Issue Articles — Mojo Mouth
Show Us the Money
According to Jazz Fest figures, this was the best Jazz Fest ever, attendance-wise. The official headcount was 466,500 at the Fairgrounds, and this year, just to make sure that some […]
The Best of New Orleans is Her Music
Every year I feel obligated to wax poetic about why I love the Jazz Fest-and why you should love it too (of course, if you’re reading this magazine, I may […]
Best of the Beat…Marsalis, Mooney and Mardi Card
Congratulations to the fifth annual OffBeat Best of the Beat winners! Your musician peers and your fans have voted you the musical best of the best. Musicians in the city […]
IAJE and a New Century of Jazz…Putumayo and Louisiana World Music
In 1989, when this magazine was in its infant (and struggling) years, I heard of an organization called the International Association of Jazz Educators, which was holding its convention in […]
All I Want for Christmas…
This column has always been a means for me to bring to light what I perceive to be the state of the local music scene, both positive and negative. I […]
Whose “Quality of Life”??…Lagniappe for Subscribers
Okay, my usual rant this month on local government being "anti-music"–but with a twist towards a potentially positive result. On Saturday October 2, the Maple Leaf Bar was closed by […]
The Preservatory: Promoting The business and The Show
I have lamented many times about the lack of commitment from the public sector towards developing the local music industry. There’s a lot of lip service, but unfortunately too little […]
Nothing’s Changed That Much… R&B Soon Gone?… ‘Bye To Lo
It’s amazing, what you find when you go through your old files. Recently, I went through every file I had in my office in my (periodic) attempt at organization. Boy, […]
