Music
Michael Torregano Jr., The M. Teezy Project (Independent)
The great New Orleans electric violin player Michael Ward preferred the term “contemporary instrumental music” to what has commonly been called smooth jazz. Ward’s description applies well to pianist/keyboardist Michael […]
Nolatet, Dogs (The Royal Potato Family)
What is the result of four eclectic music masters combining their talents? The answer is Nolatet’s brilliant debut album, Dogs. The imaginative culprits—pianist Brian Haas, vibraphonist and percussionist Mike Dillon, […]
Jason Marsalis, Heirs of the Crescent City (ELM Records)
From the drums’ opening cadence and the joyful exuberance of the music, it’s immediately evident that New Orleans is at the core of Heirs of the Crescent City. The music, […]
Tyler Kinchen & the Right Pieces, Acoustic Disdrometer (Independent)
Tyler Kinchen is a talented guy. The leader of the Right Pieces, a group hailing from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, Kinchen boasts a compelling voice and as a lyricist, the soul of […]
Ronald Lewis: Mysteries and Magic
Ronald Lewis’ lifetime journey in New Orleans’ African-American cultural traditions. Through the decades, Ronald Lewis has played numerous roles in the New Orleans—and particularly his Lower Ninth Ward—community. He’s […]
Obituary: Anthony “Tony Oulaboula” Bazley
Anthony “Tony Oulaboula” Bazley (1934–2015) “I consider myself a bebop drummer,” Tony “Oulaboula” Bazley once accurately declared. “In Europe they call me the gumbo drummer—like gumbo, it’s a concoction.” […]
Danny Barker, Danny Barker—New Orleans Jazz Man and Raconteur (GHB Records)
Danny Barker—New Orleans Jazz Man and Raconteur stands as a wonderful musical portrait of the legendary guitarist, banjoist and composer through five decades of his recording career. The two-disc package […]
Lars Edegran’s Palm Court Jazz All Stars, Hello Dolly (GHB Records)
This recording was issued in conjunction with an upcoming European tour by Lars Edegran’s Palm Court Jazz All Stars. Hello Dolly represents the third in a series of CDs released […]
Jon-Erik Kellso and the EarRegulars, In the Land of Beginning Again (Jazzology)
Detroit-born, New York City resident, trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and guitarist and vocalist Matt Munisteri, a regular member of the EarRegulars, meet up with New Orleanians clarinetist Evan Christopher and bassist […]
Charlie Halloran & the Quality 6, Charlie Halloran & the Quality 6 (Independent)
“Rollicking” best describes the music on this self-titled release by trombonist and leader Charlie Halloran. Since arriving on the New Orleans scene from his St. Louis home in 2008, Halloran […]
