Music
Brad Walker, Dockside Sessions (Independent)
In 2017, saxophonist Brad Walker headed to Maurice, Louisiana’s noted Dockside Studio to capture the same group of musicians—pianist Oscar Rossignoli, bassist Nathan Lambertson and drummer AJ Hall—heard on his […]
Mike Dillon, Rosewood (Royal Potato Family)
On Rosewood, the always imaginative vibist, percussionist and multi-instrumental artist Mike Dillon moves away from the wild persona he has been known for as leader of The Mike Dillon Band […]
Barry Stephenson, The Iconoclast (Independent)
On The Iconoclast, bassist Barry Stephenson follows up his fine 2015 album, Basic Truths, and again teams up brilliantly with drummer Jamison Ross. They reign as the sole members of […]
Roderick Harper, E•volv•ing (RHM Entertainment)
Vocalist Roderick Harper, a Washington, D.C. native who has been a frequent resident of New Orleans and again calls the Crescent City his home, is perhaps best recognized locally for […]
Gabrielle Cavassa, Gabrielle Cavassa (711330 Records DK2)
California native, and since 2017 a resident of New Orleans, vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa takes a poetic approach to her lyrically-driven compositions that fill most of this self-titled album. From the […]
Sylvester “Hawk” Francis (1946-2020)
“It’s better to be two hours early than two minutes late to a second line,” was one of Sylvester Francis’ oft-repeated jewels of wisdom he offered to visitors from New […]
Adonis Rose, Piece of Mind – Live at Blue Llama (Storyville Records)
In the spring of 2019, drummer Adonis Rose gathered some of his very talented peers and musical cohorts to record Piece of Mind – Live at Blue Llama, his first […]
PJ Morton, Gospel According to PJ Morton (Morton Inspiration/Tyscot Records)
Through a series of remote recording sessions, keyboardist, vocalist and composer PJ Morton, the son of Bishop Paul S. Morton (senior pastor of Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church […]
Davy Mooney & the Hope of Home Band, Live at National Sawdust (Sunnyside Records)
It’s such a blessing that this talented collective headed by guitarist Davy Mooney with drummer Brian Blade, saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Jon Cowherd and bassist Matt Clohesy was able to […]
Kidd Jordan, Last Trane to New Orleans (RJ Records)
It was more than fortunate that drummer Mark Lomax II and saxophonist Eddie Bayard looked up saxophonist Kidd Jordan when they were in town for a residency at Loyola University. […]
