NPR’s “A Blog Supreme” features a slideshow of photos by Michael Weintrob, who manipulated a number of photos of musicians to replace their heads with their instruments. Among Weintrob’s subjects are Uncle Lionel Batiste, Kirk Jospeph, Bill Summers and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux. You can see his work here, and more at Weintrob’s site, where [...]
Tag Archives: Kirk Joseph
Plunge, Tin Fish Tango (Immersion Records)
January 1, 2011 – 12:52 am
Composer and trombonist Mark McGrain sits at the creative helm of Plunge, a prog-jazz ensemble with an ever-shifting lineup that put out its first record back in ’96. This time around, McGrain is accompanied by James Singleton on bass and Tim Green and Tom Fitzpatrick on saxophones. Dirty Dozen sousaphonist Kirk Joseph guests on two [...]
Midnite Disturbers: Jazz Fest Focus
May 1, 2010 – 12:26 am
The idea for the Midnite Disturbers came at drummer Stanton Moore’s kitchen table. He and fellow drummer Kevin O’Day had been tossing around the idea of forming an all-star brass band, and they had called Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews to see what he thought. When he agreed, they started calling friends and ended up with [...]
Kirk Joseph: Jazz Fest Focus
May 1, 2010 – 12:24 am
Sousafunk master Kirk Joseph has been leaving his musical imprint on New Orleans for decades. From his start performing with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band to his most recent project, Kirk Joseph’s Backyard Groove, Joseph’s name has become synonymous with the instrument he has revolutionized—the sousaphone. He has continuously raised the bar of creativity, but [...]
Clarence Bucaro, New Orleans (Hyena)
November 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
On his latest album, New Orleans, Clarence Bucaro revisits a project he shelved prior to releasing 2008′s ’Til Spring. Backed by an all-star ensemble, including sousaphonist Kirk Joseph and guitarist Anders Osborne, with whom Bucaro also shares production credits, this ten-song suite depicts the journeyman’s love affair with the Crescent City. Steeped in blue-eyed soul, [...]
Jealous Monk, From Sun Up to Moon Down (Independent)
June 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
Given the abundance of talent that New Orleans has to offer in the fields of both rap and instrumental music, it’s more than a little surprising that the two genres cross paths so rarely. Jealous Monk, the brainchild of New Jersey transplant Jermaine Quiz and West Bank rapper MC Intelligence, is a rare exception. Through [...]
