Issue Articles
Good Music For You: Panorama Jazz Band is finding universal truths in the tradition
The Panorama Jazz Band will perform in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion at Jazz Fest on Friday, May 6, at 3:10 p.m. “Good Music For You” might as well be the […]
Naughty Professor, Good Things (Independent)
From the first several bars of Naughty Professor’s new EP, Good Things, listeners will instantly realize New Orleans’ premier progressive, funky jazz band is reaching for something far from the […]
The Secret Six, Ed Polcer–Relaxin’ with the Secret Six (Independent)
Ed Polcer is a name every lover of traditional jazz should be familiar with, especially in New Orleans. He is 85 years old and has a vast resume playing cornet […]
The Greyboy Allstars, Get a Job: Music from the Original Broadcast Series Soul Dream (Knowledge Room Recordings)
The first song and single from the latest release from The Greyboy Allstars, the San Diego-based groove band, will be very familiar to most listeners interested in soul classics from […]
In Memoriam: Kevin O’Day (1973–2022)
Kevin O’Day, a journeyman drummer who played and recorded with an astonishing array of musicians across genres and decades in New Orleans died on March 8. He was 48. O’Day […]
Charlie Gabriel, 89 (Subpop)
If you have ever seen the Preservation Hall Jazz Band you may have marveled at the strength, stamina and musicality of saxophonist Charlie Gabriel. He is 89 years old and […]
Miss Sophie Lee, The Frenchmen Muse (Three Muses Recordings)
As if she didn’t have enough to do besides trying to keep Three Muses, her one-of-a-kind Frenchmen Street restaurant and music venue, open through a two-plus year pandemic while also […]
Secret Six, There’s Something in My Eye and It’s You (Independent)
The pandemic has made some bands even more prolific than they were prior to the current state of affairs. It has also allowed musicians to branch off into side projects […]
Gina Leslie, No, You’re Crying (Independent)
Gina Leslie is a new artist on the scene in New Orleans—at least to these ears. But her thoughtful, well-crafted lyrics and sly blend of country sensibilities and jazzy chords, […]
Charlie Halloran, The Alcoa Sessions (ArtistShare)
During the 1950s, the Alcoa Steamship Company offered cruises from New Orleans to points south in the Caribbean. Trombonist Charlie Halloran has created an album imagining what the music would […]
