Issue Articles
Backtalk: Jon Batiste
The television sets of Jon Batiste’s family, fans and friends will undoubtedly be in sync at 10:30 pm (CT) on Tuesday, September 8. They’ll be tuned in to watch the […]
Brad Walker, Quintet (Independent)
Saxophonist Brad Walker doesn’t make it easy to figure out just where he’s coming from. The North Carolina native, who arrived here some five years ago to study at Louisiana […]
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Dee Dee’s Feathers (Okeh)
The title of this collaborative album between Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and trumpeter Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, which brought home a Grammy in 2009, […]
Charlie Dennard, 5 O’Clock Charlie (Independent)
Organist Charlie Dennard was a regular on the New Orleans jazz scene beginning around the mid-1990s. He took an unusual detour when he signed on to become the musical director […]
The Bridge Trio, The Search: Departure (Independent)
At this point in their blossoming careers, the individual members’ names—pianist/keyboardist Conun Pappas, bassist Max Moran and drummer Joe Dyson—are perhaps better known then the collective’s moniker, The Bridge Trio. […]
Backtalk: Deacon John
“People see me, but they just don’t know,” says guitarist/vocalist/bandleader Deacon John, quoting the lyrics of Earl King’s “Let the Good Times Roll.” Then, as he so often does, Deacon […]
Pure Joy: Jamison Ross Honors the Past and Looks to the Future
Jamison Ross offers a second rhythm on the drums to open his exceptional debut release as a leader on Muddy Waters’ “Deep Down in Florida.” It reflects the autobiographical nature […]
Jamison Ross, Jamison (Concord)
Jamison Ross, a Florida native and the 2012 winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute drum competition, moved to New Orleans in 2011 to earn a Masters degree at the University […]
Backtalk: Trombone Shorty
On Sunday, July 5, 2015, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and Orleans Avenue will arrive on the main stage at the Essence Music Festival as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. It, […]
Terence Blanchard is Breathless with Frustration
Breathless (adj.) To be restricted of air because of emotions or force. The word breathless has the ability to bring to mind special moments: a stunning sunset or a brilliant […]
