Issue Articles
Fest Focus: The Jordan Family
“Jazz is a chance music,” says Edward “Kidd” Jordan, a music explorer, a lover of 20th century music, an educator, a saxophonist and the patriarch of one of New Orleans […]
Fest Focus: Salif Keita
Through the years the continent of Africa has given the world musicians or singers who catapult into the music scene and leave a distinctive mark. The Grand Kalle (Kabaselle), Miriam […]
Jazz Crafts ’96
Some of the greatest pleasures of the Jazz Fest aren’t musical. No, believe it or not, there are people who come to the Fair Grounds for the crafts alone. Over […]
Through Time with Joan Baez, the Indigo Girls and Joan Osborne
In technology, synergism is a doctrine that regeneration is effected by a combination of human will and divine grace. In song, synergism couldn’t be better personified than a Jazz Fest […]
Fest Focus: Dukes of Dixieland
The Dukes of Dixieland have maintained their preeminent position in jazz community for nearly half a century. From the original group founded in 1949 by the Assunto Brothers (Frankie on […]
Fest Focus: The Neville Brothers
“Mitahuye Oyasin Oyasin” is from the Lakota language and expresses the understanding that we are all related. All beings and all that is, are of one spirit. All are […]
Fest Focus: Betty Shirley
As a jazz singer, Betty Shirley has more in common with Billie Holiday than just a finely tuned voice. She’s had hardships too, but unlike her great predecessor, Shirley overcame […]
Fest Focus: David Torkanowsky
Pianist David Torkanowsky seems to take the most left turns — and the sharpest. His is a big bag of tricks and he seems to employ most of them on […]
Fest Focus: Tony Green
It’s not uncommon for creative people to have more than one outlet for their muse. Musicians as diverse as Felix Mendelssohn, George Gershwin, Tony Bennett and Joni Mitchell could all […]
