Issue Articles
Lil Poochie/Hezekiah Early: Two Legends
Robert Lee “Lil Poochie” Watson, 65, and Hezekiah Early, 82, have some years between them, though they’ve shared decades of playing the blues. The Natchez, Mississippi natives started hooking up […]
Cedric Burnside: Raw and Real
The late R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough—guitarists, vocalists and composers—remain legendary as master purveyors of “hill country” blues, a style specific to north Mississippi, particularly in the area around the […]
Nickel-a-Dance Kicks Off October 2nd at Maison
Two very different female vocalists sharing some unique ties are featured during this autumn’s Nickel-A-Dance series. Thais Clark kicks off the popular, free event at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October […]
Georgi Petrov and Russell Ramirez, Beware of the Cats (Independent)
A pairing of a guitar and trombone in a duet format for an entire album can certainly be considered unusual. The duo of Georgi Petrov—who’s heard on an acoustic, electric […]
The Cookers, The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart (Smoke Sessions Records)
Hard bop supreme is served up by the Cookers, a truly all-star ensemble that includes veterans who helped develop and shape the sound. In order to understand the scope of […]
Aaron Neville talks back
The year 2016 represents many milestones for Aaron Neville. The legendary New Orleans vocalist released his 17th album, Apache, which stands as his first product to feature songs primarily coming […]
Eric Krasno: Aaron Neville’s Poetry
It might take a scorecard to keep track of how Brooklynite Eric Krasno, as well as his many cohorts, became and remain involved with the New Orleans music scene. The […]
Jazz Underground
When a jazz series begins with an event entitled “Celebrating Coltrane,” it’s obviously on the right track. The Jazz Underground program, taking place at Loyola University’s Nunemaker Auditorium, consists of […]
Nutrio, Nutrio (Independent)
All original material fills this disc by Nutrio, an adventurous jazz trio with saxophonist and clarinetist Byron Asher, bassist Trey Boudreaux and drummer Shawn Myers. Myers kicks the session off […]
Thomas W. Jacobsen, The New Orleans Jazz Scene Today: A Guide to the Musicians, Live Jazz Venues, and More (Bluebird Publishing)
As the subtitle of Thomas Jacobsen’s latest book on jazz suggests, The New Orleans Jazz Scene Today stands as a “guide” offering snapshot views of what’s presently going on in […]
