Issue Articles — Features
Fest Focus 2014: Lil’ Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers
Several years ago, Nathan Williams stood at a crossroads of sorts, forced to chose between football and music. After a successful high-school football career that culminated as district champions his […]
Fest Focus 2014: Clive Wilson
New Orleans music is a siren call for players from all over the world. Trumpeter Clive Wilson emigrated here from England to immerse himself in the Black American ethos at […]
Fest Focus 2014: Chegadão
Most North American musicians, if they play Brazilian music at all, dabble with the bossa nova of Antonio Carlos Jobim and don’t dig much deeper. It takes something special, a […]
Fest Focus 2014: Roy Rogers
Slide-guitar wizard Roy Rogers has racked up a great history of Jazz Fest performances over the years and should add to that list in his set at this year’s event. […]
Fest Focus 2014: Sweet Olive String Band
For Sweet Olive String Band’s Mike Kerwin, the summer of ’06 was particularly tough. After months of repairing his Mid-City home, Kerwin and wife Sinead finally moved back in; but nearly […]
Jazz Fest 2014 Lineup A to Z Guide
It can be daunting to choose from the panoply of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest when mapping out a day at the Fair Grounds; this handy guide […]
Staying Alive: A Trio of Young Musicians Continue the Cajun Music Tradition
In 1962, Church Point Cajun musician Bee Cormier sprung into action after reading the back of an album jacket. A lamenting DJ had written that Cajun music would practically be […]
Branford Marsalis Plays a New Song at Jazz Fest 2014
“I’m one of those people who, when I’m on the bandstand, I’m thinking collectively, not individually,” says saxophonist Branford Marsalis, a musician and individual who doesn’t mess around. The three-time […]
Young Men Olympian Celebrates its 130-Year Anniversary
The sound of Doc Paulin’s trumpet and the sight of men in color-coordinated suits carrying ribbon-bedecked streamers and fans through the streets of Uptown New Orleans was a regular part […]
Harmonica Man Johnny Sansone Returns to Jazz Fest
It’s been a slow-and-steady progression for harmonica man and songwriter Johnny Sansone, but he has become one of the best bluesmen running around New Orleans. His trio gigs at Chickie […]
