Issue Articles
The Big 6 Brass Band is the street sound of New Orleans
The Big 6 Brass Band took off flying when the group was formed in 2017. It jumped into the arena by immediately putting out a mixtape of cover tunes, dropping […]
Indians Here Dey Come: A guide to St. Joseph’s Night and Super Sunday
The Mardi Gras Indians will hit the streets again on St. Joseph’s Night, March 19, and for the annual Super Sunday parade presented by the Mardi Gras Indian Council on […]
Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Live at the Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)
On Live at the Village Vanguard, bassist extraordinaire Christian McBride revisits the all-acoustic setting with the group Inside Straight that he assembled in 2007. At that time, it marked McBride’s […]
Jon Batiste, We Are (Verve)
Combine the optimistic spirit and huge talent of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jon Batiste with New Orleans powerhouse icons that include the Gospel Soul Children and the St. Augustine High School […]
Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring Cyrille Aimée, Petite Fleur (Storyville Records)
Petite Fleur celebrates the connection between New Orleans and France that was musically strengthened decades ago by clarinetist Sidney Bechet, who spent the latter portion of his life in Paris, […]
Ryan Hanseler, Live at Snug (Independent)
Boston-bred Ryan Hanseler, now a New Orleans resident, gets off to a solid start on Live at Snug, the pianist’s debut as leader. The album kicks in with an original, […]
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All-Stars, A Gift to Pops (Verve)
A Gift to Pops is a joyfully presented tribute to legendary trumpeter, vocalist and composer Louis Armstrong, performed by an impressive line-up of musicians primarily from New Orleans. The super […]
Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective and The Turtle Island Quartet, Absence (Blue Note)
“I’d like to thank Wayne Shorter for being brilliant,” Terence Blanchard simply and succinctly writes on the liner notes for Absence, an album dedicated to and inspired by the legendary […]
Life Begets Music: Nicholas Payton premieres ‘Smoke Sessions’
Though it took close to four decades, trumpeter, keyboardist and composer Nicholas Payton’s dream of playing with legendary bassist Ron Carter finally came true on the recording of his latest […]
Weedie Braimah, The Hands of Time (Stretch Music)
During the first cut of The Hands of Time, on a selection titled “Full Circle,” the musical experience is aptly introduced as “a universal affair.” The heartbeat, the ancestral core […]
