Issue Articles
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 […]
The Cookers, Look Out! (Gearbox Records)
Following a string of stunning releases, The Cookers have again served up a batch of supreme hard-hitting jazz on Look Out! These are the cats that make it sizzle: bassist […]
Jonathan Bauer, Sings & Plays (Slammin Media)
“Hmm, I know that guy from somewhere,” might be the first reaction of local jazz fans on seeing trumpeter Jonathan Bauer. It’s possible that they may have initially caught the […]
A Beacon Of Light: Balcony concerts keep live music thriving at the New Orleans Jazz Museum
Balconies and porches are abundant throughout semitropical New Orleans and that has been a true blessing during these trying times of the pandemic. As an old proverb says, “Necessity is […]
Book Review | Judy Cooper, Dancing in the Streets – Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs of New Orleans (The Historic New Orleans Collection)
Sylvester Francis, the late founder of the Backstreet Cultural Museum, once described the experience of parading as a member of a social aid and pleasure club as feeling like “Cinderella […]
In Memoriam: Norman Mitchell Batiste (1929-2021)
Norman Batiste, a heartbeat of the Treme community, died on Thursday, August 10, 2021. He was 92. When he was born on May 4, 1929, at 1215 St. Philip Street, […]
New Orleans’ oldest working musician at 94, pianist Lawrence Cotton remains vital, “excited and delighted”
“I practice maybe two or three times a week though I should do it every day—but I’m a lazy man,” Lawrence Cotton freely admits. One may think “okay” until they […]
Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias, My Name Is Bo (Gallatin Street Records)
Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. brought together members of New Orleans’ extensive musical “family” for his new release, My Name Is Bo, an impressively ambitious two-part project recorded at the […]
Oscar Rossignoli, Inertia (Rossignoli Music)
Pianist and composer Oscar Rossignoli has been a dramatic presence in New Orleans since his arrival in the city in 2014. He’s recorded with his talented peers in […]
