Issue Articles — Features
George Porter Jr. Defines Funk
When the Meters were formed in New Orleans in 1965, with crooner Art Neville as their frontman (who had already been performing solo since the mid-’50s), guitarist Leo Nocentelli, bassist […]
Bruce Daigrepont: A Cajun in New Orleans
Not many people can single-handedly take credit for popularizing a genre but Bruce Daigrepont rightfully can for introducing Cajun music and dance to New Orleans’ non-Cajun, “hippified” contingent in the […]
Papa Grows in a New Direction: John “Papa” Gros Finds Balance
In the year since Papa Grows Funk disbanded, John “Papa” Gros has managed to find something that eludes most working musicians: balance. “I’m able to work enough,” he says. “I’m […]
Fest Focus 2014: Sammy Rimington
Traditional jazz is by nature passed on through the age by torchbearers. Without the torchbearers, the music would cease to be. It would stagnate into a formula of recreation. ODJB, […]
Fest Focus 2014: Jason Isbell
Few people in the music business pull off the triple threat of being a great singer, a killer guitarist, and an incisive songwriter better than Jason Isbell. In this current […]
Jazz Fest Food by the Numbers
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival draws thousands of visitors to its Food Fair each year with its extensive menu of sweet, succulent Louisiana cuisine. While Cajun connoisseurs snack on […]
Fest Focus 2014: The Gloryoskis!
When it comes to musical collaborations, one might think that a combination of the avant-garde and French leanings of Helen Gillet, the tricky folk of Myshkin, and the more popular/jazz […]
Fest Focus 2014: Phillip Manuel
As a singer and a musical artist, Phillip Manuel is always looking for something new to offer an audience. So as the 2014 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival approached, […]
Fest Focus 2014: Gregory Porter
No male jazz singer has elicited more attention recently than Gregory Porter, who, since his 2010 debut, Water, has consistently been hailed as the best new voice in the genre. […]
Fest Focus 2014: Luke Winslow King
Given his interests and experiences, it is no wonder that Luke Winslow King’s music combines much of the music of New Orleans. In an interview after his return from South […]
