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Dirk Powell, When I Wait For You (Compass Records)
There wouldn’t be enough room in this publication to cite all of Dirk Powell’s accomplishments. An abbreviated list includes being a Balfa Toujours founding member and a pillar of the […]
Dirk Powell Presides as Director of Louisiana Crossroads
Friday night, Irma Thomas plays the Acadiana Center for the Arts‘ award-winning Louisiana Crossroads program in Lafayette. The show takes place in the James Devin Moncus Theater at 8 p.m., […]
Dirk Powell, Hand Me Down (Rounder Select)
Dirk Powell
Jazz Fest A to Z
This guide should help in choosing from the panoply of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest to ensure your experience hits all the right notes. It’s arranged alphabetically by band name so you can search when your favorite act is playing by stage and time, with handy reference bio information. It’s easy to use on any mobile device to look up info by band, day, time or stage. Just go to our responsive site OffBeat.com.
Another Heart and Another Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy doesn’t have an exact count of how many performances she’s done at Jazz Fest over the course of the 45 years since she first played there. But it’s a lot: 80? 90? Maybe as many as 100?
Amis du Teche: They’ll Play Music Forever
Fiddler Adeline Miller and acoustic rhythm guitarist Amelia Powell of the Cajun quartet Amis du Teche—average age 20—couldn’t be happier. For the first time ever, Amis du Teche is slotted to play Jazz Fest and also has performed at French Quarter Festival this year.
In Memoriam: Courtney Granger (1982–2021)
Courtney Granger, fiddler, singer and a member of both the Pine Leaf Boys and Balfa Toujours, died on September 18 of a suspected blood clot from complications of diabetes at […]
Cajun fiddler Courtney Granger dies at age 39
Courtney Granger, fiddler, singer and a member of both the Pine Leaf Boys and Balfa Toujours died on September 18, 2021 of a suspected blood clot from complications of diabetes at the age of 39. A native of Eunice, Louisiana, Granger hailed from a long line of Cajun musicians and was the great-nephew of the late Dewey Balfa.
