Issue Articles
Lee Allen: A Horn Player’s Perspective
Several years ago during Jazz Fest, Lee Allen let me play his horn between sets at Tyler’s, the now-defunct Uptown jazz club, where he was working a gig with Fats […]
Gallery Scene: Magazine Street, Art on the Street of Dreams
At one time just about all the serious art galleries in New Orleans were in the French Quarter. Now, most of the art galleries in the French Quarter are not […]
Gallery Scene: The French Quarter
There is a mystique about the French Quarter. Traditionally, it is one of the few real bohemias in this generally utilitarian country. The Quarter has long been a favored haunt […]
Janice Medlock: Confessions of a Piano Bar Star
“It’s a life,” declared Janice Medlock emphatically. “It’s more than just a profession—more than music even—it’s a way of life.” The topic at hand was piano bars—specifically what it is […]
Piano Bar Profile: Miss Lily
When people think of Bourbon Street, images come to mind of a cacophonous carnival of sights and sounds, bright lights and loud music, a frenzied, often garish atmosphere. This boozy […]
