Issue Articles — Jazzin'
Hot To Trot
"We’re like the people’s band," says Bennie Pete, the leader and tuba player of the Hot 8 brass band. "We pay a lot of attention to our followers. They’ll request […]
A Living Center of Music
At the end of February, noted trumpeter Dave Douglas arrives in New Orleans for the first time. While he is, of course, aware of the city’s musical heritage, he’s also […]
A Batiste in New York
“It’s freezing,” exclaims Jonathan Batiste, the 18-year-old pianist who recently completed his first semester at New York’s prestigious Juilliard School. While the New Orleans native and member of the notorious […]
Abrams Lets the Audience Decide
Abrams Lets The Audience Decide “I never talk about the music before people hear it,” declared pianist/composer Muhal Richard Abrams in answer to a request for a phone interview. Abrams, […]
Pharoah Sanders Plays What He Feels
Adding to our solid music core, in November major artists fly into the city from around the globe to offer tastes of Brazil, soaring modern jazz and rhythms of Africa. […]
A Season of Jazz
Climatically, New Orleans’ seasons aren’t as distinct as other locales’. However, here musical and cultural times of the year are quite defined. Presently, we are at the start of the […]
Organized Labor
While major festivals held the spotlight for the last several months, neighborhood activities pick up the slack in September. The month kicks off with the much-anticipated Black Men of Labor […]
Trolsen’s On The ‘Bone
Rick Trolsen’s latest album, Gringo Do Choro, dances with Brazilian choro music and the works of composer Pixinguinha. To many, the trombonist’s prevailing image is that of a modern jazz […]
Whence Came Baham
Just like this column, New Orleans native Andrew Baham has one foot in modern jazz and the other in brassy street beats. While a few musicians wander into the two […]
Battiste For All
Folks still rue over the fact that trumpeter Buddy Bolden, dubbed the “first man of jazz,” was never recorded. Only the imagination can beckon the sound that led to his […]
