Ellis Marsalis Quartet, An Evening with the Ellis Marsalis Quartet (ELM)

This recording of the Ellis Marsalis Quartet captured live at Snug Harbor represents a typical Friday night set at the Frenchmen Street club. It’s emblematic of the solid jazz put […]

Kevin Louis, Loved Ones (Independent)

Trumpeter Kevin Louis makes a strong opening statement on his recording debut as leader. The New Orleans native and New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts graduate who attended Oberlin […]

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, This Is the Dirty Dozen Brass Band Collection (Shout! Factory)

Davell Crawford and the Davell Crawford Orchestra, Tipitina’s

Catching Craig Klein

“I used to go crazy at the French Quarter Festival,” exclaims Craig Klein remembering past events when he’d play six different sets in one day. “I remember running from one […]

Irvin Mayfield with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and Dillard University Choir, Strange Fruit (Basin Street Records)

Various Artists, Best of the Brass Bands (Sound of New Orleans)

This compilation represents brass band material originally released on the Sound of New Orleans label in the early 1990s. Since that time, there have been numerous personnel changes within these […]

Dave Holland Big Band, Overtime (Dare2 Records)

From the opening notes, the brilliance of tone of the Dave Holland Big Band lifts the spirits and expectations. It is this mood that begins “The Monterey Suite,” a work […]

John Ellis, One Foot in the Swamp (Hyena Records)

During several extended periods John Ellis called New Orleans home. Now living in New York and increasing his reputation as a member of Charlie Hunter’s trio, Ellis steps out with […]

Voices of Distinction, What You Gonna Do? (Sound of New Orleans)

Though the New Orleans gospel group the Voices of Distinction was established just over three years ago, the individual members have long lifted their voices in praise. Audrey Ferguson and […]