Issue Articles
I Be Trying: Cedric Burnside’s Hill Country Blues at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest
Three words, hill country blues, tells the story of the musical inner workings of guitarist, drummer, vocalist and composer Cedric Burnside, who won a Grammy for his 2022 rock solid release I Be Trying in the Best Traditional Blues Album category.
The Rumble talk back
The Treme Fall Festival, Saturday, October 21, 2023, welcomes the debut of the on-the-rise ensemble, The Rumble, at its fundraising event for St. Augustine Catholic Church that takes place in the grassy field next to the historic building.
Jon Sheckler: Highway 27 (Independent)
Jon Sheckler: Highway 27
PJ Morton: Watch the Sun Live: The Mansion Sessions (Morton Records)
Fans of performances captured live, of which there are many, will applaud vocalist, keyboardist, composer and producer PJ Morton’s Watch the Sun Live: The Mansion Sessions.
RJ Smith: Chuck Berry: An American Life (Hachette Books)
It tells a lot that the title of this biography of the late, legendary Chuck Berry doesn’t mention that he was considered an originator of rock ’n’ roll.
Eddie Henderson: Witness to History (Smoke Sessions Records)
Trumpeter Eddie Henderson has been, as the title of his latest album declares, a Witness to History, a stunning release that celebrates the 50th anniversary of his debut recording as leader, 1973s Realization. At almost 83, he was on the scene with the ubiquitous “them all” and in 1949 even received an informal trumpet lesson from Louis Armstrong.
The Sparrow: Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah innovates while paying tribute to the ancestors
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, born Christian Scott and presently known as Chief Adjuah, grew up surrounded by jazz music, the Black Indian culture and an awareness of their African roots.
Leroy Jones: New Orleans Brass Band Music Vol. 2 (with Wendell Brunious) (Independent)
Fans of traditional New Orleans style brass bands are going to dig this album that pairs two of this city’s ace trumpeters in the genre, Leroy Jones and Wendell Brunious. The selections will be 99 percent familiar to lovers of classic material and for that matter most folks in Crescent City.
Seva Venet: No Grown-Ups Here (Independent)
As the title of this album suggests, No Grown-Ups Here is directed towards children lyrically, melodically and in spirit. Seva Venet, who’s best known as a guitarist and banjoist specializing in traditional jazz, uses those skills to back up his simply delivered vocals along with a variety of well-known New Orleans artists including bassists Peter Harris and Martin Masakowski, pianist, Larry Sieberth and drummers Simon Lott and Doug Belote.
Yoshitaka Tsuji Trio: Happy Hour (Independent)
Yoshitaka Tsuji is recognized as the pianist with Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers and by his nickname Z2.
