Lafayette’s Lagniappe 6th Annual Music Celebration & Jazz Federation Honors

Johnny Adams, One Foot in the Blues (Rounder)

Blu Lu Barker Remembers

Music has always surrounded the life of Blue Lu Barker. The living room of her Sere Street home is filled with the mementos of a lifetime of jazz she shared […]

Leroy Jones: A Traditional Non-Traditionalist

“The way I play New Orleans traditional jazz is not exactly in the traditional way,” says trumpeter/vocalist Leroy Jones.  “I think it’s where the traditional music has evolved.” Jones, whose […]

Jazz Awareness Month

Umbria Jazz ’96 & A Buddy Bolden Memorial

Various Artists, Kansas City Soundtrack (Verve)

A Recap of Essence and the Louisiana Jazz Federation

Local Jazz Favorites at the Essence Music Festival

Gospel Soul Children, Gospel Soul Children (Mardi Gras Orleans)