 2012 – 12:08 am
“There will be lots of acoustic instruments, plenty of drums, horns, upright basses, relatively strange-looking instruments, computers, electronic elements in a jazz setting, and lots of music—all of it original and unique.” Justin Peake is describing the premiere Search and Restore Festival in New Orleans, which takes place April 30 to May 2. The festival’s [...]
Cindy Scott: Helping Russell Brand Think
May 1, 2012 – 12:04 am
Cindy Scott’s life has, as she puts it, clearly defined “chapters.” Starting as a high-powered executive (“I was involved in all of these big international projects, and I was miserable.”) and ending up with a free mansion after winning a home-improvement reality show (“At the end of the show, the viewers voted and the winners [...]
May 2012 Letters
May 1, 2012 – 12:01 am
POWERHOUSE I saw this powerhouse band [Royal Southern Brotherhood] at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, Connecticut. Simply amazing is the only way to describe them. I have since booked tickets for two shows in Maine and New Hampshire in June, based on John [Swenson’s] article [OffBeat, April 2012]. I have to agree that Devon Allman’s style [...]
Video du Jour: The Bridge Trio
April 3, 2012 – 2:47 pm
They might be one of New Orleans’ top young jazz groups, but there aren’t nearly as many chances as one would like to see The Bridge Trio—Joe Dyson on drums, Max Moran on bass, Conun Pappas on keyboards—perform live. After graduating from prestigious Northeast music schools, Moran and Dyson returned to New Orleans, while Pappas [...]
Keith Jarrett, Rio (ECM Records)
April 1, 2012 – 12:48 am
Keith Jarrett has been putting out solo piano records for 40 years now. I’ve tried to keep up with his vast output over the years, and own maybe 15 of the more than 100 albums he’s appeared on since the late ‘60s. Like many fans, I’m particularly mesmerized by his solo efforts, and place Köln [...]
French Quarter Fest Focus: Orange Kellin
April 1, 2012 – 12:23 am
The cover charge never changed for Woody Allen’s regular gig at Michael’s Pub in Midtown Manhattan, but the director’s day job occasionally called him away from the clarinet chair. Enter Orange Kellin. “The audience would get there and ask, ‘Woody gonna be here?’” recalls Kellin, who occasionally subbed in for the legendary director during the [...]
Abita Springs Music and Art Festival Has Sprung
April 1, 2012 – 12:05 am
Abita Springs has more than just water and beer. The annual Abita Springs Music and Art Festival is in its third year, and is fortuitously set on April 22, the weekend between French Quarter Fest and Jazz Fest. The Abita Springs Opry, an organization that devotes itself to preserving and presenting Louisiana roots music, hosts [...]
YouTube du Jour: Planet D Nonet
February 6, 2012 – 11:34 am
Detroit’s Planet D Nonet are in town tonight and tomorrow night, performing the music of Sun Ra, whose music they recorded on the recent We Travel the Spaceways: the Music of Sun Ra. The group aren’t simply avant-garde fans; they see the connections between big-band conceptualists across the spectrum, including Duke Ellington and and Fletcher [...]
Glen David Andrews, Live at Three Muses (Independent)
February 1, 2012 – 12:59 am
Anyone who’s witnessed Glen David Andrews on a good night knows he is capable of being the most charismatic performer in New Orleans. Up until now, you had to be there to appreciate his talent, though. His 2004 Dumaine Street Blues demonstrated his capabilities playing traditional jazz and New Orleans street favorites quite well but [...]
