Elvin Jones is Coming!

When legendary drummer Elvin Jones brings his jazz Machine to New Orleans this month, half of the sextet won’t have far to travel. That’s because three of the six musicians […]

Brace Yourself for Zydeco Music Fest, Dog Hill Labor Day Fest and Festivals Acadiens

Tony Dagradi Leads Big Band at the CAC; Delfeayo Marsalis Scoring TV Show

Gregory D Wears A New Boot; WQUE and WNOL Team Up for Teen Summit ’93

Gregory D’s new LP, If The Boot Fits Wear It on Midwest Records, will be out next month. The album title is a stab at industry people who have a […]

The Fugitive Evades the Promise of Its Opening Sequence; Untamed Heart Has Soul

A Changing of the Guard at Tipitina’s; Dr. John Secures New Recording Contract

Chuck Carbo Has Drawers Trouble; New Discs from Champion Jack, James Booker

A New English-Language Book on Zouk and A New Album from Zouk Stars Kassav

Letters September 1993

Nathan Williams: Keeps It In The Family

Zydeco’s Chicken Man is only the most visible member of a clan that includes entrepreneur Sid, guitarist, artist and spiritualist Dennis, and rubboard player of the future Nat Jr.   […]