Issue Articles — Kickin' It Live
Expectant Music
Early April is a difficult time to look back at previous musical happenings—as is the nature of this column—when the anticipation of upcoming festivities hangs gloriously in the air. The […]
Shake Hands With Trombone Shorty
It was one of those special New Orleans nights when the music communityplayers and fans alikerallied for a cause and partied down. The troops gathered at Café Brasil for a […]
Muhammad Comes Home
Great drumming ruled February. A predominant cause for this excess in a city blessed with a superb rhythmic tradition was the homecoming of Idris Muhammad. While the internationally acclaimed drummer […]
Jazz Daredevils
I am still reeling at the incredible amount of excellent jazz I’ve heard in the last several weeks. This bombardment derives from numerous fronts. First, New Orleans boasts an incredibly […]
2001: Spicy Odyssey
As a music odyssey, the year 2001 in New Orleans celebrated the legacy of Louis Armstrong, mourned and joyfully remembered Ernie K-Doe and triumphed in diversity. It wasn’t so long […]
Troubled Times and a Spiritual Assembly
Just as they do when their fellow artists find themselves in troubled times, New Orleans musicians turned out in force to raise money for the victims of last month’s vicious […]
