Had a surprise visit from Harold Battiste, Jr., who is one of my favorite people in the world. Harold is a jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and entrepreneur who has been featured many times on OffBeat’s pages. He has the distinction of having received the Best of The Beat Award for a Lifetime in Music, Music [...]
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Battiste Book Celebrated at HNOC, One Eyed Jacks
June 8, 2010 – 9:34 am
Harold Battiste has the distinction of having received three of the four lifetime achievement awards OffBeat presents – for music, music business and music education. In May, we published an excerpt from his memoir, Unfinished Blues, in which he recounted his role in the creation of Dr. John. Tonight, the Historic New Orleans Collection will [...]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with James Westfall
June 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
“Originally from Houston, I basically learned to make smoked brisket from everyone in the family. Most of my family comes from cattle barons; there’s always a bunch of beef around. It’s kind of like here, where everyone knows how to make red beans and rice. In Texas, everyone knows how to smoke barbecue. I make [...]
New Jazz School Auditions Saturday
March 16, 2010 – 11:29 am
The proliferation of free music education programs is one of the healthiest post-Katrina developments. One, the New Jazz School, starts its fourth year June 7 at Isidore Newman School. Donald Harrison, Jr. is the director, and Christian Scott, Jesse McBride, Detroit Brooks and David Pulphus are on the educational staff. The program teaches vocals, brass, [...]
