Troubled Times and a Spiritual Assembly

Just as they do when their fellow artists find themselves in troubled times, New Orleans musicians turned out in force to raise money for the victims of last month’s vicious […]

Matt Lemmler, Portraits of Wonder (Independent)

David Paquette and David Torkanowsky, The Duo Series (Bring it on Records, Ltd.)

Brian Prunka, In Praise of Shadows (Independent)

Wynton Marsalis, Popular Songs: The Best of Wynton Marsalis (Columbia)

Warren Battiste, Street Jazz (Independent)

Rollin’ with the Punches: Brass Bands

When the Rebirth Brass Band hit the streets in 1983, it entered a different sounding and looking scene than the one that exists today. Except for the revolutionary Dirty Dozen […]

Rockie Charles, The War is Over (Independent)

Lil’ Rascals Brass Band, Buck It Like A Horse (Tipitina’s/Endangered Species)

The last time out, the Lil Rascals Brass Band proved its knowledge and dedication to tradition on its solid album We Shall Walk through the Streets of the City (Got […]

Charlie Haden, Nocturne (Verve)