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The New Years Dilemma & A Stellar “Superjam”

So, where will you be? Soon, even the most stalwart resistors of all hype millennial will be forced to answer this daunting New Year’s Eve question. Assuming you’re not one […]

Jazz Dreams

First there was the Civil War TV series and then there was Baseball, offering an epic glimpse into the great American soul. Now, historical filmmaker Ken Burns, whose programs have […]

New Venue: Sweet Lorraine’s

There’s much for jazz fans in New Orleans to look forward to in September. Not only is there the highly anticipated weekend of the 24th and 25th, when Gilberto Gil […]

Louisiana Music “Storms” Montreal Jazz Festival

"Let it rain, let it storm!" This was the chant led by The Original Pin Stripe Brass Band as drops began to fall on the elated crowd jamming the street. […]

IAJE Conference Coming To N.O., Quintology & New World Funk Ensemble

The International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) will hold its 27th conference in New Orleans next year, January 12-15, at The Hyatt Regency Hotel and The Louisiana Superdome. Recognized as […]

N.O. Jazz Tops Charts, Fest Highlights & New Ellis Marsalis CD

The big news at press time is that, as of May 15th, five New Orleans artists have records in the top 25 on Billboard Magazines “Top Jazz Albums” chart. The […]

Indie-Jazz Labels Blossom & The “Can’t Miss” List

As we enter into the last Jazz Fest of the twentieth century, it is impossible not to think of New Orleans one hundred years ago, when the city was nine […]