Issue Articles — Features
Reggae: Rastaman Vibrations in the Park
The types of music whose genealogical trees are rooted in New Orleans are about as many as the number of bands you can see on any Saturday night. Blues, jazz, […]
Steamboats: An American Legend Lives On
“Tote that barge. Lift that bale. Get a little drunk and you land in jail…Ole Man River, he just keeps rollin’ along…” Those famous lyrics sung by Paul Robeson in […]
The Roots of Jazz, Part One
New Orleans is internationally famous as the birthplace of jazz. From jazz’s birth at the turn of the century to its diverse manifestations in contemporary times, our congressionally-declared “national treasure” […]
Jazz Fest: Time to Get Out the Sunblock
Here it is—the complete schedule of what’s happening at the 20th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the greatest music, food and crafts event in the country. Almost 3,000 musicians, […]
The World Comes to Cajun Country
Imagine a mostly-free festival where you can hear master drummers from the African nation of Burundi, watch medieval Belgian stilt-dancers, listen to voodoo-influenced music from Haiti, dance to Caribbean zouk […]
Local Color
During the spring, festivals are a way of life here. Locals bop from festival to festival celebrating everything from the strawberry harvest to Cajun music to New Orleans culture. For […]
Spotlight: March Features More Than Its Share of Music and a Streetcar Named Desire
Spring in New Orleans heralds anticipation of several annual events: the Jazz Fest, Spring Fiesta and the Crescent City Classic. But a newly created music contest for up-and-coming local musicians […]
The Symphony Returns
In the 1970s, a festival organizer came to explore New Orleans as the site of a dance, drama, opera and classical music festival. The response he received, says Tulane University […]
Jazz Fest Update: River Tent Revealed
This year, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival marks its 20th anniversary as one of the world’s great musical events. The Fest is probably one of the outstanding bargains […]
Tipitina’s: The Legend Lives On
When you enter the door at Tipitina’s night club, you immediately view the first visible shrine to one of New Orleans’ musical patron saints, Henry Roeland Byrd, the one and […]
