Issue Articles
Jazz of All Seasons: Victor Goines’ first appearance at Satchmo SummerFest
“Louis Armstrong influenced us all. The only people he didn’t influence are those who have yet to hear him,” declares clarinetist and saxophonist Victor Goines, who makes his first appearance […]
Donna’s Revisited
Donna’s Bar & Grill, a North Rampart Street nightspot owned by Donna and Charlie Sims, was a special place. The club, which closed in August 2010, presented some of New […]
Lawrence Cotton talks back
Pianist Lawrence Cotton rightfully calls his band, which will be performing at the Satchmo SummerFest on Saturday, August 5, the Legendary Experience. Cotton, who will celebrate his 90th birthday on […]
The Last of the Sixth Ward: Treme Brass Band’s Benny Jones Sr. is what New Orleans is all about
Benny Jones Sr. no longer lives in his beloved Treme neighborhood, where he grew up with the sound of brass band music and the ring of Mardi Gras Indian tambourines […]
Bamboula 2000, Up from Congo Square (Independent)
Bamboula 2000, formed in 1994, certainly lives up to its name in presenting rhythmic music with its roots in the past and taking it to the present. There are a […]
Davell Crawford Piano in the Vaults, Vol. I (Basin Street Records)
“This is the bare bones of Davell Crawford,” declares the Piano Prince of New Orleans on what listeners can expect from his newly released Piano in the Vaults, Vol. I. […]
René Marie, Sound of Red (Montema Music)
On her 2013 Grammy-nominated album, I Wanna Be Evil—With Love to Eartha Kitt, vocalist René Marie relied on material associated with the exotic Kitt, such as her signature tune “C’est […]
The Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors, When That Morning Comes (Independent)
The personality and the strong inner character of Big Chief Victor Harris, the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi, really comes through on When That Morning Comes. Surrounded by his gang, […]
Treme Funk: Corey Henry’s Universe
“We do our own style of New Orleans Treme funk, that consists of funk, New Orleans brass band music, a little bit of hiphop–inspired music, a little bit of soul […]
Roots and Beyond: Stephen Marley Returns to New Orleans
Laughter sprinkles through the very amiable Stephen Marley’s conversation. Though when he speaks about the value of reggae music’s one love, socially conscious and political messages, he becomes quite serious. […]
